But what if they say no to your salary request?
Cornerback is another priority, since the Giants are not expected to match Sparks's salary requests.
Boras, known for his high salary requests, has gone as far as having clients (like J. D. Drew and Luke Hochevar) play in independent minor leagues rather than sign with the teams that have drafted them until his price is offered.
Others no doubt viewed the salary increase they requested as fair or even excellent from the perspective of their past wages.
At our meeting with the provost in September, he seemed willing to act on the issues of student status and improved salaries quickly; he requested that information both on the legal implications and how the faculty would react to such a change be presented to him within a few weeks.
Ms. Morgan requested a salary of $100,000 and an expense account of $300 a week, other members said.
Peca missed all of last season, when he was a restricted free agent, because he requested a salary of $3.5 million and the Sabres offered only $2.8 million.
Platini requested a salary of one million Swiss francs and Blatter has said he had a contract for SFr300,000 and a "gentleman's agreement" for the remainder to be paid at a later date.
But Kasparaitis, the union and his agent, Mark Gandler, contended that the two-year deal was part of a settlement reached after the beginning of the arbitration process, during which Kasparaitis requested a salary of $2.7 million a year.
We agreed to the initial salary offers, and our requested start-up funds were immediately accepted.
