When Robinson Cano rejected the offer of a substantial contract extension from the Yankees before spring training, he was still being represented by Scott Boras, baseball's most formidable and challenging negotiator.
Ayre, however, insists that the timing of a "substantial" contract offer would not have made a difference.
"Each week the commission receives complaints involving persons employed by large public-sector departments who are alleged to be fully employed by the department concerned, yet also have a direct pecuniary interest in a private business that has a substantial contract with the department," Latham said.
Friedman said that it was obvious that Price deserved a "very substantial contract," and that the team would continue to evaluate his status.
Back in London, I'd brought up the financials of representing Great Britain with SuRie, having assumed there would be a substantial contract and pay package given the workload she has to take on.
The England Lions seamer has rejected a "substantial contract" from Glamorgan and has been offered a deal to join Division One side Nottinghamshire.
Not long after, the DoD announced that the deal was being scaled back from $950 million to $65 million, still a substantial contract for a systems integrator you probably never heard of, but a fraction of the original deal.
It is hard to gauge whether Mr. O'Brien's hundreds of thousands of online fans will help him secure a more substantial contract.
However, with all three of Wigan's senior props – Stuart Fielden, Andy Coley and Iafeta Paleaaesina – coming out of contract this year, Lenagan and his coach, Michael Maguire, are keen to add to their front-row strength, and have therefore made a substantial contract offer.
If they did not trade Rodriguez and get out from under the potentially staggering future obligation, it would have sorely affected their ability to offer a substantial contract to Reyes, at least one with a big figure for its first year.
