November 18, 200520 yr Eyre's a good addition for them but I wonder if they overpaid and by the sounds of it they probably did.
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 02:20 AM) Eyre's a good addition for them but I wonder if they overpaid and by the sounds of it they probably did. The stuff we're hearing is 3/11, which is way too much for him. Like I recently said, I'm very thankful the White Sox didn't sign him for even 3/9.
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 08:21 PM) The stuff we're hearing is 3/11 Ya, I just read that, that's a lot of f***in money for Scott Eyre.
November 18, 200520 yr So what this really seems to mean is my brother's Scott Eyre autographed ball will double in value to some idiot Cub fan.
November 18, 200520 yr They should have gone with Mr. Rochester, although Jane is quite scrappy. Hahahaha.
November 18, 200520 yr scott eyre does not deserve the amount of posts about him that soxtalk has given him lately.
November 18, 200520 yr Author espn is reporting its 2/11.. option not yet finalized. and there is going to be a signing bonus thrown in too cubs using some of their money i guess..
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(bkmoney @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:23 PM) espn is reporting its 2/11.. option not yet finalized. and there is going to be a signing bonus thrown in too cubs using some of their money i guess.. Holy f***.
November 18, 200520 yr Quick, everyone get in line. Jim Hendry is giving away money! Check this out. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-c...ov=ap&type=lgns CHICAGO (AP) -- Free-agent reliever Scott Eyre agreed to terms on a two-year, $11 million contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal, which includes a player option for the 2008 season, were still being negotiated. "We haven't worked all that out yet," Eyre's agent Tommy Tanzer said. "There is going to be a signing bonus." Eyre's contract calls for up to $300,000 a year in performance bonuses. He will receive $100,000 for 70 appearances and an additional $200,000 if he pitches in 80 games. There is also wording that would give Eyre additional money should he become the Cubs' closer. How does Scott Eyre get all that money to begin with and also get a signing bonus and performance bonuses? He's a 33 year old reliever who had one good season. Jim Hendry is insane.
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:26 PM) Jim Hendry is insane. I don't think it can be said any better.
November 18, 200520 yr Bwahahahaha!!! And.. the Urinal Hopefuls will continue to hand over their money to pay that salary.
November 18, 200520 yr They might be paying more for Eyre in the last year of the contract than B.J. Ryan makes this year. Hell Eyre might make more than Ryan this year. What a dumbass.
November 18, 200520 yr Well, I can see how they got him so quickly and easily. I couldn't imagine anybody else outbidding that deal. It's funny...he'd probably be, at best, the 4th best guy in the Sox bullpen.
November 18, 200520 yr I'm guessing the contract will look something like this 2006: $4 Million 2007: $6 Million Buyout: $1 Million DUMBASSES!
November 18, 200520 yr Author heres some interesting stats remlinger in 02 had career year with atlanta 2002 Atl 73 0 0 0 68.0 48 17 15 3 28 69 7 3 0 30 5 1.99 and then his cubs stats the next year 2003 ChC 73 0 0 0 69.0 54 30 28 11 39 83 6 5 0 17 1 3.65 his career era: 3.90 eyre 04: 2005 SF 86 0 0 0 68.1 48 21 20 3 26 65 2 2 0 32 2 2.63 eyre's career era: 4.52 hmmm cubs interesting
November 18, 200520 yr I'm guessing the contract will look something like this 2006: $4 Million 2007: $6 Million Buyout: $1 Million DUMBASSES! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think the article is wrong. It has to be $11 million total if Eyre picks up the third year player option.
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(bkmoney @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:40 PM) heres some interesting stats remlinger in 02 had career year with atlanta 2002 Atl 73 0 0 0 68.0 48 17 15 3 28 69 7 3 0 30 5 1.99 and then his cubs stats the next year 2003 ChC 73 0 0 0 69.0 54 30 28 11 39 83 6 5 0 17 1 3.65 his career era: 3.90 eyre 04: 2005 SF 86 0 0 0 68.1 48 21 20 3 26 65 2 2 0 32 2 2.63 eyre's career era: 4.52 hmmm cubs interesting the reason Remlinger's stats were so good with Atlanta was because he was used him correctly. Bobby Cox almost never used him against left handed hitters. In fact lefties had 68 at bats against him compared to 174 at bats against righties.
November 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:44 PM) I think the article is wrong. It has to be $11 million total if Eyre picks up the third year player option. no i think i heard it was a team option. And buyouts usually don't go for more than $1 Million unless they are superstars.
November 18, 200520 yr To put it in perspective... 2006 White Sox Salaries: Dustin Hermanson: $2M Cliff Politte: $1.2M Neal Cotts: $330,000 Bobby Jenks: Not available, but likely under $1M Pretty sure their combined 2006 salaries will barely crack $4 million. And if Eyre's contract is what they are saying it is, he might make more than our big 4 combined next year. Ouch!
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