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Post by jimed14 on Mar 23, 2014 15:48:05 GMT -5
Gordon Edes ?@gordonedes 1m
Source: Sox, Ortiz reach deal on extension just north of $15 million. Deal could be announced tomorrow
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Post by mattpicard on Mar 23, 2014 16:34:36 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 23, 2014 16:39:48 GMT -5
Jon Morosi ?@jonmorosi 2m
Source says Ortiz deal with Red Sox may include club option for 2016 that becomes a vesting player option with certain PA threshold.
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Post by bluechip on Mar 23, 2014 17:28:00 GMT -5
Good. That distraction is removed.
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Post by klostrophobic on Mar 23, 2014 17:49:25 GMT -5
It's never removed, just postponed
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Post by mattpicard on Mar 23, 2014 17:55:49 GMT -5
Jon Morosi ?@jonmorosi 2m Source says Ortiz deal with Red Sox may include club option for 2016 that becomes a vesting player option with certain PA threshold. Would be paid $16 million again in 2016, his age 40 season. |
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Post by godot on Mar 23, 2014 18:08:22 GMT -5
Don Pardo, what parting gifts do we have for the old dude.
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Post by jchang on Mar 23, 2014 18:35:17 GMT -5
I would have thought that there should be something like Lackey's contract, that if injured a substantial part of the 2015 season, then the club has an option for 2016 at reduced rate.
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Post by klostrophobic on Mar 23, 2014 18:44:49 GMT -5
I think they've just accepted that there is going to be some year(s) where they pay Ortiz 15-20 million to be useless. It's just a matter of which year(s).
After each good season they'll extend him an additional year I imagine.
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Post by azblue on Mar 23, 2014 20:01:15 GMT -5
A week into the regular season, Ortiz will press the Sox to pick up his 2016 option.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Mar 23, 2014 21:41:28 GMT -5
According to this, two options, 2016 (vesting) & 2017 (club): espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/10660664/david-ortiz-agrees-extension-boston-red-soxtweets: Boston Red Sox ? redsox 11m "With this agreement, we have near certainty that David Ortiz will finish his career in a Red Sox uniform." -Principal Owner John Henry. Boston Red Sox ? redsox 10m "It is difficult to describe David’s contributions to our city both on the field and off the field." - Principal Owner John Henry Then after a few bong hits: Pete Abraham ?@peteabe 2m More Henry: “We are so proud to have this ambassador of our game with us as he continues on this road to Cooperstown.” |
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Post by grandsalami on Mar 24, 2014 10:56:26 GMT -5
“@jonheymancbs: David Ortiz '16 option vests starting at $11M with 425 plate appearances in '15, graduates to $16M with 600 PAs. #redsox”
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Post by okin15 on Mar 24, 2014 11:08:36 GMT -5
Interesting, I thought it was going to be vesting based on plate appearances in 2014... Isn't he just going to lobby for them to pick up the option next ST? ADD: That is, ST 2015?
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Post by jimed14 on Mar 24, 2014 13:30:37 GMT -5
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Mar 24, 2014 15:41:26 GMT -5
Whatever.
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