text: Signing Donaldson to a long-term deal (6 yrs), ludicrous.  He is too old.  While he may still be near the top of his game, he's closer to over-the-hill than he is to spring chicken.  You could, perhaps, sign him to a 3-yr deal and overpay, if he would agree, conceivable he would.  Though becoming a FA @ 35, probably not something he'd like.
  
  This is a very old team, long past its best by date.  The longer management waits to ship out the older guys, the worse it'll be.  You're already stuck with 2 old guys in Martin and Tulowitzki that any respected baseball guy will tell you are both nearing the end.
  
  But, remember, this is an organization that brought back 1 really old guy in Bautista, hoping against all logic we wasn't done when they all knew he was.
  
  Ownership will do what's in its best business interest, not what's best for the baseball team.  L'Affaire Bautista has revealed that.