Pedroia signs hefty extension

[Gibson486]

6 years 40.5 million.

http://www.boston.com/

 

[techs]

Hmm. Wasn't he a rookie last season? So does that give the Sox control of him for 1 or 2 years past his free agency year?

 

[acheron]

Awesome. :thumbsup:

Edit:

* For the Red Sox, the big point here is that they bought at least two or Pedroia's free agent years for $10 million per. If the club exercises the option, they will effectively have signed Pedroia to a three-year deal (beyond 2012, when he is eligible for free agency) worth $31 million. Pedroia's gain is that he obviously guarantees himself a good deal of money now and gains a great measure of long-term security.

http://www.boston.com/sports/b...2/pedroia_breakdo.html

Edit 2:

They apparently pulled that post for some reason, but http://www.boston.com/sports/b...2/pedroia_signs_e.html has the info now.

 

[DarrelSPowers]

YES!!! PEDROIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Actually, I like the dude because he tips well, isn't a dick, and the same goes for his smokin hot wife... I used to work at a restaurant beneath their luxury condo near fenway... GO SOX!!!

 

[SP33Demon]

w00t. And the best thing is, he's pretty durable. Let's see if that trend holds true.

 

[TallBill]

That's actually not that hefty, but some people realize that $40 million is more then enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Evan Longoria in TB took a relatively small contract as well.

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: TallBill
That's actually not that hefty, but some people realize that $40 million is more then enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Evan Longoria in TB took a relatively small contract as well.

Plus, Boston is a perennial WS contender. Getting good money with the possibility of WS rings is pretty tempting.

 

[HopJokey]

Heh ESPN.com originally had the headline as "Pedoria signs a $405 million extension".

 

[Kirby]

It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: TallBill
That's actually not that hefty, but some people realize that $40 million is more then enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Evan Longoria in TB took a relatively small contract as well.

It's pretty standard for those years of his career. Look at guys like Hanley Ramirez, who basically signed away the same years for $48 or $50 million.

IMO, it's a smart move on both sides. Pedroia clearly likes playing in Boston and Boston has locked him up through his prime.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: TallBill
That's actually not that hefty, but some people realize that $40 million is more then enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Evan Longoria in TB took a relatively small contract as well.

Plus, Boston is a perennial WS contender. Getting good money with the possibility of WS rings is pretty tempting.

Not only that, but the less money that a star demands leaves more room in play to pick up other stars. The Yankees are about the only team that seems to have no price ceiling. This is especially a problem in sports with salary caps. Players that demand more and more money are just fucking their own teams in the long run.

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

I didn't follow baseball when I played baseball.

 

[Vehemence]

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

"Baseball" ???

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: dNor

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

"Baseball" ???

don't worry, you will score one day...at that point you will know what a homerun is.

 

[Vehemence]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: dNor

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

"Baseball" ???

don't worry, you will score one day...at that point you will know what a homerun is.

Surely you mean touchdown.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: dNor

Originally posted by: Gibson486

Originally posted by: dNor

Originally posted by: jalaram

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's hard to believe that someone I've never heard of is making 6.75 million a year.

You must not follow baseball then because I believe he won the MVP award.

"Baseball" ???

don't worry, you will score one day...at that point you will know what a homerun is.

Surely you mean touchdown.

I see you haven't even got to first base yet

 

[Vehemence]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
I see you haven't even got to first base yet

You're the guy using baseball references for sex, I'm the guy half deep in a llama. Who's worse? Let America decide!

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: TallBill
That's actually not that hefty, but some people realize that $40 million is more then enough money to live on for the rest of their lives. Evan Longoria in TB took a relatively small contract as well.

They're several years away from free agency, so neither one can command a mega contract right now. They aren't cutting their teams *that* big of a deal.

Pedroia did commit to staying in Boston for a long time and avoiding yearly arbitration battles, which is a nice gesture, and the fans should be happy with that. But he's going to be well paid while doing it (i.e. he's not leaving tens of millions on the table here).