On the Tigers/Twins telecast, the Tigers broadcast team was talking about Torii being a free agent at year's end, and that he would like to stay in Minnesota. They also mentioned he might be willing to take less than the maximum he could get on the market, if he could stay in Minnesota where they can't pay the same prices as some other teams.
Then Rod Allen said Hunter should not take too much of a cut, though, because he has a duty to maintain the high salaries for the other free agents in the market.
I realize that's the union talking, but this is the kind of thing that infuriates fans. Who does Hunter owe more of a duty to, the Minnesota fans who buy the tickets, pay his salary and cheer him on, or Andruw Jones, Aaron Rowand and the other center field free agents?
