I think he's pricing himself out of our budget
budget is not an issue. I don't see the call "he's back if he's $8 million in arb but not if he's $10 million or more." He's not doubling his contract in arb off of this year. Rather than this being a budget issue, it's whether he's making himself too valuable to keep for next year rather trade.
I really don't see the ownership telling Rizzo, "you have $100 million, not $103 million, so Bell must go."