THT Roundtable: Miguel Cabrera signs eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension

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The Hardball Times The Hardball Times found this 3/23/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
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. [link]

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Tigers Extend Cabrera
Published 3/24/2008 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... Will Cabrera stay at the hot corner? Probably not. I mean, maybe for a while, but eventually he’ll move back to the outfield or maybe first base. You know how much it’ll matter? Not one bit. A bat like his will play anywhere. Seriously, his top comp by age every year since arriving in the big leagues is Hank Aaron. Yeah, that’s kinda good. Other Voices Detroit Tiger Weblog Tiger Tales Hardball Times Tags: hank aaron, miguel cabrera Share ...

Reaction to the Cabrera deal
Published 3/24/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... 150s for the past three years. Eight years is a long time to be tied down to a contract, and during that time league revenues and salaries will grow. At growth rate of ten percent—the historical growth rate of major league salaries—salaries will double in seven years. By locking in now to a modest $19 million per season ($21 million per season after his arbitration-eligible years) the Tigers are protecting themselves against future salary growth. The Hardball Times had a roundtable, which Knuckle Curve’s Geoff Young participated in, as well as ...

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