Odd quote

From the Toronto Star:

The prospect of free agency and of going into the season as a man without a position does not seem to faze Hillenbrand.

"There was talk about a long-term deal last year," Hillenbrand said. "It was presented to me from the team during the season. It didn't escalate from there. I like it here. As a player, you really can't think long-term. It's really tough to speculate.

Really, you can't? Why doesn't that make sense to me? Is this a sign of the new economics of baseball or am I just reading into it too much?

Why all the questions?