Everything You Wanted to Know About A's Payroll

by dboysick on Dec 27, 2007 4:58 PM PST Comment 22 comments

Thanks to Bill Simmons for posting a similar link to the Boston Red Sox page: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/links/071227

Doing a little digging on the Cot's page (clicking on the A's link), I found the same page about our boys. Pretty interesting stuff.
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2004/12/oakland-athletics.html

My favorites include:

Chavvy is on the hook for $11 mil plus a .5 million bonus this year. He also has veto rights to TOR MON TB NYM MIN MIL FL CLE

Ellis only got $1,000 signing bonus.

Harden has an escalator for innings pitched (smart move).

It actually says Casilla was formerly known as Jairo. Classic.

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Embree

I didn't realize he had an '09 option. That makes him even more valuable in a trade.

by Threepwood XX on Dec 27, 2007 5:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't think Chavy's going to Montreal.

Anybody know if that no-trade clause carries over to Washington? I'd imagine it does.

Not that it matters. He's not going to the Nationals. Unless they want to go, like, Chavez-Zimmerman straight-up.

Bowden wouldn't do that, though, unless he was really really drunk. Which is actually a possibility. I'll pick up the tab.

by BWH on Dec 27, 2007 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

chavvy

should have full no trade protection. he's a 10/5 player or whatever they call it.

Brian Sabean lol.

by rebus on Dec 27, 2007 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Negatory

Chavez doesn't earn 10/5 protection until July 2008.

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on Dec 27, 2007 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

oh, thanks for the correction.

Brian Sabean lol.

by rebus on Dec 27, 2007 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Chavez debuted in September of 1998

Why does his 10/5 thing go into effect in July?

by Philip Christy on Dec 27, 2007 11:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Because I only remembered half the conversation

We talked about this last summer and determined that Chavez could get traded through July 2008 before his 10/5 kicked in.

My apologies for the confusion.

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on Dec 28, 2007 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

SPRING BREAK! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!1

by Zonis on Dec 27, 2007 6:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Oooh, they're crooked!

by awesomer on Dec 27, 2007 8:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dammit

Got there before I did.

cardinalprecepts.blogspot.com

by PaulThomas on Dec 27, 2007 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Show up your bullet points!

"Ten times thy self were better than ten Hattebergs" -- Monkeyball, channeling Shakespeare

by iglew on Dec 28, 2007 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

oops, I mean 'us'

"Ten times thy self were better than ten Hattebergs" -- Monkeyball, channeling Shakespeare

by iglew on Dec 28, 2007 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

if casilla develops a new pitch

he should call it a jairo-ball.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Dec 27, 2007 11:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs