2 yr 10 mil

Not gonna be a 2 year deal, I'd bet money on that. There probably will be an option for the 2nd year, but not much more than that.

 

 

1 yr - 365 bear claws.

1 year, $4 million, with a opening day roster bonus, other performance incentives, and a 2nd year option.

 

+annual supply of Honey Buns.

Edited February 20, 200818 yr by RME JICO

A minor league deal and nothing more.

Considering guys like Prior got $1 million guaranteed, I would probably think Bartolo is looking at that, with a lot of incentives, some easy to reach so if he pitches like a $2 million or $ 3 million or $15 million pitcher, he will get paid like one. Maybe a team option for 2009 or maybe Colon says no to that and the guarantee goes down a little.

Considering guys like Prior got $1 million guaranteed, I would probably think Bartolo is looking at that, with a lot of incentives, some easy to reach so if he pitches like a $2 million or $ 3 million or $15 million pitcher, he will get paid like one. Maybe a team option for 2009 or maybe Colon says no to that and the guarantee goes down a little.

 

Agreed. Something tells me that he's going to laugh at a minor-league deal. What Prior got seems about right.

 

Maybe the Sox could do with Colon what they did with Loaiza's deal. Would that work?

hes going to want at least 5 mil a year

hes going to want at least 5 mil a year

 

And that's why he's still a free agent.

 

Best case scenario for Colon would be 1 year, $1 million or so + oodles of incentives. Anything more then something around there is ridiculous.

You know salaries have gotten out of hand when people like Colon are gonna make 5 million to either suck and/or spend the majority of the year on the DL.

1 year for 100,000 pizzas, 5,000 KFC buckets, and 2 turtle doves.

1 year for 100,000 pizzas, 5,000 KFC buckets, and 2 turtle doves.

 

Turtledoves have too much fat in them.

 

 

Minor league deal with an invite to ST.

Maybe the Sox could do with Colon what they did with Loaiza's deal. Would that work?

 

No, Loaiza didn't have a Cy Young nor 146 wins under his belt. He also signed in a pretty weak market, while the market is up right now.

 

Colon is probably going to get $3-5 mill with an option for next year that's in the $11-15 mill range.

No, Loaiza didn't have a Cy Young nor 146 wins under his belt. He also signed in a pretty weak market, while the market is up right now.

 

Colon is probably going to get $3-5 mill with an option for next year that's in the $11-15 mill range.

 

I think this is the closest so far. I would guess 2-3 million in base salary with incentives based on innings pitched or games started to push him into the 10-12 million dollar range. I am going to guess they also agree on a mutual option for somewhere around 13 million, or just a little less than what Buehrle extended for annually.

That option sounds just too high.

That option sounds just too high.

Right now it does,but if he has a good year its not.

I'm not very familiar with the collective barganing agreement, so this is kind of a blind question, but is there any regulations on what he can sign for? Does it have to be a certain percentage of his old contract?

That option sounds just too high.

 

I was thinking it was cheap for a pitcher who put up the numbers that Colon did during his prime. I think it would provide a carrot, er cheeseburger, for him to chase this year.

I'm not very familiar with the collective barganing agreement, so this is kind of a blind question, but is there any regulations on what he can sign for? Does it have to be a certain percentage of his old contract?

 

Nope.

I'm not very familiar with the collective barganing agreement, so this is kind of a blind question, but is there any regulations on what he can sign for? Does it have to be a certain percentage of his old contract?

 

There is something in the CB Agreement, but it does not apply to a player signing a "new" contract.

 

A team cannot structure a contract where it drastically reduces a player's salary in the last year of a deal (past a certain percentage).

 

But once that contract ends, performance may have reached a level where a player is worth far less than he was under his previous contract, as in the case of Colon.

I think coming off the physical problems with his arm and at this point of the year a minor league deal with incentives would be appropriate

I think coming off the physical problems with his arm and at this point of the year a minor league deal with incentives would be appropriate

 

Have fun not signing him then

Have fun not signing him then

Exactly,if he is satisfied with a minor league contract he will go wherever the hell he wants.Most of the teams in the league would give him a minor league deal.

I'm going to guess $1 million base, with incentives the deal could reach $6-7 million, with a club option of $12 million for 09'.