With deadline looming, Pudge talks stall

 

By Jayson Stark

ESPN.com

 

The odds of Pudge Rodriguez returning to the Marlins took a drastic turn for the worse Friday.

 

Rodriguez and Scott Boras held a conference call with the Marlins front office -- owner Jeffrey Loria, president David Samson and general manager Admin Beinfest -- and came away so far apart on dollars and philosophy, it's possible they may not speak again before the Marlins lose the right to negotiate with Pudge on Sunday night at midnight.

 

 

During the call, according to sources with knowledge of the session, Rodriguez told the Marlins that not only would he not accept a hometown discount, he won't sign unless he gets a raise over the $10 million he made this past season.

 

 

The Marlins have offered him a two-year contract guaranteeing him approximately $15 million. Boras hasn't countered that offer. But Rodriguez and Boras have been telling teams they're looking for a five-year deal for more than $10 million a year.

 

 

Rodriguez's contract stipulates that the Marlins can't offer him arbitration. So if they don't reach an agreement by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, they lose the right to re-sign him at any point before May 1.

 

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During the call, according to sources with knowledge of the session, Rodriguez told the Marlins that not only would he not accept a hometown discount, he won't sign unless he gets a raise over the $10 million he made this past season.

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wow... good luck with that, young jedi

a raise? amazing. He wants more than what Seattle has offered Tejada. Screw it, sign middle relievers and let winning do the talking.

at least now we can say it came straight from the goat's mouth

I only hope this isn't true. Ego is getting in the middle of this negotiations. And Pudge is looking really bad

forget him and let's move on. we can get Lopez for much less than that.

I guess $10 million isn't enough...

Thanks for the great year Pudge....the only time i will be saying this...Castro Si!!!

yea Stark on ESPNEWS now....

 

Pudge thinks HE NEEDS A RAISE......

 

5 years or nothing

 

THIS GUY IS A f***IN CHUMP

 

bring me Javy

yea i just read that s*** and was gonna starta thread....who the fuc k does this guy think he is?? he has a mediocre season and a good playoffs and expects more than 10 mill??? fudge him take that shi t somewhere else thx for the Ring but CYA!! u gotta be kidding me i thought he would take like 8 mill but now he wants more than 10????? From all of us here at marlinsbaseball.com......BYE GREEDY BASTARD~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for once, I agree with sheff#1

 

this guy is THE ANTI MIKE LOWELL

 

good riddance

Pudge can get the hell outta here! Bring on Santiago or another catcher to platoon with Castro. We can use his money on middle relief.

Thanks for the great year Pudge

Yeah thanks we don't need him we could get lopez for a lower price. Thanks alot.

3 words curse you pudge.

im sorry but i just cant stop posting once i read this it just pissed me off!! i mean really who is pudge really?? a greedy bastard?? i mean his only worth is his playoffs performance..wut if his team he goes to doesnt go to the playoffs?? he will just be a 290.18 HR 80 rbi player for more than 10 mill!!!! get real pudge u will be looking for a team at the deadline and feeling stupid that he didnt take the 7 mill the marlins offered and he will be stuck with a crap contract like 2 year 10 mill..SCREW U!!!

Between Miami Herald's lies about the stadium. No one has said anything about just giving away money to the Marlins! Only loans and speeding up some $2M rebate payments.

And this.

 

Bye bye Marlins stadium.

Bye bye Mike Lowell.

Bye bye Marlins franchise.

 

What a horrible day.

For once, I too agree with Sheff...We must be really thankful of the opportunity of having Pudge for a year. This, undoubtedly was a key factor in bringing us the ring, but if a 30 something catcher, with a history of injuries is going to ask for more than 10 mill a season for 5 years, he can get the f*** outta here. As much as I love Pudge, this is completely irrational from his part. This kind of behavior is what is f***in up baseball...we really do need more Lowells on this sport!

Between Miami Herald's lies about the stadium. No one has said anything about just giving away money to the Marlins! Only loans and speeding up some $2M rebate payments.

And this.

 

Bye bye Marlins stadium.

Bye bye Mike Lowell.

Bye bye Marlins franchise.

 

What a horrible day.

um what?

For once, I too agree with Sheff...We must be really thankful of the opportunity of having Pudge for a year. This, undoubtedly was a key factor in bringing us the ring, but if a 30 something catcher, with a history of injuries is going to ask for more than 10 mill a season for 5 years, he can get the f*** outta here. As much as I love Pudge, this is completely irrational from his part. This kind of behavior is what is f***in up baseball...we really do need more Lowells on this sport!

I second that. My exact feelings. Everyone here knows I'm a Pudge fan, but with this kind of crap, he must go.

Between Miami Herald's lies about the stadium. No one has said anything about just giving away money to the Marlins! Only loans and speeding up some $2M rebate payments.

And this.

 

Bye bye Marlins stadium.

Bye bye Mike Lowell.

Bye bye Marlins franchise.

 

What a horrible day.

What chu talking about Willis?

And FVCK YOV Pudge! When you retire they will be no hometown team to offer you a front office job. No hometown team to watch. No nothing.

All because of you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.

 

I hope a fire destroys your Marlins uniform, WS ring and trophy because you don't deserve any of them.

YOU SUCK SO MUCH!

more than 10 million? he's out of his damn mind

And FVCK YOV Pudge! When you retire they will be no hometown team to offer you a front office job. No hometown team to watch. No nothing.

All because of you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.

 

I hope a fire destroys your Marlins uniform, WS ring and trophy because you don't deserve any of them.

YOU SUCK SO MUCH!

man wtf is up your butt?

 

in your world, Pudge leaves, all is ruined

 

in reality

 

nothing is wrong

 

chill the f*** out

What chu talking about Willis?

The Marlins need a stadium deal in place by March. Otherwise it will take two more years to find enough local cash to make it work. By then Mike Lowell will be gone and our pitchers will be demanding tons in arbitration and free agency. And that's a whole three years before the team would even be able to move into a new stadium. Our team has no future to look forward too.

So, yeah, FVCK HUIZENGA TOO!

I hope a fire destroys your Marlins uniform, WS ring and trophy because you don't deserve any of them.

 

Come on. he deserves those items. He played a big role in our 2003 run. We can't forget that. He's being a greedy a** now but he does deserve his ring.

but we can hope he tears his acl :thumbup