[新聞] Beltre turned down more money to play for Sox

[roverchi (二水士心)]

轉自http://www.bostonherald.com/
Beltre turned down more money to play for Sox

The Red Sox have always liked Adrian Beltre. For much of free agency, they just
didn’t like his price.

But that changed when Beltre decided one year in Boston was worth more in the
long run than three or four somewhere else. So today he officially agreed to a
one-year, $9 million deal with a $5 million player option for 2011, according
to a source with knowledge of the discussions. Beltre can also earn a $1
million buyout if he reaches a plate appearances total commensurate with that
of a regular, and the contract contains an escalator on the option that’s only
triggered if he makes a significant number of plate appearances.
9M/1y + 5M 2011選手選擇權
2011的選擇權吹哥可以得到1M買斷 如果他打席到達一定數量 選擇權會自動執行
(嗯....看不懂....請大家解釋一下 = =|||)

Far from Beltre’s original asking price of five years and $65 million, the
one-year deal looks like a bargain for the Red Sox, who are guaranteed a season
of Gold Glove defense at third, while leaving fellow Gold Glover Kevin Youkilis
at first.

The deal was agreed to in principle on New Year’s Eve and finalized on Sunday
night. Beltre turned down more money from at least two teams – he had a
four-year offer early in free agency and then a three-year deal for roughly the
same annual value as the deal the Red Sox offered – but he chose Boston with
an eye on having a big year for a contender and then hitting the market again
next year.
吹哥拒絕了至少兩張更大的約 他選擇bos是因為希望打出好成績期待來年

The structure of the deal holds value for both sides. The player option
basically amounts to an opt-out clause, which means if Beltre hits outside of
Safeco Field as well as his road averages suggest, then he’ll be in line for a
big payday next offseason.
For the Red Sox, meanwhile, the $7 million average annual value of the deal
lowers his hit for luxury tax purposes in 2010. If the Sox are able to jettison
Mike Lowell and save a portion of his $12 million salary – a deal which likely
won’t happen until Lowell proves he’s healthy during spring training –
 Beltre may only nudge them over the $170 million luxury threshold.


The addition of Beltre pretty much wraps up the offseason for the Red Sox, who
like their bullpen options among the group they signed in December (Scott
Atchison, Boof Bonser, et. al.) and will probably just look to make some minor
deals to shore up their bench.

As for a potential swap of Lowell for Mets second baseman Luis Castillo, it
appears extremely unlikely. For one, it wouldn’t save the Red Sox any money,
the main motivator in dealing Lowell, since Castillo has two years and $12
million remaining on his deal. For two, Castillo has literally never played a
game anywhere other than second in his 11-year career, so he wouldn’t offer
much in the way of utility help.
賣肉和Castillo不太可能會交易 一來不會省到錢 二來Castillo只守過二壘當工具人沒幫
助...

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→ Brackman:他去年受到傷痛困擾的影響，加上現在市場不景氣的因素...
→ roverchi:我比較好奇報導中說他拒絕比較肥的約到襪襪是怎樣?XD
推 joh:那只能期待lowell健康了
推 KOSHON:肥約 有350萬嗎？ 還是變額型複數年約呢 XD
推 ggggggg:很明顯吹哥是想要2010好好打然後在到FA撈一票
→ ggggggg:所謂的more money 可能是 20M/4yers 這種的
→ ggggggg:BTW 他執行5M option 的可能就是他打的比09還爛，所以
→ smalldick:打席數夠就自動執行選擇權 沒說是多少
推 KOSHON:如果真是20/4 大概只有死忠X迷才會接受
→ ggggggg:還是祈禱player option不會執行比較好，就是一年打工仔
推 spko:應該是受夠了Safeco，所以想來Fenway拼拼數據吧....XDD
※ 編輯: roverchi        來自: 61.64.156.54         (01/05 14:15)
→ spko:看到他的主客場Split，Safeco真的是太恐怖了....
推 slamduck:希望他可以好好為自己爭取到大合約囉~!今年應該會很拚吧
推 predo:賣肉+傑克筆  換 A-GON
→ roverchi:跟藍鳥換嗎?(掩頭逃)XD
※ 編輯: roverchi        來自: 61.64.156.54         (01/05 19:48)