If he waits 2 years and hits the FA market he'll get way more than that. M's need to go 6-7 years on that extension if they want to get in the zone that he'll get on the open market. I mean look at what Greinke got.
As a Red Sox fan I'm glad they didn't get a deal done. When I first heard about the deal I thought the Jays had gotten a steal, but then I went and really took a closer look at the players the Jays got and it ain't as great as most Jays fans would like to believe. It's also a lot of money to invest.
It's going to cost nothing or at least that's what it'll seem like. Farrell isn't the only option out there, so why overpay for a guy whose accomplished nothing when equal or possibly better options are available?
Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth and a bunch of other guys disagree.