tigers lock up granderson
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3229965
DETROIT -- Outfielder Curtis Granderson and the Detroit Tigers agreed Monday to a five-year contract that includes a club option for 2013.The deal is worth $30.25 million, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
The contract covers Granderson's arbitration-eligible seasons and buys out one season of free agency.
that seems like an extremely good deal for the tigers. the FA year alone should be worth at least $15M or so. getting the four arb years for that little is a steal, especially if you believe (as i do) that g-money is one of the game's best defensive outfielders. and a club option is always a good thing (for the club). i wonder how much it's for.
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WTF
leverage
arb-eligible
ah, thx
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by PaulThomas @ Minor League Ball on Feb 5, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
$30,000,000 guaranteed money, that's how
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
+1
People tend to forget that, signing bonus aside, young players make basically dick all for the first ~3 years of their ML career. I mean, a guy who never makes it to arbitration will probably make less than $2M over the course of his minor league career, and that's included a decent sized bonus. Now don't get me wrong, that's a pretty nice chunk of change. But when you compare that to $30M guaranteed... well, it's chump change. :-)
I'm was ecstatic when the Braves locked up McCann last year, and I hope they're able to do the same with Francoeur at some point this year.
and don't forget...
also
But I generally think these are great moves for clubs overall.
by Team Moneyball on Feb 4, 2008 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
Bobby Crosby
Hm, the A's don't seem to have done so well on these. Although to be fair, they did get pretty decent trade returns for Grieve and Berroa. (And Haren and Swisher both had long-term deals as well.)
by PaulThomas @ Minor League Ball on Feb 5, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions

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