The expensive super star
Carl Crawford the Fielding Bible Award holder tops in taking the maximum figures in baseball players’ salaries. According to the Major League Baseball Players Association, the average MLB salary reached the three million dollars mark for the first time in 2010.Carl Crawford is bound to be accumulating more than that in the next seven years.
Carl’s expensive deal
The Houston native has signed a seven-year deal with the Boston Red Sox. The deal is worth $142 million. Although it was general impression that the Los Angeles angels, was Crawford’s preference. The Houston local earned a whopping ten million dollars while playing for the Tampa Bay Rays last season when he hit .307 with 19 homers, 90 RBI and 47 stolen bases. He is no ordinary player, as we know him to be the 29-year-old outfielder who ranks second among active players with 407 career steals.
Crawford’s performances
If the two offers made by the Angels and Red Sox were equal, staying in the AL East makes the most sense for the four-time All-Star. The exceptional performances by the player need no introduction he was seen hitting .273 with a single homer in 202 at the bats at the four AL West parks. The best of his most brilliant performances were at Safeco Field in Seattle where Crawford hit over .400 (21-for-51) with the lone long ball. The baseball environment is bustling with offers and rejections.
Lee considering offers
The biggest free agent remains unsigned though news is Cliff Lee will soon come up with a decision. Lee’s basic suitors are the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, according to reliable sources a third “unknown group” has tied the route. The left-hander began with Seattle, combining for a twelve-to-nine record and 3.18 ERA with the two AL West clubs.
In the mean time, New York ties a seven-year bond with Texas worth around $150 million one knows the actual sum put in except Darek Braunecker, Lee’s agent
Derek Jeter contract disclosed
A new three-year deal, worth$51 for the Yankees captain was made between Derek and New York. . The 36-year-old earned over twenty one million dollars this past season. The deal will give a real boost to his earnings.
The Yankees can buy the ‘14 season out for $3 million; if not, Jeter can pick the fourth year up starting at $8 million and going up to as much as $17 million if certain incentives are met.
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