It looks like Lance leveraged this by threatening to retire. I'm not sure if threaten is the right word, but the Rangers were operating from a place of desperation because they wanted a short term fix. You can overpay in the short term as long as you don't make a long term commitment. Thus, the difference between Berkman and Laroche.

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