• Ben Q. Rock

  +6

  That's a lot of Baconators.

  Posted 3/23/2008 respond (flag)

• brockforbroglio

  +3

  With the combination of his youth/production he should've demanded at least $200M.M

   I've watched him come up and win a world series back in 2003. He's had an amazing young career.

   

   

  Posted 3/23/2008 respond (flag)

• allonthefield

  +2

  I think I'd rather have Cabrera than A-Rod over the next eight years, so $19 million per season is a pretty sweet deal for the Tigers.

  Posted 3/24/2008 respond (flag)

Tigers and Cabrera Reach Extension
Hot Foot — ... According to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes, the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera have reached an 8 year extension worth $153.3 million.  According to Rojas’ source, the deal will be complete upon Cabrera taking a physical. ...

Report: Miguel Cabrera Inks 8-year/$153.3M Deal With Tigers
The Transaction Guy — According to Enrique Rosas of Espndeportes.com, the Detroit Tigers and recently acquired third-baseman Miguel Cabrera have reached a preliminary deal to keep the 24-year old in Detroit for the next 8 years. The deal is rumored to total $153.3M, pushing it past Magglio Ordonez’s $75M for the richest contract in Detroit Tigers history. The deal will pay Miguel $11.8M for the 2008 campaign, and then average $19M per year for the next seven. It is not known if the deal includes any type of option years. TG Analysis ...

BREAKING: 8 years of Cabrera?
Mack Avenue Tigers — ESPN Deportes is reporting the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera have reached a preliminary agreement on an eight year, $153M deal. The All-Star third baseman will undergo a physical on Monday to complete the deal, the source said. … “Miguel just signed a big contract,” said the source. “The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday.” Update with my thoughts:  This would be wonderful news. Considering most analysts expected Cabrera to command 20M to 30M per ...

Tigers open the wallet wider for Miguel Cabrera
D-Town Baseball — ... , according to sources at ESPN the Tigers have signed Miguel Cabrera to an 8-year 153.3M dollar contract. The size of this deal has been widely speculated with some going as far to suggest that Cabrera would become the next $200M dollar man. That obviously did not happen but having this sorted out before the season is a good thing. ...

Miguel Cabrera to sign huge contract extension
Lone Star Ball — ... ESPN is reporting that the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera have agreed to a contract extension worth $153.3 million over 8 years. The story says that Cabrera will get $11.3 million in 2008, and $19 million per year thereafter, but the numbers don't really work out that way, so we'll have to see once we get a clarification. However...this is a very good deal for the Tigers, who get one of the best hitters in baseball through his age 32 season for what is, all in all, a pretty reasonable amount.  The length isn't such a big issue, given Cabrera's age, and $19 ...

ESPN: Cabrera, Tigers Agree to Deal
Eli's MLB Rumors — ... According to ESPN.com, the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera are closing in on a eight year deal worth 153.5 million dollars. "Miguel just signed a big contract," said the source. "The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday." This is an excellent deal for the Tigers who lock up Cabrera while he is entering his prime. Cabrera, who lost at least twenty pounds this off season, still hit 34 homeruns last season. Playing in the lineup he is in now, he should have a higher average and more homeruns. I have been going back in forth in my ...

ESPN.com: Cabrera set to ink Tigers’ biggest pact: $153.3 million
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — ESPN.com: Cabrera set to ink Tigers’ biggest pact: $153.3 million Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity. Sounds like a sweet deal for the Tigers. ...

Tigers, Cabrera Agree to Record Deal
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... According to Enrique Rojas at ESPNdeportes.com, the Detroit Tigers and third baseman Miguel Cabrera have reached a preliminary agreement on the biggest contract in the club’s history. A source close to Cabrera said the deal is for 8 years, worth $153.3 million. The anonymous source said, “Miguel just signed a big contract. The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday.” ...

Cabrera set to ink Tigers biggest pact: $153.3 million
kcudah sports — ESPN - Cabrera set to ink Tigers biggest pact: $153.3 million - MLB Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity. The All-Star third baseman will undergo a physical on Monday to complete the deal, the source said.“Miguel just signed a big contract,” said the source. “The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday.”

Miguel Cabrera Reportedly Agrees to $153 Million Extension
Bucs Dugout — The Tigers and Miguel Cabrera have reportedly agreed on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract. Cabrera's obviously a great player, but it can be tough to put these huge contracts into context. Only three contracts in MLB history have been bigger than this one. Alex Rodriguez's went from being a boondoggle to, ultimately, being such a good deal for the Yankees that Rodriguez opted out of it; Derek Jeter's hasn't been a problem, but it might seem to be if he played for a poorer team; and Manny Ramirez's was so bad that the Red Sox once put him on ...

Hendrickson to Start on Opening Day
Fish@Bat: Blogging the Florida Marlins — A few news and notes: Mark Hendrickson is the lucky winner of our opening day starting pitcher lottery joining the ranks of Charlie Hough, Kevin Brown, and Dontrelle Willis in the Marlins record books. With Jose Castillo gone, Jorge Cantu will start at third base. ESPN is reporting that Miguel Cabrera just signed an 8-year $153MM extension with the Tigers. It’s, deservingly, the 4th largest deal in MLB history. No way we could (or should) have afforded that. If you ...

Cabrera Signs Extension
Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com — ESPN: "Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity. The All-Star third baseman will undergo a physical on Monday to complete the deal, the source said. ...

Miguel Cabrera Set To Sign Extension
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... According to ESPN's Enquire Rojas, Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is set to sign an eight-year, $153.3MM extension.  That's $19.16MM per year for 2009-16.  Definitely less than I expected him to sign for.  We'll examine the deal more closely when details become available.    ...

Skip to the Lou
Viva El Birdos — ... and, for those of you who still harbored dreams of Miguel Cabrera joining Albert in our lineup, Detroit has apparently signed him to an 8 year, $153 million contract. According to the report, he would receive just over $11 M this year and then $19 M for the next 7 years. This strikes me, at first glance, as a very good contract for the Tigers. First of all, he’s only 24 and could conceivably become the premier hitter in the AL during the next 8 years. Hell, it might happen this year. Consider the fact that A-Rod is 32 now and set to earn an average of $27.5 M for the next ...

HERE'S WHY YOU MAKE THE CABRERA DEAL
SPORTS UNFILTERED — ... If you're the Halos, you get a 24-year-old 3B (a positional void since '05) who posted a line of .320/34/119/.966 OPS last year. You apparently have the ability to sign him to a contract that is at market-value (currently), and will be below market-value when his contract ends. You capitalize on the strength of your current lineup, while building for the future. You may/or may not get a pitcher that is an innings eater that could get you 12+ wins at the back-end of your rotation despite a high ERA and WHIP. As opposed to the one you traded your shortstop and clubhouse leader ...

Eye of the Tiger: Cabrera Reaches $153 million Agreement
The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network — ... Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers have reached a preliminary agreement on a eight-year, $153 million contract, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes. ...

Cabrera Deal
ShysterBall — Miguel es muy rico: Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity. The Devil is in the details, but pending those, I'd say this is a wonderful deal for the Tigers. Cabrera is one of the best young hitters to emerge is my lifetime, and anytime you can lock up someone like him for his age 25-32 seasons, you make the deal. As for Cabrera, there will no doubt be some -- ...

Miguel Cabrera and Joe Nathan Locked Up?
Baseball Digest Daily — Two reports are surfacing today about the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. First, ESPN reports that a $153.3 M preliminary deal has been reached between Detroit and their new everyday third baseman, Miguel Cabrera. The 8-year contract will be finalized when Cabrera passes a physical tomorrow. Overall, it would become the fourth-richest contract in baseball history. Cabrera would trail Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez ($275 million), Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter ($189 million) and Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez ($160 million) in the total salary package listing. ...

Sunday Morning Rockpile:
Purple Row — ... In somewhat related news (if you want to think about how this affects Holliday's future), Miguel Cabrera's reportedly signed an eight-year, $153.3M contract extension with the Tigers. Anyone think he could have gotten a few more millions if he opted for the open market when the time came? ...

Miguel Cabrera Is a Very Rich Man
FanHouse — ... All the factors were there: a young player new to a big-market team (or at least a team that spends like they're in a big market), and a player that just so happens to be one of the most promising young players in the game. All the factors add up: Miguel Cabrera is getting his paper paper. ...

Miguel Cabrera Has 153 Million Reasons To Eat
SPORTSbyBROOKS — The Detroit Tigers and the rotund third basemen have reached a tentative agreement that would give Miguel Cabrera the fourth-richest deal in baseball history. The contract would pay Cabrera an average of just over 19 million Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers per season. From ESPN.COM : Cabrera, 24, was eligible for arbitration in 2009 and could become a free agent after the season ended. He will earn $11.3 million in 2008, and then an average of $19 million per year through 2016. Cabrera and pitcher Dontrelle Willis joined Detroit as part of a trade with Florida in ...

Tigers, Cabrera Agree to Record Deal
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. — ... Mar 22nd, 9:06pm (EST) - According to Enrique Rojas at ESPNdeportes.com, the Detroit Tigers and third baseman Miguel Cabrera have reached a preliminary agreement on the biggest contract in the club’s history.  A source close to Cabrera said the deal is for 8 years, worth $153.3 million. The anonymous source said, “Miguel just signed a big contract. The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday.” ...

Cabrera, Tigers Strike $153 M. Deal
Bronx Liaison — ... $153.3 million over eight years. Not too shabby for a guy some experts were calling "fat" and "a butcher" at third base. Although it's hard to disagree with the latter, Miguel Cabrera is definitely an elite hitter now and for many years into the future. The contract is the fourth largest in MLB history following Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Manny Ramirez. ...

Tigers Lock Up Cabrera Until 2076
Defensive Indifference — ... Before he has even played one regular season game for them, the Tigers have signed Miguel Cabrera to an 8 year extension worth $153.3 million. The contract is the fourth largest contract in MLB history, and will be finalized once Cabrera passes a physical. ...

THT Roundtable: Miguel Cabrera signs eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension
The Hardball Times — ESPN reports that the Detroit Tigers have signed Miguel Cabrera to an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension that would buy out his last two arbitration years and pay him an average of $19 million a year for his first six years of free agency. Here's what our writers think. ...

Cabrera’s extension update
Mack Avenue Tigers — ... saying the ESPN.com report on Miguel Cabrera’s extension was a bit off. The deal is a seven-year extension worth roughly $20M a year, in addition to this year’s $11.3M contract. So “Cabby” or “Cabbage” — nicknames for Cabrera according to Todd Jones on today’s FSN broadcast — will be a Tiger for eight seasons, through 2015,  a season he’ll still be just 32 years old. ...

Tigers Extend Cabrera
Knuckle Curve — ... According to ESPN, the Detroit Tigers have inked “third baseman” Miguel Cabrera to an 8-year, $153 million contract extension. With the understanding that the economics of baseball are inherently insane, this strikes me as pretty darned good value. ...

Weekend Wrap-up
18 to 88 — ... The Tigers signing Miggy Cabrera to a long term deal is a great move. This kid is a beast and even if he does get off his conditioning program and blows up to look like ManRam, HE'LL STILL hit like ManRam, so where's the downside? ...

Reaction to the Cabrera deal
Mack Avenue Tigers — The deal to keep Miguel Cabrera in Detroit through 2015 and give him one of the largest contracts in MLB history is not yet official. But that doesn’t mean people will wait to start talking about it. Here’s a roundup from some of baseball’s thinks and fans alike. Mitch Lichtman, one author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, reacted early  on in the Baseball Musings comments. Just because that is what he MIGHT get, does not mean he is WORTH that. Whether a signing was good or bad should be based on what a player is worth, NOT what he is perceived as being worth by ...

Great Moments in Frivolity, Part I
Baseball Analysts — ... Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers agree to an eight-year, $153M extension. When asked to comment, Tigers' GM Dave Dombrowski notes that such a large and long deal may be foolish when talking about a slow first basemen or DH, but it's an absolute steal for a third baseman. ...