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It is a standard negotiating tactic, an argument hard to beat on the surface. Player A is better than Player B. Therefore, Player A should make more money than Player B. Fill in the zeros, shake hands, sign the contract.
But what happens if a player is too good to sign anywhere? That seems to be happening with Prince Fielder, the former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman still seeking a home in free agency.
Fielder is 27, plays every day, has extraordinary left-handed power and reaches base continually. His agent, Scott Boras, produced a
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