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Betancourt May Sign Multiyear Deal
Published 1/22/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt recently asked for a $2.5MM salary, while the Indians submitted a $1.75MM figure.  A multiyear deal is a possibility; we should know soon. Betancourt has four years of service time, so a three-year deal would buy out one year of free agency.  We discussed this in early December, and commenters noted that the ...

MLB Rumors: Holliday, Betancourt
Published 1/22/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post paid a visit to Rox star Matt Holliday’s home, and came away with some great insight.  Holliday told Renck that he is willing to bend on the length of a possible long-term deal with the Colorado Rockies, if the team is willing to reciprocate… presumably adding years and dollars to the reported 4-year, $60 million offer they made (which would have included 2 years of arbitration).  Todd Helton’s 9-year, $141.5 million contract was mentioned in the piece.  While Holliday is not necessarily looking for the exact length of that deal, he would like something in the middle of the Rockies 4-year offer and Helton’s 9-year deal, it ...

MLB Rumors: Holliday, Betancourt
Published 1/23/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED.
UPDATE: (1/23) 11:54am (EST) - According to MLB.com, the Indians and Betancourt have agreed to a 2-year deal, with a club option for 2010.  Financial terms of the pact have not yet been disclosed.  Betancourt will become a FA after the 2009 season, if the Indians decide not to exercise their option. Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post paid a visit to Rox star Matt Holliday’s home, and came away with some great insight.  Holliday told Renck that he is willing to bend on the length of a possible long-term deal with the Colorado Rockies, if the team is willing to reciprocate… presumably adding years and ...