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Indians sign young star Carmona to multiyear deal
Indians sign young star Carmona to multiyear deal
The Indians have signed right-hander Fausto Carmona to a multiyear contract extension, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting.
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Indians Sign Carmona to Multi-Year Extension
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... The Cleveland Indians have signed young right-handed starter Fausto Carmona to a multi-year contract extension, according to ESPN. ...

Indians Sign Carmona To Extension
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Indians have signed starter Fausto Carmona to a three-year contract extension club options for 2012-14.  A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon.  ...

The Faustastic Voyage Will Continue
The DiaTribe — Well, the reason for the 3 PM Press Conference down at Progressive Field has been revealed: “The Indians have signed right-hander Fausto Carmona to a multiyear contract extension, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting. The deal is guaranteed through 2011 with club options for 2012, 2013 and 2014. No monetary terms have been disclosed yet. The team will formally announce the extension at a 3 p.m. ET news conference.” Club options until 2014! CLUB options that mean no guaranteed money past 2011! Wowza, wowza…this is absolutely ...

Indians Lock Up Carmona
ShysterBall — Here are the details: ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports that Carmona's contract is potentially worth $43 million over seven years, with the first four years guaranteed for $15 million total . . . . . . The contract is guaranteed through 2011 with club options for 2012, 2013 and 2014. The team will formally announce the extension at a 3 p.m. ET news conference.According to Rosenthal, the option years total $32.25M, making the whole deal worth $47.25M if the Indians exercise all three. This is a tremendous deal for the ...

TDIB 11 April 2008
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine — ... Fausto Carmona signs a 4 year deal worth $15 million, which I believe takes him to his last year of arbitration. Much like the Aaron Hill deal, the Indians will have three option years, for $7 million in 2012, $9 million in 2013 and $14 million in 2014. It's a lot of money, and young pitchers, they'll break your heart. We'll see how it works out. ...

Today's Target: Fausto Carmona
Enjoy the Enjoyment — ... Why Hate Carmona? Jealousy--both of him and of a franchise with a wise GM. Carmona got paid earlier this year, signing an extension with the Indians that locks him up through 2014 if the Indians exercise all three options on the contract. Carmona will make "only" $500K this year, but gets a $750K signing bonus, and his salary will escalate to $2.75 million in 2009, $4.9 million in 2010 and $6.1 million in 2011. Why haven't the M's done this with Felix Hernandez yet? ...

Starters: Studs to Spectators in September
N/A — ... Fausto Carmona — It’s been an injury-plagued season for the Indians 24-year-old right-hander, and after locking Fausto up to a 4-year-extension this spring, the Indians may just tell their filthy fire-baller to take the end of September off when they are officially out of playoff-contention. ...

Studs To Spectators in September
Fantasy Phenoms — ... ERA in 26 starts) and has followed it up with an equally impressive sophomore season so far in 2008 (3.58 ERA right now). He's one of the only good things the Orioles have going for them, so don't be surprised if the O's cut their ace's season short. Even though Guthrie won't rack up the wins in Baltimore, he's still a viable fantasy option and available in 84% of ESPN leagues. Fausto Carmona -- It's been an injury-plagued season for the Indians 24-year-old right-hander, and after locking Fausto up to a 4-year-extension this spring , the Indians may just tell their filthy ...

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The Indians have signed Fausto Carmona to a historic long-term contract that has the potential to be seven years long. The deal will be announced at a press conference at Progressive Field on Thursday afternoon.
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Fausto Carmona, a surprising 19-game winner last season, agreed to terms of a seven-year contract with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
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Fausto Carmona, a surprising 19-game winner last season, has agreed to terms on a seven-year contract with the Cleveland Indians.