Darvish contract info posted

by t ball on Jan 19, 2012 10:46 PM CST

Jeff Wilson has the Darvish contract year by year over at the Startlegram blog:

2012: $5.5 million

2013: $9.5 million

2014: $10 million

2015: $10 million

2016: $10 million

2017: $11 million

$56M guaranteed, $4M to be earned through bonuses, 2017 can be opted out with high level Cy Young award votes, as we've heard. Add $8.6M a year for the posting fee if you like. So, if Darvish were able to opt out, it would mean the Rangers received a Cy Young-level performance for 5 years at roughly $49M (assuming bonuses achieved). I'll take that.

Go ahead, backload that Fielder contract, would you?

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By the looks of the deal

They can go get Fielder and be ok when the new tv deal kicks in.

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by boomer1 on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 PM CST reply actions

yea, we might just be able to

though resigning anyone who might hit FA over the next five years would be interesting.

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by blalock84 on Jan 19, 2012 11:04 PM CST up reply actions

Not so much sine MY comes off the books

And the new tv deal kicks in soon.

by boomer1 on Jan 19, 2012 11:09 PM CST up reply actions

don't forget

that Feliz and Holland hit arb beginning next year.

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by t ball on Jan 19, 2012 11:13 PM CST up reply actions

This is true

But I think I heard or read that they got some of the new tv deal money up front.

by boomer1 on Jan 19, 2012 11:29 PM CST up reply actions

yes

I’ve heard $80-100M, but I think they’ve already spent it.

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by t ball on Jan 19, 2012 11:30 PM CST up reply actions

May very well have.

Do you think they can get Fielder?

by boomer1 on Jan 19, 2012 11:34 PM CST up reply actions

Sure,

they could, I’m just not sure they want to. They already have a $120M payroll not counting the posting fee, and extensive ballpark renovations, blah blah blah. I’m not sure just how far the ownership is willing to go here. They could do it, but it would have to be awfully creative. The ownership may already feel like they’ve stepped up big time.

I am not counting them out, but I’d be awfully surprised if they signed him.

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by t ball on Jan 19, 2012 11:55 PM CST up reply actions

Napoli, Hamilton, and Young will combine to make almost 40 mil this year.

Youngs salary will go down considerably, and theres a decent chance both Napoli and Hamilton are gone. They can afford it.

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