Originally posted by Gillan

Sori had been in the league long enough to get a "No-Trade" clause in his contract, he won 10 million dollars at arb AND that's with him being the worst defensive 2B in the league (granted his offensive numbers are the best at the position).
What do you mean been in the league long enough to get a no-trade clause? It isn't really a matter of how long you are in the league. You have to be a super star for any team to agree to one. They are pretty uncommon.

He has only been in the bigs for 7 years, so he probably only negotiated 1 contract in that whole time. From what I have read, that contract was done via arbitration.

If any old player could get them after 3-4 years of play, there would barely be any trading going on in baseball because every pro would have a no-trade clause and refuse to go to a shittier team in a market they didn't like.