TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[mvossman]

I suspect he’s trying to make a point about being a strong negotiator.  I agree that Quickley is the better player and the better fit.  But in a negotiation you don’t just bend over and take it.  You make points to support your view of value.  

I’ve often said if Donald Trump was a local real estate broker and was selling a $700,000 house, he’d set the asking price at $3,000,000 hoping to get someone to bite on a $1.5mm bargain.  In a negotiation, you can take whatever position you want to take.  Much depends on how much you want the deal vs how willing you are to walk away.

I'm not saying what our starting position should be, I am saying that if the end result is that send Bullock and two seconds for Quickley we will have fleeced NY.