Friday, December 19, 2003
ICHIRO CONTRACT DETAILS
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Suzuki gets a $6 million signing bonus, $5 million 2004 and annual salaries of $11 million in the final three seasons, according to contract details obtained by The Associated Press.
In the first three years, he would earn bonuses of $50,000 for 400 plate appearances, and $100,000 each for 500 and 600 plate appearances. In 2007, he would get $100,000 for 400 plate appearances and $200,000 each for 500 and 600 plate appearances.
His contract also calls for housing allowances of $28,000 in 2004, $29,000 in 2005, $30,000 in 2006 and $31,000 in 2007. Suzuki also gets an interpreter, personal trainer, ground transportation during spring training and the regular season, and four round-trip first-class plane tickets from Japan to Seattle twice every year.
All I ask out of Ichiro is that he plays great baseball from APRIL TO OCTOBER. No more of this April to July crap, OK? That's not too much to ask out of the highest paid player on the team now is it?
Moving on to non-Ichiro news:
As for Steve's suggestion of Richard Hidalgo possibly coming to Seattle, it is simply not going to happen.
He's not over 30, and he isn't Japanese. Sorry. But nevertheless, he's a better baseball player than Raul Ibanez.
Which is why the Mariners won't get him. But hey, we can all look forward to the Glendon Rusch minor league contract coming up!!!
"KILL" BILL: I WAS INSULTED BY THE 1995 MARINERS COMEBACK ON MY SORRY ANGELS!
Suzuki gets a $6 million signing bonus, $5 million 2004 and annual salaries of $11 million in the final three seasons, according to contract details obtained by The Associated Press.
In the first three years, he would earn bonuses of $50,000 for 400 plate appearances, and $100,000 each for 500 and 600 plate appearances. In 2007, he would get $100,000 for 400 plate appearances and $200,000 each for 500 and 600 plate appearances.
His contract also calls for housing allowances of $28,000 in 2004, $29,000 in 2005, $30,000 in 2006 and $31,000 in 2007. Suzuki also gets an interpreter, personal trainer, ground transportation during spring training and the regular season, and four round-trip first-class plane tickets from Japan to Seattle twice every year.
All I ask out of Ichiro is that he plays great baseball from APRIL TO OCTOBER. No more of this April to July crap, OK? That's not too much to ask out of the highest paid player on the team now is it?
Moving on to non-Ichiro news:
As for Steve's suggestion of Richard Hidalgo possibly coming to Seattle, it is simply not going to happen.
He's not over 30, and he isn't Japanese. Sorry. But nevertheless, he's a better baseball player than Raul Ibanez.
Which is why the Mariners won't get him. But hey, we can all look forward to the Glendon Rusch minor league contract coming up!!!
"KILL" BILL: I WAS INSULTED BY THE 1995 MARINERS COMEBACK ON MY SORRY ANGELS!
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