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Old 10-27-2012, 08:08 PM   #4
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Re: MLBTR Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds
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Originally Posted by Benihana View Post
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...nati-reds.html

Interesting read. Is Aroldis Chapman really under team control through 2020? That can't be correct, could it?
Nope. Chapman's contract is through 2015 as signed, but, as soon as he's arb eligible (probably after 2013), the remaining salaries convert to a signing bonus and the Reds will have to go to Arb or resign him. If he stays in the big leagues, he'd be a free agent after the 2016 season. The 2020 comes from Chapman's deferred signing bonus which pays out at $1.5 Million in November of this year and next and then $1.25 Million each November through 2020.
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