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Due to Mark Buehrle's success over the past few years, what do you think should be the raise over his 310,000 dollar salary?

Wsc425

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

So give him more than Barry Zito money...he's given us 2 very good years as a starting pitcher....so he deserves $5-$6 million a year.

 

Or even more

what is Barry Zito money?

Barry Zito LHP OAK Signed May 2002 - 4 years/$9.3M

2002: $0.5M (+$0.4M signing bonus)

2003: $0.9M

2004: $2.7M

2005: $4.8M

2006: Team option $7.0M

-2004 salary rises to $2.8M with 400IP in 2002-3, $2.9M for 420IP

-2005 salary rises to between $4.9M and $5.5M with 540-630IP 2002-4

-2006 option rises to $7.2M with 570IP 2002-5, to $8.25M with a Cy Young win

Originally posted by soxfan420

Barry Zito LHP OAK Signed May 2002 - 4 years/$9.3M 

2002: $0.5M (+$0.4M signing bonus)

2003: $0.9M

2004: $2.7M

2005: $4.8M

2006: Team option $7.0M 

-2004 salary rises to $2.8M with 400IP in 2002-3, $2.9M for 420IP

-2005 salary rises to between $4.9M and $5.5M with 540-630IP 2002-4

-2006 option rises to $7.2M with 570IP 2002-5, to $8.25M with a Cy Young win

 

I think that's a fair deal for Buehrle.

me too

Originally posted by RedPinStripes

Originally posted by soxfan420

Barry Zito LHP OAK Signed May 2002 - 4 years/$9.3M 

2002: $0.5M (+$0.4M signing bonus)

2003: $0.9M

2004: $2.7M

2005: $4.8M

2006: Team option $7.0M 

-2004 salary rises to $2.8M with 400IP in 2002-3, $2.9M for 420IP

-2005 salary rises to between $4.9M and $5.5M with 540-630IP 2002-4

-2006 option rises to $7.2M with 570IP 2002-5, to $8.25M with a Cy Young win

 

I think that's a fair deal for Buehrle.

 

It may be a fair deal for him, but he wants more....I'd give him $4 mill a year, but I would even consider $5-$6 million....as I said above.

give him whatever it takes to make him happy here for a while... at least till we can find someone suitable to replace him.........hes all we got right now thats reliable.........

Originally posted by soxfan420

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

Maybe because he didn't care for the way he was treated in negotiations last year?

yea he got screwed last year i would do 4 with a heavy incentaive based contracted

Originally posted by soxfan420

yea he got screwed last year i would do 4 with a heavy incentaive based contracted

folks we might have prob developing here. zito money in good and i think that zito may be better then mark b. i wonder what kind of money will make him happy.

Originally posted by soxfan420

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

 

Only KW has said that. Nobody ever reported it.

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by soxfan420

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

 

Only KW has said that. Nobody ever reported it.

 

 

ummm i still see trouble here, even if kw is lieing. my question is if kw is lieing, then is this the making of a very confrontational meeting with mark b and his camp?

Originally posted by LDF

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by soxfan420

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

 

Only KW has said that. Nobody ever reported it.

 

 

ummm i still see trouble here, even if kw is lieing. my question is if kw is lieing, then is this the making of a very confrontational meeting with mark b and his camp?

 

I'm telling you all right now, Buehrle is gone the first chance he gets.

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by LDF

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by soxfan420

he already turned down more than barry zitto money

 

Only KW has said that. Nobody ever reported it.

 

 

ummm i still see trouble here, even if kw is lieing. my question is if kw is lieing, then is this the making of a very confrontational meeting with mark b and his camp?

 

I'm telling you all right now, Buehrle is gone first chance he gets.

you may be right here.

umm, you are going soley by what KW said on the radio the otehr day, but it was also reported back in November taht the Sox offered him 3 yr and 10 mil and he rejected it.

 

so a report in november and KW saying on the radio just a few weeks ago that they offered him Zito/Hudson money, although he never said the amount. I think the offer happened.

Originally posted by Molto  the Sox offered him 3 yr and 10 mil and he rejected it.

 

If that was offered and he rejected it, he's a fool. That is why I don't think it was an actual offer..... maybe a number batted around by Buehrle and his agent which JR scoffed at. I don't see the White Sox offering Buehrle anything more than 7 million over 3 years.

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by Molto  the Sox offered him 3 yr and 10 mil and he rejected it.

 

If that was offered and he rejected it, he's a fool. That is why I don't think it was an actual offer..... maybe a number batted around by Buehrle and his agent which JR scoffed at. I don't see the White Sox offering Buehrle anything more than 7 million over 3 years.

 

either way, some one from the mark b camp has to say something. is this some sort of damage control that kw is doing in case he might have to trade him

Originally posted by LDF

Originally posted by CubKilla

Originally posted by Molto  the Sox offered him 3 yr and 10 mil and he rejected it.

 

If that was offered and he rejected it, he's a fool. That is why I don't think it was an actual offer..... maybe a number batted around by Buehrle and his agent which JR scoffed at. I don't see the White Sox offering Buehrle anything more than 7 million over 3 years.

 

either way, some one from the mark b camp has to say something. is this some sort of damage control that kw is doing in case he might have to trade him

 

I don't think even KW is dumb enough to trade Buehrle at this stage of the game. Given the history of relative cheapness out of this Organization and JR's opinion on signing SP's, one can practically guarantee the "Zito-money" offered to MB was in the ballpark but was not at or above what Zito makes. KW is already staking his claim to the "don't-blame-me-that-MB-is-gone" moniker.

Originally posted by CubKilla

KW is already staking his claim to the "don't-blame-me-that-MB-is-gone" moniker.

 

All the more reason one of MB's handlers should let some info leak if they have a different version to tell.

Originally posted by Molto

umm, you are going soley by what KW said on the radio the otehr day, but it was also reported back in November taht the Sox offered him 3 yr and 10 mil and he rejected it.

 

so a report in november and KW saying on the radio just a few weeks ago that they offered him Zito/Hudson money, although he never said the amount.  I think the offer happened.

 

actually back in november they wanted to talk an offer to mark.. but mark was out of the country and his agent wouldnt talk untill he returned... upon marks return kw never made a phone call back to get the talks going again............it was marks agent who made the first move on that part and then waited for kw to return his calls...........as far as the sox offering him zito money... well untill i hear it from the horses mouth that he was offered it and then turned it down, i will say its safe to bet that kw was blowing smoke, once again out his ass............just like the time when we were in hot pursuite of arod, just like we are in hot pursuite of a good #2 starter... just like they honestly want to field a winning team, just like he only has .50 cents to spend not a 1.00...i can go on and on .... but for now ill just put it down in the book of stories kw loves to tell the fans...........:**** kenny williams