I got this message for a pick.   IIRC, that's usually a Red X, meaning he won't sign or negotiate, next to his name.

I was a little intoxicated, hit the arrow next to his name in the correspondence box and offered him more.  I checked the next day and got the standard "My client is unsure about a career in baseball(same as the first message I rec'd)......"    I thought I'd f'd up and would lose the comp pick.    So I went back and offered his initial demand, got the "unsure" message again and got the blank box next to his name. 
He signed today.   Am I wrong about the Red X?  Did I accidently discover a way around the Red X?

There are ways around the red X... or at least one, which is to save correspondence from him and get into his negotiation page that way.  I think you can also copy his player ID into the browser for the negotiation page.

Alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.

Don't drink and negotiate.