Approach the bench
Today is arbitration numbers day! Hooray!
Players and clubs exchange figures today for what we can only hope become horribly divisive arbitrations hearings to determine their 2008 salaries. It's helped the Giants out before.
Coming into today the Giants had three players eligible for hearings, but that changed with Brad Hennessey agreed to a $1.6 million, one-year deal.
That leaves Kevin Correa and Vinne Chulk as the two remaining cases. But don't expect them to get all the way to the bench.
The Giants have had only one case in the last 10 years reach a hearing, losing a decision to A.J. Pierzynski in 2004. The team offered $2.25 million, he wanted $3.5 million, and by God he got it.
Since arbitration began in 1973, the Giants have had (as far as I can find, anyway) only six cases reach a hearing but they lost all but two. The lost their first case in 1981 over a $20,000 difference with Johnnie LeMaster. Pierzynski's millions are the most ever awarded, be it a win or a loss.
One intersting thing about the Pierzynski deal was that it is currently the 13th greatest difference ever between a team and a player. The tops is still Albert Pujols' $3.5 million gap in 2004. In 2003 he made $900,000 after hitting .359/.439/.667 for the Cardinals. He wanted $10.5 million, the team offered $7 million and the team won out. Still, the $6.1 million difference between his 2003 and 2004 salaries is the second-greatest difference awared in an arbitration case. The tops is the $6.9 million difference Miguel Cabrera was awarded in a win over the Marlins last year.
No wonder he's a Tiger now.
Players and clubs exchange figures today for what we can only hope become horribly divisive arbitrations hearings to determine their 2008 salaries. It's helped the Giants out before.
Coming into today the Giants had three players eligible for hearings, but that changed with Brad Hennessey agreed to a $1.6 million, one-year deal.
That leaves Kevin Correa and Vinne Chulk as the two remaining cases. But don't expect them to get all the way to the bench.
The Giants have had only one case in the last 10 years reach a hearing, losing a decision to A.J. Pierzynski in 2004. The team offered $2.25 million, he wanted $3.5 million, and by God he got it.
Since arbitration began in 1973, the Giants have had (as far as I can find, anyway) only six cases reach a hearing but they lost all but two. The lost their first case in 1981 over a $20,000 difference with Johnnie LeMaster. Pierzynski's millions are the most ever awarded, be it a win or a loss.
One intersting thing about the Pierzynski deal was that it is currently the 13th greatest difference ever between a team and a player. The tops is still Albert Pujols' $3.5 million gap in 2004. In 2003 he made $900,000 after hitting .359/.439/.667 for the Cardinals. He wanted $10.5 million, the team offered $7 million and the team won out. Still, the $6.1 million difference between his 2003 and 2004 salaries is the second-greatest difference awared in an arbitration case. The tops is the $6.9 million difference Miguel Cabrera was awarded in a win over the Marlins last year.
No wonder he's a Tiger now.
Labels: arbitration, Brad Hennessey, Giants, Transactions
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