12-21-2015, 10:29 AM
(12-20-2015, 12:21 PM)Goalpost Wrote: Look. We know this was about money. The Reds knew he had some leverage. Reds should have ponied up some money in this deal. They were lucky they had a buyer in Dusty. Now what. Very few teams want Phillip's contract at his age. Much less give up a lot of prospects for him.
According to ESPN, the problem was that BP wanted a two year extension in order to waive his no trade clause and the Nats wouldn't do it.
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