Seattle Mariners
Contract information is unofficial & collected from various published reports.
Service time in years & days (through 2007 season).
Hiroshi Yamauchi bought the Mariners for $125M in 1992.
Forbes magazine valued the club at $466M in April, 2008.
Bill Bavasi Executive VP of Baseball Operations (GM)
John McLaren Manager
1 year (2008)
Ichiro Suzuki of
5 years/$90M (2008-12)
Richie Sexson 1b
4 years/$50M (2005-08)
Adrian Beltre 3b
5 years/$64M (2005-09)
Carlos Silva rhp
4 years/$48M (2008-11), plus 2012 mutual option
Jarrod Washburn lhp
4 years/$37.5M (2006-09)
Miguel Batista rhp
3 years/$25M (2007-09)
Jose Vidro 2b
4 years/$30M (2005-08), plus 2009 vesting option
Erik Bedard lhp
1 year/$7M (2008)
Kenji Johjima c
3 years/$16.5M (2006-08)
3 years/$24M (2009-11)
Raul Ibanez of
2 years/$11M (2007-08)
J.J. Putz rhp
3 years/$13.1M (2007-09), plus $8.6M 2010 club option
Jose Lopez inf
4 years/$6.07M (2007-10), plus $4.5M 2011 club option
Yuniesky Betancourt 2b
4 years/$13.75M (2008-11), plus 2012 club option
Willie Bloomquist inf
2 years/$1.825M (2007-08)
Miguel Cairo inf
1 year/$0.85M (2008)
R.A. Dickey rhp
2008
Arthur Rhodes lhp
1 year (2008)
Felix Hernandez rhp
1 year/$0.54M (2008)
Jamie Burke c
1 year/$0.435M (2008)
Sean Green rhp
1 year/$0.405M (2008)
Eric O'Flaherty lhp
1 year/$0.4M (2008)
Ryan Rowland-Smith lhp
1 year/$0.395M (2008)
Michael Morse ss
1 year/$0.3935M (2008)
Cha Seung Baek rhp
1 year/$0.3925M (2008)
Wladimir Balentien of
2008
Yung-Chi Chen 2b
2008
Jeff Clement c
2008
Roy Corcoran rhp
1 year (2008)
Ryan Feierabend lhp
2008
Anderson Garcia rhp
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
Jon Huber rhp
2008
Cesar Jimenez lhp
2008
Rob Johnson c
2008
Bryan LaHair 1b
2008
Mark Lowe rhp
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
Brandon Morrow rhp
2008
Jeremy Reed of
2008
Sean White rhp
2008
Joe Woerman rhp
2008
Minor leagues
Denny Almonte of
2008
2008
2008
1 year (2008)
2008
2008
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
2008
2008
1 year (2007)
2008
2008
1 year (2008)
2008
2008
2008
1 year (2007)
Service time in years & days (through 2007 season).
Hiroshi Yamauchi bought the Mariners for $125M in 1992.
Forbes magazine valued the club at $466M in April, 2008.
- Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster
(salaries plus pro-rated signing bonuses): - 2008: $117,666,482
- 2007: $106,460,833
- 2006: $ 87,959,833
- 2005: $ 87,754,334
- 2004: $ 81,515,834
- 2003: $ 86,959,167
- 2002: $ 80,282,668
- 2001: $ 74,720,833
- 2000: $ 59,200,000
- 2008 payroll obligations for former players:
- $ 458,340 (est.) (Horacio Ramirez)
- $2,700,000 (est.) (Brad Wilkerson)
Bill Bavasi Executive VP of Baseball Operations (GM)
- essentially operating on "year-to-year contract"
- hired 11/03, replacing Pat Gillick
- VP, Associate GM Lee Pelekoudas
- VP, Player Development & Scouting Benny Looper
- VP, Scouting Bob Fontaine
- Director, Player Development Frank Mattox
- Director, Minor League Operations Greg Hunter
John McLaren Manager
1 year (2008)
- signed extension 9/07
- hired 7/1/07, replacing Mike Hargrove, who resigned
- Hargrove:
- had a 3-year contract (2005-07) paying $1.3M in 2007
- was hired 10/04, replacing Bob Melvin
Ichiro Suzuki of
5 years/$90M (2008-12)
- signed extension 7/13/07
- $5M signing bonus
- 08:$17M, 09:$17M, 10:$17M, 11:$17M, 12:$17M
- $25M ($5M annually) deferred at 5.5% interest, reducing deal's average annual value to $16.1M (deferred money to be paid in annual installments Jan. 30 beginning year after his retirement)
- limited no-trade clause allowing Ichiro to specify 10 clubs to which he may not be traded without his consent
- award & performance bonuses
- interpreter, trainer, transportation for Spring Training & regular season
- 4 annual round-trip airline tickets from Seattle to Japan
- housing allowance: $32,000 in 2008, $33,000 in 2009, $34,000 in 2010, $35,000 in 2011, $36,000 in 2012
- 4 years/$44M (2004-07)
- re-signed 12/03 (avoided arbitration)
- $6M signing bonus
- 04:$5M, 05:$11M, 06:$11M, 07:$11M
- limited no-trade clause (may block deals to 10 clubs)
- award bonuses: $50,000 each for Gold Glove, All Star selection
- $1.25M in performance bonuses for plate appearances
- $50,000 each for 400 PAs, 2004-06
- $0.1M each for 500 & 600 PAs, 2004-06
- $0.1M for 400 PAs, 2007
- $0.2M each for 500 & 600 PAs, 2007
- housing allowance: $28,000 in 2004, $29,000 in 2005, $30,000 in 2006, $31,000 in 2007
- interpreter, trainer, transportation for spring & regular season
- 4 annual round-trip airline tickets from Seattle to Japan
- 3 years/$14.088 (2001-03)
- $5M signing bonus
- 01:$5M, 02:$2M, 03:$3M
- $7M deferred with interest
- $4M of bonus, $2M of 2001 salary, $1M of 2003 salary
- $0.125M award bonus for All Star selection
- award & performance bonuses: $2M in 2001, $3M in 2002
- Seattle paid $13.125M for negotiating rights with Ichiro (signed 11/00)
- Orix of Japan Pacific League posted Ichiro after 2000 season
- agent: Tony Attanasio
- ML service: 7.000
Richie Sexson 1b
4 years/$50M (2005-08)
- $6M signing bonus
- 05:$4.5M, 06:$11.5M, 07:$14M, 08:$14M
- signed as a free agent 12/04
- 4 years/$17M (2001-04)
- 01:$1.5M ($1M, plus $0.5M b), 02:$3M, 03:$5M, 04:$8M
- $25,000 All Star award bonus
- agent: Casey Close
- ML service: 9.093
Adrian Beltre 3b
5 years/$64M (2005-09)
- $7M signing bonus
- 05:$10M, 06:$11.5M, 07:$11.5M, 08:$12M, 09:$12M
- limited no-trade clause allowing Beltre to block deals to 8 clubs (one is SD)
- award bonuses: $75,000 for receiving most All Star votes, $50,000 for receiving most All Star votes in AL
- signed as a free agent 12/04
- 1 year/$5M (2004), avoided arbitration 2/04
- 1 year/$3.7M (2003)
- 3 years/$5.05M (2000-02)
- $1.5M signing bonus
- 00:$0.5M, 01:$.75M, 02:$2.3M
- $0.25M in performance bonuses in 02 based on PAs
- agent: Scott Boras
- ML service: 9.096
Carlos Silva rhp
4 years/$48M (2008-11), plus 2012 mutual option
- signed as a free agent 12/20/07
- $5M signing bonus
- 08:$7M, 09:$11M, 10:$11.5M, 11:$11.5M, 12:$12M mutual option ($2M buyout)
- no-trade protection
- award bonuses: $0.2M for Cy Young, $0.1M for WS MVP, $50,000 each for LCS MVP, Gold Glove, All Star
- suite on road
- 2 years/$5.05M (2005-06), plus 2007 club option
- avoided arbitration 1/05 ($2.225M-$1.6M)
- 05:$1.75M, 06:$3.2M, 07:$4M club option ($0.1M buyout)
- Twins exercised $4M 2007 option 10/06
- $0.1M/year in performance bonuses
- $25,000 each for 195 & 200 IP, $50,000 for 210 IP
- 2007 option becomes a mutual option if Silva:
- is traded, has 205 IP in 2006, or has 410 IP in 2006-07
- Silva forfeits buyout if he rejects mutual option to stay with Twins
- 2007 option increases to $4.325M with 360 IP in 2005-06, $4.75M with 380 IP in 2005-06, $5M with 400 IP in 2005-06, $5.25M with 420 IP in 2005-06, $5.35M with 430 IP in 2005-06, or $5.75M with 440 IP in 2005-06
- 1 year/$0.34M (2004)
- 1 year/$0.31M (2003)
- agents: Barry Praver, Scott Shapiro
- ML service: 6.000
Jarrod Washburn lhp
4 years/$37.5M (2006-09)
- signed as a free agent 12/05
- 06:$7.45M, 07:$9.85M, 08:$9.85M, 09:$10.35M
- 1 year/$6.5M (2005), avoided arbitration 1/05
- 1 year/$5.45M (2004), avoided arbitration 1 /04
- 1 year/$3.875M (2003), avoided arbitration 1/03
- 1 year/$0.35M (2002) 3/02
- agent: Scott Boras
- ML service: 8.131
Miguel Batista rhp
3 years/$25M (2007-09)
- signed as a free agent 12/06
- $1.5M signing bonus
- 07:$5.5M, 08:$9M, 09:$9M
- award bonuses: $0.2M for Cy Young, $0.1M for WS MVP, $50,000 each for All Star selection, Gold Glove
- 3 years/$13.1M (2004-06)
- acquired in trade 12/05 (from Toronto)
- signed as free agent 12/03
- 04:$3.6M, 05:$4.75M, 06:$4.75M
- 2 years/$5.8M (2002-03), plus $5M 2004 club option 1/02
- avoided arbitration ($2.9M-$1.85M)
- $0.25M signing bonus
- 02:$2M, 03:$3.25M, 04:$5M club option ($0.3M buyout)
- agent: Martin Arburua
- ML service: 10.045
Jose Vidro 2b
4 years/$30M (2005-08), plus 2009 vesting option
- acquired in trade (from Washington) 12/06
- Mariners added 2009 vesting option in exchange for Vidro waiving his no-trade clause
- Nationals pay $4M of $16M left on Vidro's contract ($1.5M in 2007 & $2.5M in 2008)
- re-signed 5/04
- 05:$7M, 06:$7M, 07:$7.5M, 08:$8.5M
- limited no-trade clause (6-8 clubs)
- Vidro had right to void if had club moved out of continental US or was not sold or re-located after 2005
- 4 years/$19M (2001-04)
- 01:$2.5M, 02:$4M, 03:$5.5M, 04:$7M
- $0.25M All Star bonus (increased 2004 salary to $7.75M)
- agents: Levinson brothers
- ML service: 10.042
Erik Bedard lhp
1 year/$7M (2008)
- signed 2/15/08 (avoided arbitration, $8M-$6M)
- acquired in trade from Baltimore 2/8/08
- 1 year/$3.4M (2007)
- re-signed 2/07 (avoided arbitration, $4M-$2.7M)
- performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 175, 185, 195 & 200 IP
- 1 year/$1.4M (2006), re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration)
- performance bonuses based on IP, games started
- 1 year/$0.33M (2005), re-signed 3/05
- 1 year (2004), re-signed 2/04
- 1 year/$0.3M (2003) 2/03
- drafted 1999 (6-187), $80,000 signing bonus
- agent: Mark Pieper
- ML service: 4.171
Kenji Johjima c
3 years/$16.5M (2006-08)
3 years/$24M (2009-11)
- signed extension 4/25/08
- 3 years/$16.5M (2006-08)
- signed as a free agent from Japan 11/05
- $1M signing bonus
- 06:$5.1M, 07:$5.2M, 08:$5.2M
- award/performance bonuses may increase annual salaries to $5.5M
- Seattle also to provide:
- 12 first- or business-class airline tickets to Japan for Johjima & family for 2006-07
- use of interpreter for Johjima & his wife at home & on road
- English classes for his wife
- position for Johjima's personal trainer (Johjima to pay his salary)
- agent: Alan Nero
- ML service: 2.000
Raul Ibanez of
2 years/$11M (2007-08)
- signed extension 3/06
- 07:$5.5M, 08:$5.5M
- 3 years/$13.25M (2004-06)
- $2M signing bonus
- 04:$3.25M, 05:$3.75M, 06:$4.25M
- signed as a free agent 11/03
- 1 year/$3M (2003), avoided arbitration 2/03 ($3.4M-$2.75M)
- 1 year/$0.8M (2002)
- agents: Dan Lozano, Michael Maas
- ML service: 10.020
J.J. Putz rhp
3 years/$13.1M (2007-09), plus $8.6M 2010 club option
- re-signed 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $3.6M-$2.6M)
- $1.5M signing bonus
- 07:$2.2M, 08:$3.4M, 09:$5M, 10:$8.6M ($1M buyout)
- 2007-10 salaries increase by all performance bonuses earned in previous seasons & by $0.2M with MVP, Cy Young or Rolaids award
- 2007-09 performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 50, 55 & 60 GF
- award bonuses: $0.2M each for Cy Young, Rolaids award, $0.15M for MVP, $0.1M for WS MVP, $50,000 each for LCS MVP, Gold Glove, All Star selection
- 1 year/$0.415M (2006), re-signed 3/06
- 1 year/$0.36M (2005)
- ML service: 4.022
Jose Lopez inf
4 years/$6.07M (2007-10), plus $4.5M 2011 club option
- signed extension 4/07, replacing 1 year/$0.42M deal signed 3/07
- 07:$0.42M, 08:$0.5M, 09:$1.6M, 10:$2.3M, 11: $4.5M club option ($0.25M buyout)
- if Lopez otherwise would qualify for arbitration after 2007 season, and if Lopez has 500 or more PAs in each preceding season, base salaries increase as follows: 08:$1.5M, 09:$2M, 10:$$2.75M, 11:$5M club option
- $0.125M annually in physical performance bonuses: $25,000 for passing each of 4 in-season physical tests (body-fat percentage, 60-yard sprint, 20-yard shuttle run & vertical jump), plus $25,000 for passing 4 in 1 year
- award bonus: $50,000 for being voted to start All Star game, $25,000 for All Star selection
- 1 year/$0.335M (2006)
- agent: Martin Arburua
- ML service: 2.140
Yuniesky Betancourt 2b
4 years/$13.75M (2008-11), plus 2012 club option
- signed extension 4/07, replacing final year of previous deal
- $1.5M signing bonus
- 08:$1.25M, 09:$2M, 10:$3M, 11:$4M, 12:$6M club option ($2M buyout)
- 4 years/$2.826M (2005-08)
- $1.31M signing bonus
- 05:$0.316M, 06:$0.35M, 07:$0.4M, 08:$0.45M
- performance bonus: $0.7M in 2008 with 1,000 PAs in 2005-07
- 2008 season voids if Betancourt has enough service time to qualify for arbitration after 2007
- total package worth $3.65M
- signed as a free agent 1/05
- agent: Jaime Torres
- ML service: 2.067
Willie Bloomquist inf
2 years/$1.825M (2007-08)
- signed extension 11/06, replacing final year of previous deal
- $0.1M signing bonus
- 07:$0.825M, 08:$0.95M
- $0.2M in performance bonuses for 2007
- $25,000 each for 275, 325, 375 & 425 Plate Appearances
- $50,000 each for 475 & 525 PAs
- $0.225M in performance bonuses for 2008
- $75,000 each for 450, 500 & 550 PAs
- award bonuses: $0.15M for MVP, $0.1M for WS MVP, $50,000 each for LCS MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, All Star ($25,000 for AS selection)
- 2 years/$1.525M (2006-07)
- re-signed 1/06, avoided arbitration ($0.85M-$0.625M)
- $50,000 signing bonus
- 06:$0.625M, 07:$0.85M (escalators may add $0.25M to 07 salary)
- performance bonuses based on plate appearances may pay:
- $0.15M in 2006
- $0.25M in 2007
- 1 year/$0.385M (2005)
- 1 year/$0.325M (2004)
- 1 year/$0.3M (2003)
- ML service: 5.029
Miguel Cairo inf
1 year/$0.85M (2008)
- signed as a free agent 1/8/08
- performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 300, 400, 475 PAs
- 1 year/$0.75M (2007)
- contract purchased 9/1/07
- signed as free agent 8/20/07 (St. Louis) (minor-league contract)
- DFA 8/7/07, released by NY Yankees 8/15/07
- signed as a free agent 1/07
- 1 year/$1M (2006), signed as a free agent 12/05
- 1 year/$0.9M (2005), signed as a free agent 1/05
- 1 year/$0.9M (2004), signed as a free agent 12/03
- 1 year/$0.85M (2003), re-signed 12/02
- 1 year/$0.6M (2002), avoided arbitration 12/01
- claimed off waivers from Chicago Cubs 8/01
- DFA 11/00
- agents: Levinson brothers
- ML service: 10.023
R.A. Dickey rhp
2008
- assigned to AAA 3/29/08 after rights were retained in trade with Minnesota
- selected from Minnesota in Rule 5 draft 12/6/07
- 1 year (2007)
- signed as a free agent 1/07 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year/$0.38M (2006)
- DFA, sent outright to AAA 4/06
- 1 year/$0.3725M (2005), re-signed 2/05
- split contract paying $0.27M in minors
- 1 year/$0.3375M (2004), re-signed 2/04
- ML service: 2.108 (through 2006) (est.)
Arthur Rhodes lhp
1 year (2008)
- contract purchased 4/14/08
- re-signed as a free agent 1/15/08 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year/$1M (2007)
- signed as free agent 1/07 (minor-league contract)
- contract purchased 4/07
- performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 60, 65, 70 games
- award bonuses: $0.2M each for Cy Young, Rolaids award; $0.15M for MVP; $0.1M for WS MVP; $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove
- 3 years/$9.2M (2004-06)
- 04:$1.8M, 05:$2.6M, 06:$4.8M
- Oakland to pay $1M of 2005 & 2006 salaries
- Pittsburgh to pay unspecified portion of 2006 salary
- Cleveland to pay portion of Matt Lawton’s $7.5M 2005 salary
- signed as a free agent 12/03
- 4 years/$13.5M (2000-03)
- $1M signing bonus
- 00:$2.5M, 01:$3M, 02:$3.5M, 03:$3.5M
- may earn up to $0.5M/year in performance bonuses
- signed as a free agent 1/00
- ML service: 15.020
Felix Hernandez rhp
1 year/$0.54M (2008)
- 1 year/$0.42M (2007), renewed 3/07
- 1 year/$0.34M (2006), renewed 3/06
- contract purchased 8/05
- signed as amateur free agent from Venezuela 7/02, $0.71M signing bonus
- agent: Alan Nero, CSMG
- ML service: 2.060
Jamie Burke c
1 year/$0.435M (2008)
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007)
- contract purchased 4/07
- signed as a free agent 11/06 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2006), signed 11/05 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2005)
- contract purchased 5/05, sent outright to AAA 5/05
- DFA, sent outright to AAA 1/05
- drafted 1993 (9-243)
- ML service: 2.038
Sean Green rhp
1 year/$0.405M (2008)
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 3/07
- 1 year (2006), contract purchased 4/06
- drafted 2000 (12-347)
- ML service: 1.125
Eric O'Flaherty lhp
1 year/$0.4M (2008)
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 3/07
- contract purchased 8/06
- drafted 2003 (6-176), $1.55M signing bonus
- ML service: 1.047
Ryan Rowland-Smith lhp
1 year/$0.395M (2008)
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007)
- signed 2/07 (split contract paying $60,000 in minors)
- contract purchased 11/06
- 1 year (2005)
- selected (by Minnesota) in Rule 5 draft 12/04
- returned 3/05
- signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Australia
- ML service: 0.101
Michael Morse ss
1 year/$0.3935M (2008)
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 3/07
- 1 year (2006), re-signed 2/06
- ML service: 1.066
Cha Seung Baek rhp
1 year/$0.3925M (2008)
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 2/07
- contract purchased 8/06
- re-signed as free agent after being DFA & non-tendered 12/05
- signed as a free agent from South Korea in 1998, $1.3M signing bonus
- ML service: 1.072
Wladimir Balentien of
2008
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007)
- re-signed 2/07 (split contract paying $60,000 in minors)
- signed 2000 as amateur free agent from Curacao
- agent: CSMG
- ML service: 0.027
Yung-Chi Chen 2b
2008
- contract purchased 11/20/07
- signed 2004 as amateur free agent from Taiwan
- ML service: 0.000
Jeff Clement c
2008
- contract purchased 9/4/07
- signed 7/05
- drafted 2005 (1-3) (USC), $3.4M signing bonus
- agent: Casey Close, Brodie Van Wagenen
- ML service: 0.027
Roy Corcoran rhp
1 year (2008)
- contract purchased 4/2/08
- signed as a free agent 11/21/07 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2007) (Florida)
- signed as a free agent 11/16/06 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year (2006) (Washington)
- contract purchased 7/06, sent outright to AAA 10/06
- 1 year (2004)
- DFA, sent outright to AAA 11/04
- 1 year (2003), contract purchased 7/03
- signed as an amateur free agent (LSU) 6/01
- ML service: 0.083
Ryan Feierabend lhp
2008
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007)
- re-signed 2/07 (split contract paying $60,000 in minors)
- contract purchased 9/06
- drafted 2003 (3-86), $0.437M signing bonus
- ML service: 0.092
Anderson Garcia rhp
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
- DFA 2/7/08, claimed off waivers from Philadelphia 2/16/08
- 1 year (2007)
- claimed off waivers from Baltimore 1/07
- 1 year (2006)
- claimed off waivers after being DFA by NY Mets 8/06
- re-signed 3/06
- contract purchased 11/05
- signed 2001 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- ML service: 0.016
Jon Huber rhp
2008
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 2/07
- contract purchased 8/06
- drafted 2000 (5-139)
- ML service: 0.161
Cesar Jimenez lhp
2008
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007), re-signed 2/07
- contract purchased 11/05
- signed 2001 as amateur free agent from Venezuela
- ML service: 0.124
Rob Johnson c
2008
- contract purchased 9/1/07
- drafted 2004 (4-123) (Houston), $0.26M signing bonus
- ML service: 0.030
Bryan LaHair 1b
2008
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 2/07
- contract purchased 11/06
- drafted 2002 (39-1,180) (St. Petersburg JC), draft and follow
- agent: CSMG
- ML service: 0.000
Mark Lowe rhp
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007), re-signed 2/07
- contract purchased 7/06
- drafted 2004 (5-153) (Texas-Arlington), $0.17M signing bonus
- ML service: 1.080
Brandon Morrow rhp
2008
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007)
- contract purchased 4/07
- drafted 2006 (1-5), $2.45M signing bonus
- ML service: 1.000
Jeremy Reed of
2008
- 1 year (2007), re-signed 3/07
- 1 year/$0.375M (2006)
- 1 year/$0.316M (2005)
- drafted 2002 (2-59), $0.65M signing bonus
- ML service: 2.055
Sean White rhp
2008
- 1 year/$0.38M (2007), rigned 2/07
- acquired in trade (from Pittsburgh) 12/06
- selected (from Atlanta) in Rule 5 draft 12/06
- drafted 2003 (8-247), $45,000 signing bonus
- ML service: 1.000
Joe Woerman rhp
2008
- contract purchased 11/20/07
- drafted 2003 (11-326)
- ML service: 0.000
Minor leagues
Denny Almonte of
2008
- signed 7/07
- drafted 2007 (2-75) (Fla. Christian HS, Miami), $427,500 signing bonus
- ML service:
2008
- drafted 2007 (1-11) (Ecole Du Versant, Gatineau, Quebec), $1.9M signing bonus
- ML service:
2008
- drafted 2007 (3-105) (Valley View HS, CA), $0.315M signing bonus
- ML service:
1 year (2008)
- signed as a free agent 2/18/08 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year/$0.4M (2007)
- signed as free agent 11/06 (split contract, $75,000 in minors)
- sent outright to AAA by Cincinnati 3/07, granted free agency 10/07
- 1 year/$354,250 (2006)
- DFA, sent outright to AAA 8/06
- 1 year/$322,950 (2005)
- 1 year/$0.3014M (2004)
- ML service: 2.075 (through 2006)
2008
- signed 2007 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- $1M signing bonus
- ML service:
2008
- signed 2004 as amateur free agent from the Netherlands
- ML service:
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
- DFA 4/11/08
- contract purchased 9/1/07
- signed as a free agent 3/07 (minor-league contract)
- released (by Houston) 3/07
- 1 year/$0.327M (2006), re-signed 2/06
- 1 year/$0.316M (2005), re-signed 2/05
- drafted 2001 (5-146)
- ML service: 0.080
2008
- signed 6/21/07
- drafted 2007 (1s-52) (Oklahoma State), $0.603M signing bonus
- ML service:
2008
- drafted 2006 (6-171) (Texas-Arlington), $0.14M signing bonus
- ML service:
1 year (2007)
- sent outright to AAA 8/31/07
- re-sigined 2/07
- contract purchased 11/05
- signed 2001 (amateur free agent)
- ML service: 0.024 (through 2006)
2008
- signed 2005 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- ML service:
2008
- signed 2005 as amateur free agent from Nicaragua
- ML service:
1 year (2008)
- re-signed 1/11/08 (minor-league contract)
- 1 year/$2.05M (2007), plus 2008 club option
- Seattle declined 2008 option 11/2/07
- signed as a free agent 1/07
- 07:$1.35M, 08:$2.7M club option ($0.7M buyout)
- 2008 option increases by performance bonuses earned in 2007
- performance bonuses: $0.1M each for 40, 50, 60, 70, 75 games; $0.1M each for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 GF; $0.2M each for 55, 60 GF
- award bonuses: $0.2M each for Cy Young, Rolaids award; $0.15M for MVP, $0.1M for WS MVP, $50,000 for LCS MVP, Gold Glove, All Star
- 1 year/$2.75M (2006)
- non-tendered (by Atlanta) 12/06
- re-signed 1/06 (avoided arbitration)
- $75,000 in performance bonuses (based on games finished)
- $25,000 for 40 GF, $50,000 for 45 GF
- 1 year/$1.65M (2005), re-signed 1/05
- 1 year/$0.95M (2004), lost arbitration 2/04 ($1.45M-$0.95M)
- 1 year/$0.252M (2002) 3/02
- agent: Mike Paolercio
- ML service: 5.152 (through 2006)
2008
- drafted 2004 (11-333) (Tallahassee CC)
- $237,500 signing bonus (draft and follow)
- ML service:
2008
- signed 2006 as amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
- ML service:
2008
- drafted 2004 (3-93) (Woodinville HS, WA), $2.29M signing bonus
- ML service:
1 year (2007)
- sent outright to AAA 8/31/07
- re-signed 2/07
- 1 year/$0.332M (2006), re-signed 2/06
- 1 year/$0.316M (2005)
- claimed off waivers (from LA Angels) 12/05
- ML service: 1.120