Gotcha. I'm strictly guessing his thoughts are that he has complete confidence in his abilities still and says he played 80g so far at a 90 r 90rbi 30 hr 350 obp pace and that his injuries aren't age related... And I agree with him
Now... The defense is another matter . I think lf is a compromise between rf And dh/1b that could happen.
Also, I recall him saying Rogers asked him for a number and then leaked the number. Hard to hold that against him.
Now... His number is crazy given his age but that's not surprising. On the flip side Jay's offered Delgado like 1 year 6 m before he left . His last healthy year for mets in a career that deserved more hof discussion had Like 37hr. So part of it all is negotiation.
And as much as he knows he is worth more to Jay's due to marketing, he has business here as well.
I'd be all for a compromise of 4/80 at high end personally.