Phillies fans hated Werth for that too.
Going to a rival for 10% more than our initial offer is a heel move and a disregard for his legacy with the Nats.
Going to California to be close to home would not have been taken that way.
Just going to beat this drum until I'm red in the face.
The 10/300M offer was not real. It had significant deferred money that massively lowered the value of the deal, and it was off the table before his market developed. When his market was clear, he didn't have an offer from the Nats. No one except Bryce knows what would have happened if the Nats would have had an offer for him after he'd heard what everyone else would give him. You can't blame a guy for trying to get the most he can, and that means waiting out the market.
Werth isn't a comp, he had a massive offer that was way bigger than the hometown deal, it would have been foolish not to take it.