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By Ed Price, Tribune
When the Diamondbacks traded six players for Richie Sexson on Dec. 1, 2003, they said they intended to keep him for more than just one season. But he did stay for just one year — an injury-shortened, 23-game season at that.
Sexson — who agreed Wednesday to a four-year, $50 million deal with the Seattle Mariners — said Thursday he preferred to sign an extension with the Diamondbacks but that "there was never really a negotiation.
"They had an idea of how things were supposed to go and we had our own idea. We never really had a negotiation."
Diamondbacks general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. declined comment on the Sexson talks, other than to say, "Everybody here wishes him well up in Seattle."
Sexson suffered a leftshoulder injury in May that eventually required seasonending surgery. Talks on a contract extension never got going until September.
Contrary to some reports, sources said Arizona never offered Sexson a guarantee of $30 million over three years. Every offer from the D-Backs included clauses tied to Sexson’s health, and the guaranteed amount was never much more than half the $45 million eventually given to free agent third baseman Troy Glaus (over four years).
Glaus has no health clause in his deal despite also having shoulder issues, which, unlike Sexson’s, are on his throwing side.
Had the Diamondbacks offered Sexson a contract similar to what Glaus received, Sexson said, "It would have been over a long time ago."
Sexson is from southern Washington state and lives less than three hours from Seattle. At his Wednesday news conference, Sexson said Seattle "is first and foremost where I wanted to be. In the back of my mind, and for my family, we knew this is where I wanted to be."
Asked if that meant he never intended to remain in Arizona, Sexson said he wanted to re-sign with the Diamondbacks, but once he got the feeling they were unwilling to pay what he was seeking — in about August — the Mariners became his first choice. "The negotiations with Arizona, they were just different than anything I thought they were going to be," Sexson said. "I thought it would go a lot smoother. I thought things would work themselves out. It never really happened."
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When the Diamondbacks traded six players for Richie Sexson on Dec. 1, 2003, they said they intended to keep him for more than just one season. But he did stay for just one year — an injury-shortened, 23-game season at that.
Sexson — who agreed Wednesday to a four-year, $50 million deal with the Seattle Mariners — said Thursday he preferred to sign an extension with the Diamondbacks but that "there was never really a negotiation.
"They had an idea of how things were supposed to go and we had our own idea. We never really had a negotiation."
Diamondbacks general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. declined comment on the Sexson talks, other than to say, "Everybody here wishes him well up in Seattle."
Sexson suffered a leftshoulder injury in May that eventually required seasonending surgery. Talks on a contract extension never got going until September.
Contrary to some reports, sources said Arizona never offered Sexson a guarantee of $30 million over three years. Every offer from the D-Backs included clauses tied to Sexson’s health, and the guaranteed amount was never much more than half the $45 million eventually given to free agent third baseman Troy Glaus (over four years).
Glaus has no health clause in his deal despite also having shoulder issues, which, unlike Sexson’s, are on his throwing side.
Had the Diamondbacks offered Sexson a contract similar to what Glaus received, Sexson said, "It would have been over a long time ago."
Sexson is from southern Washington state and lives less than three hours from Seattle. At his Wednesday news conference, Sexson said Seattle "is first and foremost where I wanted to be. In the back of my mind, and for my family, we knew this is where I wanted to be."
Asked if that meant he never intended to remain in Arizona, Sexson said he wanted to re-sign with the Diamondbacks, but once he got the feeling they were unwilling to pay what he was seeking — in about August — the Mariners became his first choice. "The negotiations with Arizona, they were just different than anything I thought they were going to be," Sexson said. "I thought it would go a lot smoother. I thought things would work themselves out. It never really happened."
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