Cot's Baseball Contracts: Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

Contract information is unofficial & collected from various published reports.
Service time in years & days (through 2007 season).

A four-man partnership (consisting of Ken Kendrick, Dale Jensen, Mike Chipman and J.C. Royer) bought the Diamondbacks for an undisclosed amount in March, 2004.

Forbes magazine valued the club at $379M in April, 2008. The CEO (and former general partner) Jerry Colangelo was asked to step down 8/04.

Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster
(salaries plus pro-rated signing bonuses):

2008: $ 66,202,712
2007: $ 52,067,546

2006: $ 59,684,226

2005: $ 62,329,166

2004: $ 69,780,750

2003: $ 80,640,333

2002: $102,819,999

2001: $ 85,508,000

2000: $ 77,900,000

Jeff Moorad CEO

hired 10/04, replacing Jerry Colangelo
MLB approved Moorad’s appointment 3/05. (His agreement with the club includes an ownership stake, making him a full partner.)

Josh Byrnes Senior VP & General Manager
8 years (2008-15)

signed extension 2/21/08
4 years/about $1M (2006-09), plus 2010 club option

hired 10/05, replacing Bob Gebhard, who was hired on interim basis 8/05

formerly assistant GM for Boston & Colorado and scouting director for Cleveland

Assistant GM Peter Woodfork
VP, Special Assistant to GM Bob Gebhard
Director, Player Development A.J. Hinch
Director, Player Personnel Jerry Dipoto
Director, Scouting Tom Allison

Bob Melvin Manager
2 years (2007-08), plus 2009 option
1 year (2010)

signed extension through 2010, with club picking up '09 option 12/07
2 years (2007-08), plus 2009 club option

signed 2-year extension 7/06

07:$0.875M

2 years/$1.375M (2005-06), plus 2007 & 2008 club options

05:$0.625M (paid by Seattle), 06:$0.75M

hired 11/04, replacing Wally Backman (who reportedly never signed a contract after agreeing to take the manager’s job 11/04, then being fired 4 days later for failing to disclose past off-field incidents)

2 years (2003-04), plus 2005 club option (Seattle)

fired 10/04
club exercised 2005 option 5/04
hired 11/02

agent: Alan Nero

Randy Johnson lhp
2 years/$26M (2007-08)

signed extension 1/07 as part of trade from NY Yankees to Arizona
$12M signing bonus ($3.5M in 2007, $0.5M in 2008, $4M each in 2009-10) (no interest)
07:$4M, 08:$10M (Yankees to pay $2M of 2007 salary)
2 years/$32M (2006-07)

signed extension 1/05, facilitating trade to Yankees

06:$16M, 07:$16M ($1.5M each year deferred at 0% interest)

$9M in deferred salaries (05-07) to be paid $3.5M each in 2008 & 2009, $2M in 2010

full no-trade clause

Arizona remains responsible for $1M personal services contract

2005 in incentives remain ($1M Cy Young, $0.15M 2nd, $0.1M 3-5; $0.25M MVP, $0.15M 2nd, $0.1M 3-5; $0.1M WS MVP; $50,000 All Star, Gold Glove, LCS MVP)

2 years/$33M (2004-05)

04:$16M ($6M deferred at 2%)

05:$16M ($6M deferred, restructured to reduce interest rate from 2% to 0%)

4 years/$53.4M (1999-2002), plus 2003 option

$5M signing bonus

99:$7.35M, 00:$12.35M, 01:$12.35M, 02:$12.35M, 03:$12M option ($1M buyout) (option picked up 3/01)

2003 salary increased by $3M with 2002 Cy Young

$6M/year 99-00 deferred

$8M/year 01-03 deferred @ 6% interest

agents: Alan Nero & Barry Meister
ML service: 19.020

Doug Davis lhp
3 years/$22M (2007-09)

signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $7.5M-$5.25M)
07:$5.5M, 08:$7.75M, 09:$8.75M
2 years/$4.75M (2005-06), plus performance bonuses

05:$2.05M, 06:$2.7M

2005 salary increases by $0.3M with 34 GS in 2004

2006 salary increases by $0.5M with 33 GS in 2005
$0.4M in performance bonuses

signed extension 7/04

1 year/$0.45M (2004) (minor-league contract)
1 year/$0.4275M (2003) 2/03
1 year/$0.31M (2002) 2/02
agent: Steve Canter
ML service: 6.138

Eric Byrnes of
3 years/$30M (2008-10)

signed extension 8/7/07
$2M signing bonus (paid in 2 installments in 2008)
08:$6M, 09:$11M, 10:$11M
1 year/$4.575M (2007)

re-signed 2/07 (avoided arbitration, $5M-$4.25M)

1 year/$2.25M (2006)

signed as a free agent 12/05 after being non-tendered

1 year/$2.2M (2005)

avoided arbitration 1/05 ($2.5M-$2M)

performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 350 & 400 PAs

$25,000 one-time assignment bonus if traded

1 year/$0.328M (2004)
1 year/$0.3M (2003)
agent: Michael Sasson
ML service: 6.075

Orlando Hudson inf
1 year/$6.25M (2008)

re-signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$3.9M (2007), re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$2.3M (2006), re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.365M (2005)
1 year/$0.322M (2004)
1 year/$0.313M (2003) 3/03
ML service: 5.068

Brandon Webb rhp
4 years/$19.5M (2006-09), plus $8.5M 2010 club option

signed extension 1/06 (replacing final year & option of previous contract)
06:$2.5M, 07:$4.5M, 08:$5.5M, 09:$6.5M, 10:$8.5M club option ($0.5M buyout, which increases by $0.5M each time Webb finishes in the top 5 of Cy Young balloting, 2006-09)
3 years/$3.3M (2004-06), plus 2007 club option

04:$0.335M, 05:$0.715M, 06:$2M, 07: club option worth up to $4M based on IP ($0.25M buyout)

IP incentives paying as much as $0.45M/year (220 IP), 2004-06, bringing total package to 4 years, $8.65M

re-signed 3 /04

1 year (2003)
drafted 2000 (8-249)
agent: Jonathan Maurer
ML service: 4.158

Dan Haren rhp
4 years/$12.65M (2006-09), plus $6.75M 2010 club option

signed extension 9/05
acquired in trade (from Oakland) 12/14/07
$0.2M signing bonus
06:$0.5M, 07:$2.2M, 08:$4M, 09:$5.5M, 10:$6.75M club option ($0.25M buyout) (option becomes guaranteed if Haren reaches specific IP mark)
escalators can increase:

2009 salary by $0.75M
2010 club option by $1M

award bonus: $50,000 for All Star selection
If Haren does not qualify for arbitration as a Super 2 after 2006, the contract's guarantee is reduced from $12.65M to $9.5M. (Haren would be likely to qualify with 2 years, 154 days of service.)
re-signed 2/05, 1 year/$0.3235M (2005)
agent: Greg Landry
ML service: 3.154

Chad Tracy 3b
3 years/$13.25M (2007-09), plus $7M 2010 club option

signed extension 5/06
$1M signing bonus
07:$2.75M, 08:$3.75M, 09:$4.75M, 10:$7M club option ($1M buyout)
1 year/$0.381M (2006), re-signed 3/06
1 year/0.335M (2005)
drafted 2001 (7-218), $80,000 signing bonus
agent: Alan Nero, CSMG
ML service: 4.000

Brandon Lyon rhp
1 year/$3.125M (2008)

re-signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$1.5M (2007), re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.83M (2006), re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.33M (2005), plus $0.17M in incentives (re-signed 1/05)
1 year/$0.33M (2004)
1 year/$0.3095M (2003) 3/03
agent: Barry Meister
ML service: 5.142

Juan Cruz rhp
1 year/$1.9375M (2008)

re-signed 1/16/08 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$1.4375M (2007), re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.575M (2006), plus performance bonuses

re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration)

$50,000 in performance bonuses based on appearances

$15,000 each for 45 & 50 g, $20,000 for 55 g

1 year/$0.6M (2005), lost arbitration 2/05 ($0.86M-$0.6M)
1 year/$0.37M (2004)
1 year/$0.34M (2003)
agent: CSMG
ML service: 5.101

Chris Snyder c
1 year/$1.85M (2008)

re-signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.4M (2007)
1 year/$0.341M (2006), re-signed 3/06
1 year/$0.318M (2005)
ML service: 3.047

Stephen Drew ss
5 years/$5.5M (2005-09)

signed major-league contract 5/05
$4M signing bonus paid over 4 years
$2M in "easily attainable" bonuses, for total possible value of $7.5M
05-06: average annual salaries of $0.3M, 07:$1.5M, 08:$1.5M, 09:$1.5M
drafted 2004 (1-15)
agent: Scott Boras
ML service: 1.079

Chad Qualls rhp
1 year/$1.3125M (2008)

signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
acquired in trade (from Houston) 12/14/07
1 year/$0.441M (2007)

renewed 3/07

1 year/$0.376M (2006), re-signed 3/06
1 year/$0.316M (2005), re-signed 2/05
drafted 2000 (2-67), $0.415M signing bonus
ML service: 3.058

Justin Upton ss
5 years/$6.1M (2006-2010)

contract purchased 8/2/07
signed 1/06 (minor-league contract)
$6.1M signing bonus (paid over 5 years) is largest ever in a minor-league contract for a drafted player who was not a free agent
06:$0.8M ($0.4M at signing, $0.4M at year end), 07:$1M, 08:$1M, 09:$1.3M, 10:$2M
drafted 2005 (1-1)
agent: Larry Reynolds
ML service: 0.060

Max Scherzer rhp
4 years/$4.3M (2007-10)

signed 5/30/07 (Major League contract)
performance bonuses may increase value to $6M
drafted 2006 (1-11) (Missouri)
agent: Scott Boras
ML service: 0.000

Chris Burke inf
1 year/$0.955M (2008)

signed 1/18/08 (avoided arbitration)
acquired in trade (from Houston) 12/14/07
1 year/$0.4155M (2007), re-signed 3/07
1 year/$0.3625M (2006), re-signed 3/06
1 year/$0.316M (2005), e-signed 2/05 (split contract)
drafted 2001 (1-10), $2.1M signing bonus
ML service: 3.008

Augie Ojeda inf
1 year/$0.55M (2008)

re-signed 12/6/07 (avoided arbitration)
1 year/$0.395M (2007)

contract purchased 6/14/07

signed as a free agent 11/06 (minor-league contract)

1 year (2006) (minor-league contract)
1 year (2005)

sent outright to AAA 9/05

1 year/$0.32M (2004)

contract purchased 8/04
signed as a free agent 11/03 (minor-league contract)

drafted 1996 (13-381)
ML service: 2.169

Conor Jackson inf
1 year/$0.4195M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.392M (2007)
1 year/$0.328M (2006), re-signed 3/06
contract purchased 7/05
drafted 2003 (1-19), $1.5M signing bonus
agent: Casey Close
ML service: 2.067

Edgar G. Gonzalez rhp
1 year/$0.411M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.3875M (2007)
1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06
signed 2000 as undrafted free agent from Mexico
$3,500 signing bonus
ML service: 2.000

Rob Hammock c-inf
1 year/$0.4095M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.3895M (2007)
contract purchased 9/06
1 year/$0.315M (2004)
agent: Robert Garber
ML service: 2.073

Chris Young of
1 year/$0.406M (2008)
5 years/$28M (2009-13), plus 2014 club option

signed extension 4/8/08
$1M signing bonus
09:$1.75M, 10:$3.25M, 11:$5M, 12:$7M, 13:$8.5M, 14:$11M club option ($1.5M buyout)
1 year/$0.406M (2008), renewed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007)
1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06
contract purchased 11/05
drafted 2001 (16-493)
ML service: 1.045

Tony Pena rhp
1 year/$0.4055M (2008)

renewed 3/9/08
1year/$0.381M (2007)
1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06
1 year (2005)
signed 2002 as an undrafted free agent (from Dominican Republic)
previously known as Adriano Rosario
$0.4M signing bonus
ML service: 1.076

Micah Owings rhp
1 year/$0.402M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007), contract purchased 4/07
drafted 2005 (3-83), $0.44M signing bonus
agent: Scott Boras
ML service: 1.000

Miguel Montero c
1 year/$0.4005M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007)
1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06
contract purchased 11/05
signed 2001 as undrafted free agent from Venezuela
agent: CSMG
ML service: 1.031

Doug Slaten lhp
1 year/$0.4005M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007), re-signed 2/07
1 year (2006), re-signed 3/06
contract purchased 11/05
drafted 2000 (17-519)
ML service: 1.031

Mark Reynolds inf
1 year/$0.3965M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007), contract purchased 5/17/07
drafted 2004 (16-476)
ML service: 0.138

Yusmeiro Petit rhp
1 year/$0.394M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007)

re-signed 3/07
acquired in trade 3/07, with Arizona paying $1M of Jorge Julio's 2007 salary

1 year/$0.327M (2006), signed 2/06
acquired 11/05 in trade from NY Mets (as part of the trade, Florida also paid to the Mets $7M of the $48M remaining on Carlos Delgado's contract)
contract purchased 11/05
signed 2001 (undrafted free agent from Venezuela)
ML service: 0.160

Jeff Salazar of
1 year/$0.393M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007), claimed off waivers (from Colorado) 3/07
1 year (2006), re-signed 2/06
1 year (2005), re-signed 2/05
ML service: 0.084

Emilio Bonifacio inf
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007)
contract purchased 11/06
signed 2001 as amateur free agent from Dominican Republic
ML service: 0.030

Javier Brito 1b
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
contract purchased 11/20/07
signed 2002 as amateur free agent from Venezuela
ML service: 0.000

Billy Buckner rhp
1 year (2008)

signed 3/9/08
acquired in trade from KC 12/14/07
1 year (2007), contract purchased 8/24/07
signed 6/04
drafted 2004 (2-55), $0.635M signing bonus
ML service: 0.038

Wilkin Castillo c
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
contract purchased 11/20/07
signed 2002 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
ML service: 0.000

Jon Coutlangus lhp
1 year (2008)

acquired in trade from Cincinnati 4/8/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007), re-signed 2/07
1 year (2006)

claimed off waivers (from SF) after being DFA 3/06

re-signed 3/06

contract purchased 11/05
drafted 2003 (19-573)
ML service: 0.161

Emiliano Fruto rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007)

re-signed 2/07
acquired in trade from Washington 8/21/07

acquired in trade from Seattle 12/06, with Nationals paying $4M of $16M left on Jose Vidro's contract, 2007-08
contract purchased 11/05
signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Colombia ($0.25M signing bonus)
ML service: 0.088

Juan Gutierrez rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
acquired in trade from Houston 12/14/07
1 year (2007), re-signed 3/07
1 year/$0.327M (2006), re-signed 2/06
1 year/$0.316M (2005), re-signed 2/05 (split contract)
signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Venezuela
agent: CSMG
ML service: 0.035

Jailen Peguero rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.38M (2007), signed 2/07
contract purchased 11/06
signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Dominican Republic
ML service: 0.054

Connor Robertson rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007)

acquired in trade (from Oakland) 12/14/07
sent outright to AAA 10/25/07
contract purchased 5/15/07

drafted 2004 (31-937)
ML service: 0.000 (through 2006)

Alex Romero of
1 year/$0.39M (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007), claimed off waivers from Minnesota 1/07
1 year (2006), re-signed 2/06

contract purchased 11/05

signed 2002 as an undrafted free agent from Venezuela
ML service: 0.000

Leo Rosales rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
1 year (2007), signed 3/07

acquired in trade from SD 7/27/07

contract purchased 11/06
drafted 2003 (20-581)
ML service: 0.000

Esmerling Vasquez rhp
1 year (2008)

re-signed 3/9/08
contract purchased 11/20/07
signed 2003 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
ML service: 0.000

Josh Whitesell 1b
1 year (2008)

claimed off waivers from Washington 3/14/08
re-signed 1/11/08
contract purchased 10/23/07
drafted 2003 (6-177) (Loyola Marymount), $0.12M signing bonus
ML service: 0.000

Minor-league contracts

Brooks Brown rhp
2008

drafted 2006 (1s-343), $0.9M signing bonus
ML service:

Dallas Buck rhp
2008

drafted 2006 (3-86), $0.25M signing bonus
ML service:

Jamie D'Antona 3b
2008

signed 2003 (minor-league contract)
drafted 2003 (2-66), $0.56M signing bonus
ML service:

Ed Easley c
2008

signed 6/26/07
drafted 2007 (1s-61) (Mississippi St.), $0.531M signing bonus
ML service:

Barry Enright rhp
2008

signed 7/14/07
drafted 2007 (2-73) (Pepperdine), $0.441M signing bonus
ML service:

Matt Green rhp
2008

signed 6/05 (minor-league contract)
drafted 2005 (2-49), $0.5M signing bonus
ML service:

Cyle Hankerd of
2008

drafted 2006 (3-87), $0.43M signing bonus
ML service:

Don Kelly ss
2008

signed as a free agent 2/1/08 (minor-league contract)
1 year/$0.38M (2007)

signed as a free agent 12/06 (minor-league contract)
contract purchased 3/07, DFA 6/12/07
contract purchased 7/15/07, DFA 7/20/07
granted free agency by Pittsburgh 10/07

1 year (2006)

DFA (by Detroit), sent outright to AA 9/06

re-signed 2/06

contract purchased 11/05

drafted 2001 (8-237)
ML service: 0.091

Brandon Medders rhp
1 year/$0.4095 (2008)

DFA 5/22/08
re-signed 3/9/08
1 year/$0.3905M (2007), re-signed 2/07
1 year/$0.327M (2006), renewed 3/06
1 year (2005), contract purchased 6/05
re-signed as a free agent 1/05 (minor-league contract)
ML service: 2.012

Reynaldo Navarro ss
2008

drafted 2007 (3-103) (Guaynaba, PR), $0.333M signing bonus
ML service:

Trot Nixon of
1 year (2008)

signed as a free agent 2/22/08 (minor-league contract)
1 year/$3M (2007)

signed as a free agent 1/07

$2M in performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500 & 550 PAs

3 years/$19M (2004-06), plus escalators

04:$6.5M, 05:$6.5M, 06:$6.5M

replaces 1 year/$6.6M deal signed 1/04 (avoided arbitration)

1 year/$4M (2003), avoided arbitration 1/03
1 year/$2.7M (2002), avoided arbitration 1/02
drafted 1993 (1-7)
agent: Ron Shapiro
ML service: 9.044

Jarrod Parker rhp
2008

signed 8/15/07
drafted 2007 (1-9) (Norwell HS, IN), $2.1M signing bonus
agent: Larry Reynolds
ML service:

Gerardo Parra of
2008

signed 2004 as amateur free agent from Venezuela
ML service:

Wes Roemer rhp
2008

signed 6/22/07
drafted 2007 (1s-50) (Cal State Fullerton), $0.62M signing bonus
ML service:

Matt Torra rhp
2008

signed 6/05 (minor-league contract)
drafted 2005 (1s-31), $1.025M signing bonus
ML service:

# posted @ 11:26 PM

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