O-Dawg's New Deal

by bcloirao on Jan 18, 2008 4:28 PM EST Comment 4 comments

Maybe I'm way behind on this one, but I got a text from my family saying that O-Dawg signed a new deal. I couldn't find this on the web anywhere though, and figured this was the best place to ask. I think this would be great for the club.

Bonifacio will be good, but I think especially without TC in the clubhouse, we need the veteran voice.

So...is it true?

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Just an arbitration avoidance one-year fix

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The Diamondbacks managed to avoid the arbitration process for another year, signing all five remaining arbitration-eligible players to one-year contracts Friday. Orlando Hudson, Brandon Lyon, Chris Snyder and newcomers Chris Burke and Chad Qualls received one-year deals, leaving the D-Backs with little business until spring training opens with a first workout Feb. 16.

by Jim McLennan on Jan 18, 2008 5:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

In O-Dawg's case, there might be such a thing

as too much veteran voice.

But, yeah. It's not THE deal that we've been waiting for, unfortunately. THAT deal very well may not get signed. :(

Come on, Sandy Baby, loosen up. You're too tight.

by DbacksSkins on Jan 19, 2008 1:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

More info on the contracts

Hudson $6,250,000 [2006: $3.9m]
Lyon $3,125,000 [$1.5m]
Snyder $1,875,000 [$400K]
Qualls $1,312,500 [$441K]
Burke $955,000 [$415K]

It's the final year of arbitration for O-Dawg and War, while it's the first year for the other three. More detailed analysis to follow later, as this basically locks the Opening Day payroll down.

by Jim McLennan on Jan 19, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs