Tuesday, December 09, 2003
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Associated Press
SEATTLE -- Eddie Guardado and the Seattle Mariners agreed Tuesday to a contract that guarantees the closer $13 million over three years.
The deal is for 2004 and includes both player and team options for 2005 and 2006. If he earns performance bonuses included in the contract, he would make $17 million over the three seasons.
Guardado, who had 41 saves in 45 chances for Minnesota last season, became the first player to agree to a deal among the 25 offered arbitration Sunday by their former clubs.
Guardado, 33, had been with the Twins since 1993. He joins a bullpen that includes Kazuhiro Sasaki, who started 2003 as Seattle's closer, and Shigetoshi Hasegawa, who finished the season as closer.
Following the departure of Arthur Rhodes, Guardado becomes the top left-hander in the Seattle bullpen.
"Eddie will be a great fit for our bullpen," Mariners manager Bob Melvin said. "He's a guy who has proven he can get both left-handers and right-handers out at the end of a game and, typically, setup guys get bigger outs than closers."
Everyday Eddie's 2003 splits
vs RH: .219
vs LH: .175
3-year splits (2001-2003)
vs RH: .211
vs LH: .195
Welcome to Seattle, Eddie!
FIRE UP THE MIGGY HOT STOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Associated Press
SEATTLE -- Eddie Guardado and the Seattle Mariners agreed Tuesday to a contract that guarantees the closer $13 million over three years.
The deal is for 2004 and includes both player and team options for 2005 and 2006. If he earns performance bonuses included in the contract, he would make $17 million over the three seasons.
Guardado, who had 41 saves in 45 chances for Minnesota last season, became the first player to agree to a deal among the 25 offered arbitration Sunday by their former clubs.
Guardado, 33, had been with the Twins since 1993. He joins a bullpen that includes Kazuhiro Sasaki, who started 2003 as Seattle's closer, and Shigetoshi Hasegawa, who finished the season as closer.
Following the departure of Arthur Rhodes, Guardado becomes the top left-hander in the Seattle bullpen.
"Eddie will be a great fit for our bullpen," Mariners manager Bob Melvin said. "He's a guy who has proven he can get both left-handers and right-handers out at the end of a game and, typically, setup guys get bigger outs than closers."
Everyday Eddie's 2003 splits
vs RH: .219
vs LH: .175
3-year splits (2001-2003)
vs RH: .211
vs LH: .195
Welcome to Seattle, Eddie!
FIRE UP THE MIGGY HOT STOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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