View Full Version : Buehrle signs extension.
Ken Williams just said that during the Future's Game. 4 year deal, trade protection clauses, yet not a full no trade clause.
Sports Guy
07-08-2007, 05:40 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2929809
Full NTC until he becomes a 10/5 player.
Not the biggest fan of Buehrle but in today's market, this is a relative steal.
He is pretty similar to Zito but has done it in a tougher pitchers park and signed for A LOT less.
geschinger
07-08-2007, 05:55 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2929809
Full NTC until he becomes a 10/5 player.
Not the biggest fan of Buehrle but in today's market, this is a relative steal.
He is pretty similar to Zito but has done it in a tougher pitchers park and signed for A LOT less.
Very good move especially considering they didn't have to commit big dollars past his age 32 season. What is going to end up being a killer for the giants is being stuck paying a fortune in his mid 30s.
Sports Guy
07-08-2007, 06:24 PM
Very good move especially considering they didn't have to commit big dollars past his age 32 season. What is going to end up being a killer for the giants is being stuck paying a fortune in his mid 30s.
Yea, the years are the big thing here.
My guess is the MLBPA isn't very happy with this.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2929809
Full NTC until he becomes a 10/5 player.
Not the biggest fan of Buehrle but in today's market, this is a relative steal.
He is pretty similar to Zito but has done it in a tougher pitchers park and signed for A LOT less.
He can actually be traded in the 2nd and I believe the 3rd season of the deal as he won't have 10/5 rights yet. You don't get 10/5 rights until you have 10 complete years in the majors, his first season was partial. However, he does have this:
"His contract calls for $14 million in each of the four years. He has a no-trade provision in the first season. If he is traded during a window in the second or third seasons, the annual salary goes to $15 million that year and a fifth season is added, also at $15 million."