OT: Scott Rolen Phillies question

[saturdaysarebetter]

I'm currently reading Feeding the Monster about the Red Sox and in it, there's mention of Scott Rolen not being happy in Philadelphia and that he would rather become a free agent than sign a 10-year $140 million dollar deal with the Phillies. What was the relationship with Rolen and the Phillies and/or Philadelphia to make it sound like he wanted out of Philadelphia?

Thank you in advance.

 

[s1uggo72]

I'm currently reading Feeding the Monster about the Red Sox and in it, there's mention of Scott Rolen not being happy in Philadelphia and that he would rather become a free agent than sign a 10-year $140 million dollar deal with the Phillies. What was the relationship with Rolen and the Phillies and/or Philadelphia to make it sound like he wanted out of Philadelphia?

Thank you in advance.

I think it was all over $$$

 

[Colt2169]

I'm currently reading Feeding the Monster about the Red Sox and in it, there's mention of Scott Rolen not being happy in Philadelphia and that he would rather become a free agent than sign a 10-year $140 million dollar deal with the Phillies. What was the relationship with Rolen and the Phillies and/or Philadelphia to make it sound like he wanted out of Philadelphia?

Thank you in advance.

They (the Phillies) did NOT invest in the team in those days.

It wasn’t about HIM personally getting a ton of money - it was about the investment if ownership overall.

Then when he got to St Louis and eventually got like a $90m contract people said he could have gotten more and he asked what he needed more for.

So it was all about ownerships investment- he would have stayed if Middleton was the owner back then !

 

[LionsAndBears]

Rolen wanted to play for a winning franchise which wasn't Philly back then. He didn't see any supporting cast on the way so he wanted out. Also, being from Indiana, he preferred the Midwest.