Bob Smizik makes the case.
Jack Wilson only won his arbitration case last year because he didn't ask for much.
Say the Pirates wanted to keep him, and they don't think they could better spend the money on, say, Craig Wilson.
Arbitration was good for him. Real good for him. See here, here, here. So, I'd do it again. He might make Carlos Guillen money - $4M to $5M for next year - and maybe he'll win his case. Heck, if he does, congratulate him. But don't give him his payday without reading him the riot act. He's not a perfect ballplayer; he can get better. And he got a lot better in well-targeted areas after going through arbitration. So I'd do it again.
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