Published 8/19/2008
by Chico Harlan
at Nationals Journal
In the last few days, as the spin-cycle following the Aaron Crow non-signing has finally slowed, we've seen arguments from both sides. A columnist for Baseball Digest Daily, Brian Joseph, called Crow's bonus demands "ridiculous" and credited GM Jim Bowden for never losing sight of pitcher's reasonable market value. A columnist for ESPN.com, Keith Law, called the Nationals' miscalculation of Crow's real monetary desires the "worst case of signability analysis" I've ever seen. But I...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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