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Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Carlos didn't "agree" to go anymore than a tenant agrees to be evicted. I doubt the Marlins were on his no-trade list because, back in 2006, the Marlins were still living on the cheap and would have never traded for somebody expensive like Carlos Lee.

When you veto a trade, teams don't generally react well. Yes, it was within Carlos' rights but it's like refusing a favor to the Godfather. You may win temporarily but the don won't forget.

Seems Carlos had something like 16 teams that he could veto the trade with, and as you pointed out, the Marlins were not on that list. Thus he had no say in the trade.