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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
how does Granderson accept this?  Does he realize that Rowand just got 5 years 60 million.  Hell, Andrew Jones will make 36 million in just 2 years.

by nyy601 on Feb 4, 2008 1:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

leverage
Jones & Rowand were FAs...Granderson isn't.  The Tigers could pay him the minimum and then arbitration numbers for the next 4 years if they felt like it.  This way there's security for both sides.
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.

by mckeeno on Feb 4, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

arb-eligible
wasn't granderson arb-eligible now (prior to the extension, i mean)? isn't he a super-two?

by jpahk on Feb 4, 2008 2:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

ah, thx
that partly explains why the dollar amount seems low (to me). although somebody will still have to explain to me why granderson, with 2 years + 77 days of service time, isn't yet arb-eligible.

by jpahk on Feb 4, 2008 4:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Super 2 is the top 15%
which typically means 2.130 or higher. Some years it might go as low as 2.120.

by PaulThomas on Feb 5, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

$30,000,000 guaranteed money, that's how
For a player who hasn't made all that much, $30M in the bank is pretty damn good.  After this contract, and assuming he's still good, he'll sign an even bigger contract.  How much money does one man need?  This guarantees him that his life is set for the rest of his life and is guarantee against blowing out his knee or shoulder or back and then losing all future income.

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

by sabernar on Feb 4, 2008 2:10 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

+1
"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile

by Boxkutter on Feb 4, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

+1
Frankly, I'm not surprised to see this kind of thing happening more and more often. It just makes so much sense for both parties involved, especially if the player has a pretty decent floor.

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.

by mraver on Feb 4, 2008 4:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

and don't forget...
The agent takes a slice, and so does Uncle Sam, etc.  Their take home pay is probably closer to 50% of their salary than 100%.

by sabernar on Feb 4, 2008 4:37 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

who's crying about 15 mil?
 
Yankees fans dream about Wang.

by ufoboy90 on Feb 4, 2008 4:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Angel Berroa
That's why.
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Feb 4, 2008 4:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

also
Eric Hinske.

But I generally think these are great moves for clubs overall.

Jack Cust is this year's Marcus Thames

by Team Moneyball on Feb 4, 2008 5:19 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah
i'm sure if you ran the historical bust/reward numbers these deals would look a hell of a lot better than FA signings dollar-for-dollar.  it's not like a big-ticket veteran free agent has never suddenly lost his mojo hinske-style either.  

by wily mo on Feb 5, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bobby Crosby
Rich Harden

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 on Feb 5, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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