Here are some recent updates on contracts from around the majors:
- Reliever Takashi Saito will earn a base salary of less than $2MM with the Brewers but incentives could push his salary close to the $3.2MM he made with Atlanta last year, writes MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Saito could mark the Brewers' last major offseason acquisition.
- Adrian Beltre will earn $14MM in 2011, $15MM in 2012, $16MM in 2013, $17MM in 2014, and $18MM in 2015, according to Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- Left-hander Chris Capuano gets a base of $1.5MM in 2011 but he could earn more than $4.5MM through incentives, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com.
- The Padres agreed not to offer salary arbitration if Orlando Hudson, Brad Hawpe, or Aaron Harang end up being Type A free agents, according to Corey Brock of MLB.com (via Twitter).
- If they make the Bucs' major league roster, Garrett Atkins and Brian Burres will earn $800K and $600K, respectively, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. If Atkins is not on the 25-man roster on April 1 or June 1, he can request his release. Burres also has an out clause of sorts as can sign with an Asian team for $50K between now and Opening Day or for $100K during the season.
Man, whatever happened to Garret Atkins? He looked like the next elite player at third.
I bet he goes to spring training with the Angels.
$14MM in 2011, $15MM in 2012, $16MM in 2013, $17MM in 2014, and $18MM in 2015…Wow!
I like the way the Rangers set up Beltre’s contract. The Rangers payroll will steadily increase, so it should not affect anything as his annual salary increase. Thank you, Nolan, Greenberg, and the other guys for having money, and building this team up right!
People need to understand that the Beltre deal is 5/80 not 6/96. The 6th year is voidable by not getting 600 PAs in the 5th year, or not getting 1200 PAs in the 4th and 5th year combined.
It would be incredibly easy to keep him under either of those numbers if hes going south and you don’t want to pick up the last year, which is what will likely happen. Or it could happen naturally via just one injury.
love the capuano deal
Betlre Contract is going to hurt from 2013 thru 2016 – Ouch!