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Regular Season Award Winners Cashing In

By Steve Adams | November 21, 2010 at 2:22pm CDT

Players take a lot of pride in individual awards. While most will say that team success outweighs winning a Cy Young, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, or MVP, there's no question that these achievements still serve as highlights in any player's career. There's more to it than just that, though. Many players have clauses in their contracts which award them extra cash for taking home these individual marks of excellence. As we're in the midst of award season currently, let's take a look at who's cashed in so far:

  • Mark Buehrle: The Chicago lefty took home his second Gold Glove and was rewarded with an extra $25K on top of his $14MM salary.
  • Joe Mauer: Minnesota's catcher earned his third Gold Glove and his fourth All Star nod, each netting him another $25K on top of his $12.5MM salary.
  • Evan Longoria: Longo grabbed his second Gold Glove and his third All Star appearance, bringing in $25K and $50K, respectively, for an additional $75K on top of his ridiculously affordable $950K salary.
  • Franklin Gutierrez: Seattle's standout center fielder finally took home a Gold Glove after missing out last season despite a terrific performance, and he'll bring home $50K to go along with his $2MM salary.
  • Yadier Molina: Both Molina's second straight All Star selection and third straight Gold Glove will earn him $50K, for a total of $100K, pushing his 2010 earnings to $4.35MM.
  • Albert Pujols: The NL's best player took home $25K for his All Star selection, $50K for his second Gold Glove, and $50K for his sixth Silver Slugger. Depending on where he finishes in the MVP voting, he'll take home $50K (third), $100K (second), or $200K (first).
  • Brandon Phillips: His second Gold Glove earned him a whopping $250K, as it caused his 2011 salary to increase from $11MM to $11.25MM.
  • Scott Rolen: Gold Gloves are nothing new for Rolen. He earned his eighth this season, and took home an additional $50K as a result. He also earned $25K for his sixth career All Star selection, for a total of $75K on top of his $6.5MM payday.
  • Troy Tulowitzki: It was a big year for Tulo, who earned his first All Star selection ($25K), Gold Glove ($25K), and Silver Slugger ($50K) to go along with his $3.5MM salary.
  • Michael Bourn: Bourn's second Gold Glove was good for $25K on top of his $2.4MM salary.
  • Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian's third consecutive Gold Glove gave him a $50K bonus on top of his $5MM salary.
  • Matt Holliday: His fifth NL Silver Slugger brought in $50K, as did his All Star Selection, netting him $100K in addition to the $17MM he had already earned.
  • Felix Hernandez: King Felix's 2010 Cy Young earned him a cool million dollars, as his 2011 salary will now increase from $10MM to $11MM.
  • David Price: The sensational lefty's second-place Cy Young finish earned him $80K on top of his $1MM salary.
  • Jered Weaver: The AL strikeout king's fifth place finish in the Cy Young voting earned him $50K.
  • Adam Wainwright: A second place finish in the 2010 Cy Young voting earned Wainwright an additional $100K on top of his meager $4.65MM salary.
  • Ubaldo Jimenez: His third-place finish in the Cy Young voting added $50K to his dirt cheap $1.25MM salary.

Obviously, this isn't a complete list, as not all players' award clauses are available to the public. Still, that's a total of over $2MM in award bonuses, with the MVPs still to come this week.

Thanks to Cot's Baseball Contracts for the info.

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  1. SpaldingBalls

    13 years ago

    And Derek Jeter made 45 Million for his well-deserved Gold Glove. Because he was that much better than Alexei Ramirez and Elvis Andrus.

    Reply
    • wickedkevin

      13 years ago

      Yeah, and he has the RANGE to get many more. womp womp womp.

      Reply
    • MB923

      13 years ago

      Duhhhh, you just realized that?????

      /sarcasm

      Reply
  2. Cards_Fanboy

    13 years ago

    Cardinals need more players on that list

    Reply
  3. TJ Green

    13 years ago

    Marcum is a far better fielder than Buerhle… The decision for his gold glove was made at the beginning of the season after he made that sick play… The negatives of not getting national coverage in the states I guess..

    Reply
    • SpaldingBalls

      13 years ago

      I don’t watch much Jays baseball, but Buehrle is a VERY good fielder. He’s won the award before for a reason. That being said, I never watched Marcum, so you could very possibly be right. Either way, however, its not the worst Gold Glove selection ever.

      Reply
      • TJ Green

        13 years ago

        very true, Buehrle is a great defender.. Marcum was a college short stop turned pitcher… Made quite a few highlight reel plays this year, would of just been nice to see him get some national respect for his abilities.

        Reply
  4. angelwisdom

    13 years ago

    Total $225k for LB State Dirtbag players Tulo, Evan and Weav.

    Reply
  5. angelwisdom

    13 years ago

    Wow. 225K extra for LB State Dirtbags Tulo, Evan and Weav. Maybe new pant for the
    dugout?

    Reply
  6. PookieGonzales

    13 years ago

    Wainwright made under 5 mill and julio lugo made 9 million this season. Theo im never going to forgive you.

    Reply

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