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Ryan Braun Gets Some Serious Cheddar
Published 5/15/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
The Milwaukee Brewers have announced a record contract extension with outfielder Ryan Braun that will pay the second year player $45 million over the next eight seasons. This contract takes the recent deals of Troy Tulowitzki and Evan Longoria (both similar players in terms of experience and proximity to arbitration years) and spits on them.  Tulowitzki signed a 6 year, $31 million deal this January that shocked the baseball world.  And Longoria signed a 6 year, $17 million deal earlier this season after playing in the bigs for about a week. Somehwere along the line, the Brewers must have decided that Braun’s arbitration years (which would not ...

Has the price gone up for Zimmerman?
Published 5/15/2008 by Harper Gordek at Oleanders and Morning Glories
Ryan Braun got 8 yrs and 45 million from the Brew Crew today and that’s not good news for the Nats’ management.  They were hoping to make rookie Troy Tulowitzki’s contract apply to 3rd year Ryan Zimmerman.   He balked at that.  Now his side has another rookie contract to point to - one that’s much more favorable to Zimm.   For those of you that think “Oh, but he stinks.  Look at his numbers now” May 15th 2006:  .266 / .338 / .441           Final Stats 2006:  .287 / .351 / .471 May 15th 2007:  .239 / .289 / .340          Final Stats 2007:  .266 / .330 / .458 May 15th 2008:  .240 / .274 / .413        (just ...

Ryan Braun Is Rich
Published 5/15/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
Filed under: Brewers, NL Central, Milwaukee, MLB TransactionsOh to be a young and talented baseball player these days.... It was announced earlier today that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed left fielder Ryan Braun to an 8-year $45 million contract extension that's going to keep Ryan in a Brewers uniform until 2015 (which will go down in history as the year Prince Fielder ate Milwaukee). As you'd expect, both sides are happy about this. "It's a very good contract for both the ballclub and Ryan," general manager Doug Melvin said at a press conference at Miller Park.I'll say. It's also a ...

Ryan Braun Is Rich
Published 5/15/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
[image] Oh to be a young and talented baseball player these days.... It was announced earlier today that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed left fielder Ryan Braun to an 8-year $45 million contract extension that's going to keep Ryan in a Brewers uniform until 2015 (which will go down in history as the year Prince Fielder ate Milwaukee)... Continue reading at FanHouse

Brewers bag Braun for the long haul
Published 5/15/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
Being the Rookie of the year comes with it’s perks. The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that they would paying him and well. It’s an eight-year, $45 million contract and a seven-year extension beyond this season. The deal includes a $2.3 million signing bonus, a blanket no-trade clause through the first four years and a limited no-trade clause after that (Braun can block a trade to all but 12 teams in years five and six of the deal and all but six teams in years seven and eight). The total value of the contract will escalate to $51 million in guaranteed money if Braun, who served 129 days in the Majors last season, qualifies as a ...