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Originally Posted by DSpivack

I expect someone to offer him 6. He's easily the top free agent in a weak offseason, and with the new national TV deal (and many lucrative local ones, as well), many teams are flush with cash to spend. Besides Baltimore and Washington, other possible potential suitors are apparently the Yankees, Dodgers, Brewers, Mariners, Braves and more. Supposedly the asking price is 7 years, $175 million; with that many potential suitors, I suspect he'll get close to that.

The dumbest person in the room is all he needs to get what he wants so you are probably right.