(04-11-2024, 02:30 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(04-11-2024, 02:02 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: And I'm not saying that was the opening offer, I'm saying the process simply could've gotten there sooner, but you don't know if you don't even pick up the phone to the guy to get started. Instead Trent likes to toss out the Tag, which to me seems like an unnecessary flex to slap on players you really want to keep.

If I'm the player, you gotta pay extra for me to forgo free agency or forgo getting a glimpse of free agency if I'm tagged.  The highest bids come when there are multiple bidders present.  That is no secret.

Kinda like selling your house.  Your realtor has a buddy in his office who has a buyer who wants to see your house before it goes on the market next week.  You allow him to show the property and his buyer makes a pretty good offer immediately after the showing, but the market is hot and there are already 15 scheduled showings the day your property is scheduled to hit the market and most homes are getting multiple offers on the first day.  That pre-listing offer better be beyond my expectations of what I'd get in the market to accept it without letting the property actually hit the market.  Maybe that's just me.