blogs.jsonline.com - 3/4/2008
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Phoenix - One very astute e-mail buddy of mine suggested that I detail the baseball salary system, in light of Prince Fielder complaining about getting his contract renewed, for the folks who don't understand it completely. That was an outstanding idea -- thanks, Craig! -- and so here goes: Zero to Three Years For players with zero to three years of service time in the majors, they basically ...
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SOME MORE CONTRACT TALK
BREAKING DOWN THE BREWERS BLOG - by Kevin Panzarella —
Tom Hardicourt of JSonline posted in their Brewers Blog the details of a MLB player's contract. Baseball is the arbitration in professional sports... you actually have to earn your money. Crazy, I know, that they don't get millions upon millions in guaranteed money up front like basketball and football. Here is an excerpt that explains what the player goes through in the first 3 years of his contract. Essentially, the team offers a salary each year and if the player wants to he can accept it or renew it (what ...
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Right Field Bleachers —
... - Tom Haudricourt explains the baseball salary system and why Prince Fielder is being paid $670,000 this season. Like most, I fail to understand why Prince is upset about what he's being paid. If he wanted more, he'd have to sign a deal for some of his arbitration seasons, which he is apparently not willing to do. It's the way the baseball salary system works. As far as the contract goes though, I hope we don't have to talk about it anymore this season. ...
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Prince is Peeved...But Should He Be?
brewernation.mlblogs.com 3/4/2008 — By: Big Rygg
A lot has been made in the last couple of days about Prince Fielder's comments to the media regarding his contract renewal for the 2008 baseball fiscal year. There are several ways to look at this issue, some of which I'll spell ...
Memo to Prince Fielder: To get respect, you must give respect
mvn.com 3/5/2008 — The following rant will most likely sound like I’m not a fan of Prince Fielder. In reality, nothing is further from the truth. Prince Fielder is my favorite player in all of baseball. I had his jersey special ordered before he even made his Major League debut. His 50 home runs last year did not surprise me at all.
Fielder intends to make Brewers pay - Columnist
sports.espn.go.com 3/4/2008 — PHOENIX -- Someone's going to pay for what happened here. Someone always pays when Prince Fielder thinks someone's screwing with him. This time it's money. Actually, it's not just the money, but what the money represents. There's a difference to ...
Brewers slugger Prince Fielder unhappy about renewed contract
canadianpress.google.com 3/4/2008 — 3 days ago PHOENIX Prince Fielder is frustrated about his contract. The Milwaukee Brewers slugger renewed his deal for US$670,000 on Sunday after finishing third in NL MVP voting last season. "I'm not happy about it at all," Fielder said. "The fact ...
A Plea to Prince Fielder —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2008
Prince, The next time you head out for a night on the town in Milwaukee, realize how much this city loves you. It was 15 years between winning seasons for baseball fans here. You were a major part of it. Every time you hit one of your ...
Whine and Cheese —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2008
Cry me a river, boys. Over the last few weeks, and even the past few seasons, more and more major leaguers have been complaining about one thing. Money. In baseball, salary arbitration allows a team to hold on to its youngsters at a low ...
Spoiled Brats Ruin Spring Fun in MLB —
Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2008
As fans, too often we hear of rich young athletes who arren't satisifed with their lot in life and they want more. Some sportswriters and broadcasters will have you thinking that this is acceptable - after all, if someone made more money than you for ...
