You know, as "inexperienced" as our front office is (in their current positions--they have plenty of front office experience in roles that don't carry the same titles or "buck-stops-here" responsibility) with Kokinis and Aponte... When they sat down to start negotiating, it took like 3 to 5 days tops to get a deal done. One thing I read was that Aponte came to the table with good deals (both for club and player) right away, rather than trying to low-ball anyone. I'm impressed.