Austin Kearns agreed to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Washington Nationals Thursday. His income will steadily rise as he makes $3.5 million in 2007, $5 million in 2008 and $8 million in 2009 with a club option for 2010 worth $10 million or a $1 million buyout.
The 26-year-old outfielder will now avoid two years of salary arbitration and possibly two years of free agency, should the Nats pick up the option. Last season, he hit .264 with 24 home runs and 86 RBIs in 150 games; his first full season in the Majors.
Kearns is a .265 hitter with 79 homers and 299 RBIs in 515 career games over a span of five seasons.
[Washington Post]
4 comments:
Good luck Nationals with Soriano off to the Cubbies and Nick Johnson and Kearns as your main source of power.
They will have a hard time scoring runs this year.
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