Yankees Persuade Posada to Stay - New York Times

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Bucs Dugout found this 11/13/2007 on www.nytimes.com [flag]
Jorge Posada's contract, worth at least $52 million, rewards him for one of the best seasons any catcher has had. [link]

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News Roundup: Wild Things Offer Contract to Bonds
Published 11/13/2007 by Charlie <info@buccosdugout.com> at Bucs Dugout
-P- Nice work, Wild Things. Publicity stunt of the year. In addition, Bonds' contract offer includes other considerations including a single king-sized room when the team is on road; 50% of all net proceeds of individual Barry Bonds/Wild Things merchandise; and The Wild Things will provide Bonds a host family if needed. Brilliant. -P- Ryan Doumit and ...

A Nice Couple of Weeks
Published 11/19/2007 by SF at YFSF
Lost in the tenacity of what is sometimes a zero-sum rivalry, we must note that these past couple of weeks have brought good things to both of our respective teams.  Dustin Pedroia wins the Rookie of the Year.  Curt Schilling returns to Boston for fewer dollars than he could have gotten on the open market.  The Sox' ownership ponies up $12M+ per year and gets their World ...

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Rivera Has Million Reasons to Stay - Bats - Baseball - New York Times Blog

MY BASEBALL BIAS found this 11/13/2007 on bats.blogs.nytimes.com

Somewhat lost in the excitement of Monday’s news that Jorge Posada will return to the Yankees was the team’s improved offer to closer Mariano Rivera: three years, $45 million. That should be plenty of cash for Rivera, like Posada, to return to the ...
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Posada and his Similars

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 11/13/2007 on www.replacementlevel.com

According to most reports, Jorge Posada is all but certain to return to the Yankees. Posada's contract is rumored to be a four year deal, which will take Posada through his ages 36-39 seasons. It's a risky deal, but Posada projects to be worth it if ...
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Yankees pitch $45M, 3-year deal to closer Rivera - MLB

MY BASEBALL BIAS found this 11/14/2007 on sports.espn.go.com

NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera was offered a $45 million, three-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees . Now, the team is waiting to hear back from its star closer. "He'd be by $4 million a year the highest-paid relief pitcher," Yankees senior ...
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Steinbrenner puts the onus on Rivera

Bronx Liaison found this 11/14/2007 on yankees.lhblogs.com

Hank Steinbrenner confirmed that the Yankees offered Mariano Rivera $45 million over three seasons. “He’d be by $4 million a year the highest-paid relief pitcher,” Hammerin’ Hank said. “To say that’s a strong ...
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Posada agrees to deal with Yankees -

Green Pinstripes found this 11/13/2007 on www.newsday.com

Catcher Jorge Posada agreed to a four-year, $52.4 million contract to remain with Yankees. ( AP Photo ) BY JIM BAUMBACH AND KEN DAVIDOFF | jim.baumbach@newsday.com ken.davidoff@newsday.com November 13, 2007 Only hours before Jorge Posada would have ...
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