WEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.victor martineztravis hafnerprince fieldergary sheffieldmichael youngdavid ortizmo penared soxwilly mo penafree agent marketVictor MartinezTravis HafnerPrince FielderGary SheffieldMichael YoungDavid OrtizMo PenaRed SoxWilly Mo Penafree agent marketSt Petersburgopen marketbail outdrug testBradfordtrade deadlinefree agencyPetersburg FloridaSheffieldsaint PetersburgPetersburgCubaOrlandoFloridaIndiaIraqsaint PetersburgPetersburg FloridaFloridaRed SoxDavid OrtizRed SoxBradfordsaint PetersburgPetersburgBradfordhouse's goalRed SoxOrlandoup and downtrade deadlinehome runsrough estimateopen marketfree agent marketRed Soxfree agencyRed SoxWilly Mo PenaMo PenaPrince FielderPrince FielderTravis HafnerGary SheffieldSheffieldMichael YoungVictor MartinezVictor MartinezVictor MartinezCubaIraqIndiaBradforddrug testtest drugdrug testthepasttwoyears.IputupabetteropenyetandPrinceFielderthewhyamIevenhere.SoyeahIthinkitevenifyouwinthisWBdevelopmentofputt--discomfort.showsandhasbetterhopeTSinthelasttwoyears.ThenPrinceFielderobviouslybetternumbersallacrosstheboardthenandAdam--whatdoestheteam's--youlookatthecontracts.YoulookatthebiggestrightnowTravisHafnersidedealfourteenpoint25--GarySheffieldfourteenAdam--fourteenbutmoreandMichaelYoungrightnowit'd--eightbuttheseguyssignedtheirdeal.WhentheyVictorMartinezis--twelveandahalf.Righthe'sworthmorethanthatDavid.HeevenVictorMartinez.Youknow--signedthatdealit'sokayyou'retheDHbutyou'realsogonnaplayalittlebitit'snotsureAndnothinghastheywereall--thedozensandVictorMartinezoftheworldsoyou'regoingtogetmoremoneywhentwoorthreeteamsarebiddingforyou.WelcomebackDennisandCallahanaswetoldyousometimetodayinsaintPetersburgFloridatheRedSoxwillsendtheirteamandheadedupbybenchHarrington.AndDavidOrtizwillgoinwithhisagentFran.Fernandowho's--seekingsixteenandahalfbilliondollarsinarbitrationRedSoxofferingtwelvepoint65.RobBradfordisonthegroundinSaintPetersburgWBIdotcomheyBradfordhowareyouaguymoreordoyouhaveanysenseof--house'sgoalisgoingto--becauseI'mI'mreadingthatbothsides.Thinktheyhaveaverystrongcase.Ithinkit'sfascinatingIthinkthatiftherewasanysensethatwecouldreallylistenOKyouknowwhatit'sgonnagothiswaytheywereverysettledby--his.Weknowit'sbeenwelldocumentedRedSoxhaven'tgotalotofthesethings.2002intheOrlandoor--theyhaven'twonone.YouknowthatIthinkthatit'saveryveryuniquecase--andwecangoupanddownquiteuniquebutit--thebigswingforthetheydoyesyou'lllookat.Thedifferencehereandyoulookatthatmoneyoverthreebilliondollarsindifferent.Andiftheylosethis--couldpotentiallybeasignificantplayertradedeadlinethattheydon'tdon'tyou'reyou'redon'thavethemoney.doesnotcomedownIthoughtitwasan--anarbiterbutit'sapanelofthree.ItandinitsmostsimpletermswhethertheydecidethatDavidisalreadyoverpaidattwelvepointwhatevermilliondollars.VsDavidsidessayinglookattheyearhehadlastyearannuallygivehim--150000dollar--issortaboutaboilsdowntolittlebit.Wellitit'salittlemorecomplexthanapplewhatIthinkthatthebestwaytolookatitinregardstohowtheycandecidethisthing--thatthenumberfourteenpoint575.Milliondollarsitisawariftheythinkhe'sonedollarmoreworkthat.--that.Thenyouwinifhewon--lessthantheywant.That'swhatitcomesdowntoit'sit'skindofabizarresituationbythere'sdifferentthere'sdifferentcategoriestheylookat--aboutfivecategoriesplayer'scontribution.Likethatconsistencyovertheoverthepastfewyears--compensation.Comparativesalaries.Recentperformancebytheclubalthoughyou'regonnafactorandsoupandit'sgoingtobeveryverycomplexthing.Iheard--onenestsandanalyzingthisfromdownthererobandhesaidtheycan'tmentionhisage.Isthattrue.While.Idon'tknowaboutthatI'dbeoutthewhatifyoucanimaginewhereyoucareeryoucanwellyouknowIdon'tthinkyou'dsaywelllookhehe.People--upthesenumbers.Andthese36yearsoldsoforgetaboutit.Many--realwage.Doyouthinkitmaybethatmeantthat.Therearemanyguyscankeepitupputtingkeepssluggingandhomeandhomerunsdriveinruns.At36of37it'syouknoweventually.Everybodygetsoldandbiginabig--sluggersandgetaholdfrombuybythispoint.Obviouslythat'swhywe'reatthispointeverywhereatthispointifitnetworknewsputtingupthesenumbersthatthirtyyearsoldthey'reprobablypayingit.Youknowsoit'scertainlyneedtowinthefromtheredcartpointofview--factorsthenbutifhedoes--Imeanguysthisisgoingtobenotevenclosethebiggestsalary.For--mediate.Inthehistory--I'dsetaroughestimate.BroughtthemifyouagreeI'dsayhe'llbemakingabouttwice.WhatthemarketvalueforgoodDHisthatsixteenforoneyear.I'dsayhe'dbeworthontheopenmarketsixteenfortwoyears.Yeahandandyoudon'twantthat'swhyheacceptedarbitration.Itbecauseifyouyouknowthat--Youthinkyoudon'twannagointothisobviously--playerdoesthathewould.Prefertogointothefreeagentmarketandtrytomakeyourmoneytherebutyouknowwhatthemarketwise.--Themarketififyou'reclosetothatsothisthatthewayyoucouldmakethemostmoney.Whydidn'ttheRedSoxlethimgotogettofreeagencyandandsayyouknowmobiletopwhateveryoucanget--Huckabeesixteenmillionbucks.Wellbecausetheappthatmagnetismandofferedarbitrationtopotentiallygetadraftpickifhedoesfindsomewhereelse.Thoughtheytheyofferarbitration.Youknowandthey'reprobablythinkheyyouknowwhatwehopehe--itacceptarbitrationrealobviouslyIthinktheyhopetheyworksomethingoutbeforehandbuthedoespickeduparbitrationandthen--giventhatitgotamapthey'renow.DoweassumethatDavid'sgoingtobeintheconferenceroomrob.Yeahyouwillbesolet'ssortofhightheRed--handsbehindtheirbackjustabitbecausewill--chargesislookathimhe'snotJaygotissayingitopenedhisbellylikebecauseyoudon'tDavidaswellasanybodythere'sasensitivitytothisguyImeanhegotmadwhenpeople--just.Postinghisnumbers.AcoupleofyearsagowhenhegotofftoahorriblestartcriticizinghimtheyweretosayDavidasanathomerun150atbatsgotsensitiveandgotlittlesnippyandhegottouchy.IsthatpotentialtheyaretodaywithhimhearingtheRedSoxpresentacaseagainsthim.Shortandthat'swhythatyoudon'twannagettothispointthat'swhytheyhave--under.Orbigreasonwhytheyhaven'tonthisfrom2000tomeyouhavetoalsofactorinpersonalitybutthat--souniqueinthedifferencebetween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Bradford, WEEI.com, update on David Ortiz arbitration hearingWEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.WEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.victor martineztravis hafnerprince fieldergary sheffieldmichael youngdavid ortizmo penared soxwilly mo penafree agent marketyoulookatthecontracts.YoulookatthebiggestrightnowTravisHafnersidedealfourteenpoint25--GarySheffieldfourteenAdam--fourteenbutmoreandMichaelYoungrightnowit'd--eightbuttheseguyssignedtheirdeal.Whentheythepasttwoyears.IputupabetteropenyetandPrinceFielderthewhyamIevenhere.SoyeahIthinkitevenifyouwinthisWBdevelopmentofputt--discomfort.showsandhasbetterhopeTSinthelasttwoyears.ThenPrinceFielderobviouslybetternumbersallacrosstheboardthenandAdam--whatdoestheteam's--VictorMartinezis--twelveandahalf.Righthe'sworthmorethanthatDavid.HeevenVictorMartinez.Youknow--signedthatdealit'sokayyou'retheDHbutyou'realsogonnaplayalittlebitit'snotsureAndnothinghastheywereall--thedozensandVictorMartinezoftheworldsoyou'regoingtogetmoremoneywhentwoorthreeteamsarebiddingforyou.Rob Bradford, WEEI.com, update on David Ortiz arbitration hearingWEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.Mike Adams fills in for Meter and covers Sunday's sports stories. One Celtics' player had a fantastic afternoon and so did Phil Mickelson.john lucasdoc riverslarry johnsonrajon rondomike adamsmexican leaguetony romobuffalo billnick faldotiger woodsball.Iwouldn'tblameunspeakableanditshowshesecondlyyou'd--DocRiversshewantssomeonetoblameyou.Walkedonthe--quartettoReamyououtagainstTorontowhichwasmyfavoritemoment.DocRiverscoachingcareerthatwas.ReallyRondocancertainlybechildlikebutyouknowIdon't--oneoftheteamupforwhatdidyouthinkofthatFridaynight.--walkingonthecourtLeoDocRivershe's--andhedealsestablishthereplayititseems--enoughmovementgiveswayoutofitalotofhurt.ProbablynotbutIdon't--thatwas--with.JohnLucasthethird.Andandandthethreenowwellmr.Steve.22points--eightfor23.DerrickRoseplaysthisgameoflife.Andnomatterwhatitis--February.NowRajonRondowasoneofthemwellit'sgoodtogoodstartbuthowaboutMichaelJordanaboutBillRussell.Doctor.NFLJimBrown.painstereotyping.Iguessitisracecloseasawfulyeah.SoLarryJohnsonhasbeenfiredyet.Ofcourseheknowhewillbe--soIdoyouwon'tevenbesanctioned.Our--Monday Flash: Celtics win, Lakers lose, Tiger and Phil compete at Pebble BeachMike Adams fills in for Meter and covers Sunday's sports stories. One Celtics' player had a fantastic afternoon and so did Phil Mickelson.Jerry Sandusky addressed the media on Friday and offered comments on his current situation. Dino and Gerry react to those statements and do not think he should be allowed extra priveleges.chris brownelementary schoold&cprivate investigatorsanduskychild molesterwatching tvjury testimonyuncle jimxanaxWhateverEminemand--Amendola.Andgetthe68yearoldaccusedchildmolesterseenhisgrandchildren.Outanddriveraround--withhisprivateinvestigatorthat'sonethinghe'sconsideringlettinghimdo.Shouldthejudgetightenhis--conditionssohe'skeptfromgoingoutsidehisKindofdowhatwecallinthelegaljargonasaChrisBrownyesonthiswomanandtheysitthere--AlpachinowhowearetodefenditselfwhichisagreatlawyerIfyouwereaparentofoneofthechildreninthatelementaryschoolthatbacksuptohisbackyardandtheplaygroundisrightnexttohis--WhichyouinsistthathenotbeD&C on Sandusky StatementsJerry Sandusky addressed the media on Friday and offered comments on his current situation. Dino and Gerry react to those statements and do not think he should be allowed extra priveleges.