There's more at stake than a player's legacy when it comes to All-Star selections. Depending on a player's contract, a place on the All-Star team can be worth thousands of dollars. Here is a list of the 2010 All-Stars who will receive bonuses for their place on this year's teams, from contract information on Cot's Baseball Contracts:
$100K Bonuses:
- Tim Lincecum, Giants
- Torii Hunter, Angels
- Cliff Lee, Mariners
$50K Bonuses:
- Yadier Molina, Cardinals
- Albert Pujols, Cardinals
- Chris Carpenter, Cardinals
- Matt Capps, Nationals – According to MLB.com's Bill Ladson
- Chase Utley, Phillies
- Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
- Josh Johnson, Marlins
- David Wright, Mets
- Jose Reyes, Mets
- Ryan Braun, Brewers
- Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
- Evan Longoria, Rays
- Carl Crawford, Rays
- Ian Kinsler, Rangers
- Jon Lester, Red Sox
- Victor Martinez, Red Sox
- Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
- Adrian Beltre, Red Sox - According to WEEI
- David Ortiz, Red Sox
- Joakim Soria, Royals
$25K Bonuses:
- Adrian Gonzalez, Padres
- Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
- Ubaldo Jimenez, Rockies
- Scott Rolen, Reds
- Matt Holliday, Cardinals
- Joe Mauer, Twins
- Justin Morneau, Twins
Unknown Bonuses:
- Brian McCann, Braves
This list may be incomplete, since not all contract details are publicly available.
Do we know who in baseball is promised the largest bonus if they get voted in as an all star? I know Soriano is promised $250k if he’s the top vote getter, but it doesn’t say what he gets simply for being selected.
According to today’s Boston Globe and attached is the link, V. Martinez gets a $100,000 bonus.(link to boston.com
They should just add that $50k to Pujols’ salary every year… no questions asked.
Do we know the guys who got screwed out of All-Star bonuses for being left off the roster? Like if Votto or Weaver would have had bonuses if they had been on the roster?
In addition to being left off the rosters, I’d imagine that the all-star snubs would be pissed about not getting money they should have deserved. Charlie Manuel should offer to pay some of those bonuses for the Infante selection.
Votto is pre-arb and only makes $550k (probably the biggest bargain in MLB.) Thus, he has no bonus clauses.
Have to agree with the Infante selection. Not an everyday player…
But you need someone like that. Do you expect someone like Matt Holiday to come of the bench cold and hit plus play as a defensive sub at nearly EVERY position? No, but Infante has a reputation of doing it, and I’ve seen him do it many times.
Ok, I’ll give you that. Not saying that he isn’t pretty great of the bench, I was just surprised when they announced his name.
wonder what Ryan Howard’s bonus is?
$50k. Wonder how much Howard will kick back to Manuel?
Cots says Holliday gets $50k not $25k
Brian Wilson gets 25K
glad to see both Hanley and JJ (major league leader with his 1.82 era) on the all star team again this year!! Go Marlins!!
Glad to see both Hanley and JJ (major league leader with his 1.82 era) back in the All Star game. Go Marlins!!!
Here is why i hate the yankees… Alex Rodriguez will start at 3B while Michael Young might not even be on the roster.A-Rod : .276 with 12 HR 61RBIS 79 hits .349 OBP .468SLGYoung : .307 with 11 HR 51RBIS 104Hits .352 OBP .487SLGYoung has a higher AVG, SLG,OBP, Hits,Doubles,Steals,games,runs, while being better defensively. are we sure A-Rod should start?
“Here is why I hate the Yankees…”
*writes something that is flat-out false, and then writes something that can be argued either way*
I think that about covers every single ‘this is why I hate the Yankees’ comment. People, if you’re starting out your posts with that statement, take a few seconds to consider if you’re adding anything of value whatsoever. It’s extremely likely that you’re not.