tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post5765274352807068355..comments2008-04-28T15:41:06.690-04:00Vegas Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353166004125421683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965585998403674176.post-39224637481948734432008-04-28T15:41:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:41:00.000-04:00Yeah, really. If anything, the Longoria contract <B>proves</B> that they held him down there for financial reasons. <BR/><BR/>Obviously the negotiations didn't start a week before they reached a deal, so one would assume that while they were negotiating the early deal, the Rays sent him back down -- perhaps calling a bluff -- in order to maximize their contract signing leverage, as you pointed out.Bstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227824910899342887noreply@blogger.com