Uhhh, no.
Not sure of all the technicalities here, but this might just be his way of saying he's done. Knowing that he won't get it and then retiring.
I mean, last year he accepted just $5 mil because he wanted to pitch, now all of a sudden he wants a ton more. I doubt he needs to the money. Just a hunch that he's going to retire.
I'm prety sure Houston would not want to pay him $22 million to pitch next year, maybe not even $13.5m for a team that really doesn't appear to be a likely contender with or without Clemens.