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White Sox Sign 22
10:28pm: Quentin gets $550K, while Floyd and John Danks get $520K according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.
11:42am: The AP reports today that the White Sox signed 22 players, including Carlos Quentin and Gavin Floyd. Par for the course with prearb players, and we don't always mention these signings on MLBTR. I am curious, though, to see if the Sox threw Quentin and Floyd a few extra hundred thousand bucks over the minimum as teams sometimes do.
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First!!!! Floyd deserves a bonus after last year
Posted by: dphill314 | February 25, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Second!!!!!! Wheeeee!!!!!
Seriously though, I still don't trust Floyd (this is coming from a Phils fan) but when are they both eligible for Arb? Quentin looks to be a stud and it might not be a bad thing to give him a longish term contract especially with the economy so poor so they could justify something like $5-$6 mil per year?
Posted by: carlos roo-iz | February 25, 2009 at 11:58 AM
No reason to be curious. They wouldn't. I remember the standoff they had with Buehrle one year. The organization was very clear it has a salary structure in place for pre-arb players and it doesn't deviate from it.
Posted by: munchman33 | February 25, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Even if they would -- I think the most teams usually give over the minimum is a few thousand dollars, not 100k.
Posted by: CubbyFan23 | February 25, 2009 at 01:00 PM
I was just thinking of how certain stars like Hamels, Fielder, and Howard have gotten anywhere from 500 to 900K.
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | February 25, 2009 at 01:50 PM
Quentin is worth like 20 times that at least...
Posted by: 123456789 | February 25, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Does Hamilton and Quentin have the same number of years of experience? Because Hamilton is better than Quentin, and Quentin got paid just a tad more than Hamilton did ($50K difference).
Posted by: Ink&Paper | February 26, 2009 at 08:32 AM
Guess you win this round Tim, looks like you were right. :)
Posted by: CubbyFan23 | February 26, 2009 at 08:56 AM
Quentin is a one year wonder, he's not gonna put up 35 homers again. Yes, it was a great year he had and if he stayed healthy he could have won MVP. But I don't think he's worth what everyone thinks he is. I think people will find that out pretty quickly 2-3 months into the year.
Posted by: wes37walz | February 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM
And what exactly makes you say that?
Posted by: Kevbo | February 26, 2009 at 06:09 PM
I don't think Quentin was a one year wonder, he was pretty good in the minors for Arizona, but he was hurt when he go to the pros for the Diamondbacks. Will he put up 35 as fast as he did last year? Maybe not, but over 162 games he should be able to get 30-35 homers and 100 RBI's.
That said, I would like the Sox to wait at least until the end of this season to sign him long term, make sure he didn't really hurt himself when he broke his wrist.
Posted by: rype123 | February 27, 2009 at 01:02 PM