Jose Bautista has told the Blue Jays that after this season he wants a 5-year, $150 million contract. The problem is that before the beginning of NEXT season, he will be 36-years old. That's a lot of money to pay someone between the ages of 36-41.
Jose learned how to hit, really hit, home runs relatively late in his career. There's no way any team should invest that kind of money in him when he's that old. He may even have an average year of hitting this season as injuries are starting to take their toll.
I don't see him ever getting that type of payday. The odds of him hitting 45-50 home runs a year for the next 6 (including this season) years are practically nil.
Negotiating in public is never a good idea. He'll have to back down from his stance after this year.
Being gracious now would have been a better idea. He probably could have secured a 4-year deal in the $100 million range (including a renegotiation of this season), but that time has passed.
That "extra money" demand was just greed on his part. And he will suffer the public's ridicule because of it.
I wouldn't be writing THIS blog if he had been smarter in his business dealings. I used to like him.
Notice the "past tense" in that last sentence.
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