The Cincinnati Reds agreed to a $27 million, four-year contract with Brandon Phillips Friday, settling their final arbitration case. The new deal includes a club option for a fifth season, bringing the total value to $43.25 million if Phillips is traded.
The 26-year-old infielder kicked ass last year -- while making just over $400,000 -- joining Alfonso Soriano as the only other second basemen in big league history to hit 30 bombs and steal 30 bags in a single season. After his early-season 22-game hitting streak, he hit .288 and led the majors in fielding percentage, making only 8 errors.
[Associated Press]
2 comments:
Much deserved. Makes me happier after having had to write this in early dec.
http://www.legendofcecilioguante.com/2007/12/kaz-matsui-signs-for-what.html
If my math is right, that's a $16 million club option.
Kind of high no? That seems way too high to ever actually be taken by the club.
Or does Phillips just want to brag that he has a huge option? If so, how soon until players start asking for $50-million club options they're never going to get, just for fun?
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