Hey everyone,
Lets just start out with a look at some Brewers contract issues.
Players that are now entering free agency are:
CF Mike Cameron
OF Frank Catalanotto
INF Craig Counsell
C Jason Kendall
OF Corey Patterson
2B Felipe Lopez
Options:
SP Braden Looper-$6.5m mutual (both sides must exercise) $1m buyout
RP David Weathers-$3.7m club option $400k buyout
Arbitration Eligible Players:
SP Dave Bush
RP Todd Coffey
OF Jody Gerut
SS J.J. Hardy
RF Corey Hart
RHP Seth McClung
C Mike Rivera (first time)*
RHP Carlos Villanueva (first time)*
2B Rickie Weeks
* first time arbitration eligible players are most likely to see a large salary increase.
I want to go through and list salaries, then give some ideas about what kind of numbers we might see for the arbitration guys, and some ideas for the free agents/options we have. Hopefully I can get to that later today.
Chilly outside, baseball warms my heart. Brew up.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
We're Back! Trevor too!
Hey Everybody!
After some time away from the game, we are back (and with a schnazy new name)!
First off, we are very excited and pleased to announce the resigning of Trevor Hoffman.
The contract is a one year, $7.5 million deal, with a mutual option for 2011 (which means that the Brewers will have the choice to pick up the deal or pay a buyout, but if the option is exercised the player can void it, but then would not receive the buyout). The buyout is for $500k, which can increase to $1m depending on games finished in 2010. The salary for 2011 also will increase depending on games finished, up to $8.5 million. There is $8m in guaranteed money, so some sources call this a "one year, eight million dollar deal with a mutual option." The maximum value of the deal is $16m.
Up next will be a list of Brewers free agents and arbitration eligible players, hopefully closely followed by a total salary update and likely contract outcomes. Then I hope to sift through the minors and assign some of my own awards to the guys working hard down on the farm.
That's it for now.
We had a couple weeks off, and now we're ready for the Brew-season! I mean off season!
(Or as I like to call it, the true season. Someone once told me, "The season itself isn't about winning, it's about collecting the awards you earned during the off season.) Brew up!
After some time away from the game, we are back (and with a schnazy new name)!
First off, we are very excited and pleased to announce the resigning of Trevor Hoffman.
The contract is a one year, $7.5 million deal, with a mutual option for 2011 (which means that the Brewers will have the choice to pick up the deal or pay a buyout, but if the option is exercised the player can void it, but then would not receive the buyout). The buyout is for $500k, which can increase to $1m depending on games finished in 2010. The salary for 2011 also will increase depending on games finished, up to $8.5 million. There is $8m in guaranteed money, so some sources call this a "one year, eight million dollar deal with a mutual option." The maximum value of the deal is $16m.
Up next will be a list of Brewers free agents and arbitration eligible players, hopefully closely followed by a total salary update and likely contract outcomes. Then I hope to sift through the minors and assign some of my own awards to the guys working hard down on the farm.
That's it for now.
We had a couple weeks off, and now we're ready for the Brew-season! I mean off season!
(Or as I like to call it, the true season. Someone once told me, "The season itself isn't about winning, it's about collecting the awards you earned during the off season.) Brew up!
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