Chan Ho Park reportedly signed a one-year, $600,000 contract with the New York Mets on Friday.
After signing a five-year deal with the Texas Rangers in 2001, Park wasn't all he was cracked up to be. He showed slight improvement after being dished to the San Diego Padres midway through the 2005 season, but missed a good portion of 2006 due to fun things like anemia and intestinal bleeding.
The Yonhap News first reported Park's signing at $3 million for one year, which would be awfully nice of the Mets to offer that amount straight-up for a year of mediocre pitching. It turns out that with the $600,000 he has the opportunity to earn $2.4 million in performance bonuses based on innings pitched.
Park is a career 113-87 with a 4.37 ERA over 14 seasons, including his first eight which he spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
[Yonhap News] | [Newsday]
2 comments:
From making more than Devil Rays last year to making a mere $600K. I feel sorry for him.
I think Park can totally get back on track. Sometimes a change of scenery is all a player needs.
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