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2011 Vesting Options Update

By Tim Dierkes | May 3, 2010 at 10:58am CDT

We entered the season with nine 2011 vesting option situations to watch.  With one month in the books, several have already been pretty much decided.  Let's take a look.

  • Brian Fuentes, Angels.  A back strain put Fuentes on the DL for a little while, making it unlikely he reaches 55 games finished.  He'd need 51 in the team's remaining 136 games to cause his $9MM option to vest.
  • Billy Wagner, Braves.  Wagner's $6.5MM option vests with 50 games finished.  He's finished eight games so far, and would have a shot at 50.  However, the 38-year-old lefty recently told Braves manager Bobby Cox he'll retire after the season.
  • Trever Miller, Cardinals.  His $2MM option vests with 45 games, and he's appeared in seven so far.  That's behind Miller's typical pace; he's averaged 71 the last three years.  It's probably random, and Miller should still reach 45 games. 
  • Matt Cain, Giants.  The $6.25MM option probably would've vested, but the Giants decided to guarantee Cain's 2011 salary at $7MM as part of an extension.
  • Kerry Wood, Indians.  His $11MM option vests with 55 games finished, but a back injury has Wood just now approaching his 2010 big league debut.
  • Alex Cora, Mets.  His $2MM option vests with 80 starts.  He's started ten games so far.  With Luis Castillo and Jose Reyes in the Mets' middle infield, we can't rule this one out yet.
  • Darren Oliver, Rangers.  His $3.25MM option vests with 59 appearances.  He's already made a dozen, so this is looking likely.
  • Ramon Hernandez, Reds.  His $3.25MM option vests with 120 games played.  Hernandez is at 16 so far, with the red-hot Ryan Hanigan getting more playing time recently.
  • Magglio Ordonez, Tigers.  His $15MM option vests with 135 starts or 540 plate appearances.  He's at 25 games started and 113 plate appearances, so he'll get there barring injury.
  • We're down to five vesting options to monitor: Miller, Cora, Oliver, Hernandez, and Ordonez.  Also keep an eye on Francisco Rodriguez, whose scary $17.5MM option for 2012 vests with 100 games finished in 2010-11, 55 games finished in '11, and a successful physical after the '11 season.  K-Rod has finished nine games on the young season.
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8 Comments

  1. Manuel Espitia

    15 years ago

    wow that option for K-rod is scary

    Reply
  2. j6takish

    15 years ago

    I wish Magglio was still slumping

    Reply
  3. Kamran

    15 years ago

    That K-Rod option is for the 2012 season, the rest are for the 2011 season, no?

    Reply
    • martinfv2

      15 years ago

      Yeah…my bad, that was a typo on K-Rod. Fixed it.

      Reply
      • humbb

        15 years ago

        It’s also not quite as scary as it sounds, Tim. According to Cots, of the $17.5M, 3.5M is guaranteed (and included in the original $37M contract value) as a termination buyout if the option doesn’t vest. So it’s really only a $14M amount at risk.

        Not as scary, unless you’re writing the checks.

        Reply
  4. P W

    15 years ago

    I dont think closer should make anything close to what K-rod is making, they pitch only one inning even if it is a really important one.

    Reply
    • coolstorybro222

      15 years ago

      Omar is a worse overpayer than Stienbrenner.

      Reply

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