Excellent. AJ down, Crede and Contreras to go.

Good deal, considering what Ramon Hernandez got (4-years, $27.5 million).  AJ better stop swinging for the fences though.  I'd rather have the Pierzynski who hit less homers but put up a .290 AVG and .330 OBP.

 

I'd rather have the playoff AJ.

It's up at WhiteSox.com:

 

White Sox reward Pierzynski

Once a nomad, catcher finds home with three-year deal

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

Pierzynski, who turns 29 on December 30, agreed to terms on a three-year, $15 million contract Monday, avoiding arbitration. The deal reduces the White Sox arbitration-eligible pool of players to Jon Garland, Joe Crede, Rob Mackowiak, Willie Harris and Timo Perez, with Garland, Crede and Mackowiak figuring to be offered arbitration.

 

Once eligible to become a free agent after the 2006 season, Pierzynski now will earn $4 million in 2006 and $5.5 million in each of 2007 and 2008.

Good deal, considering what Ramon Hernandez got (4-years, $27.5 million).  AJ better stop swinging for the fences though.  I'd rather have the Pierzynski who hit less homers but put up a .290 AVG and .330 OBP.

If I had to pick I'd pick that one, but I would prefer the AJ who hits with power to merge with the .300 hitting AJ and form one super-duper-monster-Pierzynski

Sweet, now get Count and possibly Joe.

3yr $15M, seems kind of low to me. He must like it here.

 

 

$4M this year $5.5M the next two. Thome makes more this season.

 

Great deal.

If I had to pick I'd pick that one, but I would prefer the AJ who hits with power to merge with the .300 hitting AJ and form one super-duper-monster-Pierzynski

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Sweet! Very psyched. AJ was such a key cog in the machine in 2005. And the numbers don't tell the story, either - his game-calling, pitcher-handling and dugout-hollering were all huge elements.

 

Nice job KW!!!

 

In the words of a great poet...

 

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY...

 

JOY JOY JOY...

 

awesome news

That sound you hear? Yeah, that's the city of Anaheim swearing.

3yr  $15M, seems kind of low to me.  He must like it here.

$4M this year $5.5M the next two.  Thome makes more this season.

 

Great deal.

 

Are those the numbers they stated? 4, 5.5 and 5.5? Or is that a guess?

glad to see Kenny reward his players.

Are those the numbers they stated?  4, 5.5 and 5.5?  Or is that a guess?

 

Sox press release

f***ing sweet

sweet

Awesome. Very fair deal, imo. I think he's better than Hernandez who just signed a deal worth like 7 mill a year with the Orioles. I'm really happy to know that AJ will be on the southside for a while longer.

Awesome news.

Bobby better make sure he's working out...end of October next year he's gonna have a big man to lift into the air again.

Paid a little more than I thought I saw 3yr 12 mil package .......I like AJ and glad he is back but may have overpaid a little.

I thought he was going to get non-tendered?

Overrated.

Tomorrow's headlines; "White Sox cure cancer"

FYI, if my calcs are correct, we now have a currently-contracted payroll of 78.8M.

 

The players still left out there that aren't officially signed to my knowledge are

 

Garland (ARB, made 3.4M in 2005)

Crede (ARB, made .4M in 2005)

Jenks (rookie status)

Harris (ARB, made .365M in 2005, may not stick)

Cotts (made .33M in 2005)

McCarthy (rookie status)

One of Perez/Borchard/Owens (Perez made $1M in 2005)

Anyone we pick up before the season starts.

 

I assumed that Anderson was in at 330k.

Edited December 19, 200520 yr by NorthSideSox72

Paid a little more than I thought I saw 3yr 12 mil package .......I like AJ and glad he is back but may have overpaid a little.

 

I don't think we did, especially in comparison to what the O's paid Ramon Hernandez.

Its great to see him get this done