I like the idea of splitting the money they give him into different portions. A big chunk as a bonus($3 million), and then the rest contingent upon meeting performance goals.
Like if he is on the 25 man Reds roster in 2010, he gets paid $1.5 million to play that year instead of MLB minimum. That would give him extra money, and give the Reds protection in case he flops. You could get near a $7 million total deal that way, and not have all of it payable right now.
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"I think we’re starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball,” Votto said. “I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. I’m going to do my part to help make that change.”
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As for incentive pay, there are lots of double-edged swords in baseball. It sounds good on the surface but the teams probably wouldn't care for it. If you're signing the checks, a payroll of "maybe $50 million, maybe $125 million, it depends" isn't going to sit very well. The only thing worse than a team that won't spend to compete would be a team that couldn't afford to win.
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There's no way the Reds have made their final offer just as Alonso hasn't gone down as low as he may. It's all negotiating at this point. We'll see if there is a happy medium.
4 hours... and the clock keeps ticking.
and 2 minutes ago Minorleaguebaseball.com still shows 6 of the top 11 unsigned.
Does it feel like you're back in high school waiting for the phone to ring?
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3 hours...
Three hours. They're not going to sign him.
It's called hardball.
My gut is telling me that it gets done in the 11th hour. No inside info or anything, just a gut.....it may even be gas.
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try some beanoMy gut is telling me that it gets done in the 11th hour. No inside info or anything, just a gut.....it may even be gas.
try some beano
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
I'm not worried about it.
There are still 5 other players in the top 10 who haven't been signed yet either.
Why do the Reds need Yonder Alonso? They have FOUR HITS tonight guys!
Geesh ... if this isn't rock bottom for this organization, I don't know what could be.
to be fair they are missing their 1b who was hitting .368 over his last 10 games before he went on the bereavement list, and Votto hitting in front of Bruce seemed to help Bruce out some.
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