TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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He was fine with the change, he just asked them to trade him so he could get his last opportunity to get a big contract. They (as shown here) asked for waaaaay more than he is worth and he sat out cause they weren’t taking his request seriously. I don’t think it’s hurt his value much if any. He was gonna get a MLE contract before, he’ll most likely get the same after.

If he was fine with the change I think he'd still be with the team.  Even if he had been upset because he didn't think the trade request is being taken seriously, if this was about his next contract then he'd be playing.  He had an interview recently where he said he was upset because "the team didn't value him" or something like that which just shows a bunch of pouting to me.