How Not To Negotiate Contracts

Leitch|published: Thu 25th May, 16:00 2006

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Sports. Music. Blog. tells the story of Matt Harrington, a minor-league baseball player whose holdout skills put Terrell Owens to shame. Here's a quick history of Harrington's uncanny ability to turn down money and baseball fame at every possible turn.

Year: 2000 Draft Pick: Seventh pick, first round, Colorado Rockies. Amount Offered: $4 million.

Year: 2001 Draft Pick: 58th pick, second round, San Diego Padres. Amount Offered: $1.2 million.

Year: 2002 Draft Pick: 13th round, Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Amount Offered: Not known.

Year: 2003 Draft Pick: 24th round, Cincinnati Reds. Amount Offered: Not known.

Year: 2004 Draft Pick: 36th round, New York Yankees. Amount Offered: No offer.

In 2005, he wasn't drafted. In the offseason last year, he was working at Target. And no: Drew Rosenhaus was not his agent.

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