Frankly, this is no better than "Let's talk about it in April." Because, I can assure you that A-Gon's agent will change his mind once the Sox have put him in the lineup.
Ray On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's not a "side deal", it's just the timing of the deal - the start date - > that they are setting. That kind of thing is fine, but it just means the > "customer", A-Gon in this case, could still change his mind. That makes me > a little uneasy - but I'm sure it will be fine. Glad to hear Heyman had it > wrong. > > You reporters out there, don't you think this kind of thing should be > embarrassing to Heyman and SI? Doesn't this damage his credibility in the > journalistic world? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:18 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Deal Done > > I can't believe that would be allowed. > > We, in software sales, can't do anything called a "side-agreement". I'm > sure that's not allowed for the Sox. They're deals are much bigger than > ours. > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> If they sign him to the extension now, his average annual salary is >> factored into the luxury tax calculations for this year. If they wait until >> after opening day, only his $6 million or so on his current contract goes on >> the books -- so about $17 million less on the luxury tax figures. >> >> Steve O >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't understand this. How does dorking around with the negotiations >>> help with the luxury tax? >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yeah, that's kind of iffy. 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