The Train gets paid

by fishfan24 on Jan 16, 2006 8:17 PM EST

I just saw a blurb in the MiamiHerald about Dontrelle Willis. Apparently the team execs have not completely lost their minds, and have rewarded Willis with the richest one-year contract ever for a first time arbitration eligible player.

Dontrelle will be paid $4.35 million next year, not including incentives such as winning the Cy Young or Silver Slugger awards, or being named to the NL-Allstar team.

The only downside is that we did not wrap him up longer-term. I guess for a fiscally conservative management team, this is the best that they could do. It's better than nothing, but not quite what I hoped for; though it's exactly what I expected and voted for in the poll.

Update [2006-1-16 20:20:40 by fishfan24]:Here's a link to a better write-up than the herald one, from MLB.com.

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My thoughts exactly

I wish he'd gotten a long term deal, but I'm sure Dontrelle will be wise with the money.

by mike42 on Jan 16, 2006 8:18 PM EST reply actions

Yea, once he gets the

Escalade, yacht, and Star Island Mansion out of the way

FREE DANIELFRED1235

by Jsprtold on Jan 16, 2006 8:28 PM EST up reply actions

Do you think he will?

He already has a condo in Aventura (Williams Island or something like that).

Dontrelle doesn't strike me as the type to go out and blow all his money. But maybe I just think that because I love him.

by mike42 on Jan 16, 2006 8:30 PM EST up reply actions

Record

Who holds the record for biggest contract ever for a first year player? The MLB.com article says Willis has the biggest one for a pitcher. Did Pujols get more as a position player? I'm not saying that Willis deserves as much as Pujols, but I think Pujols got his huge deal pretty quickly. Can't remember and I'm not sure how to look it up.

by mike42 on Jan 16, 2006 8:33 PM EST reply actions

Who else?

Derek Jeter
$5 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility.

I smell like dead people

by fishfan24 on Jan 16, 2006 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

That f'ing Muppet

I should have known it was him.

by mike42 on Jan 16, 2006 8:51 PM EST up reply actions

Pujols got even more...

but in a multi-year deal. Here's the link to that.

When I saw the number I had to blink. $100million over 7 years. Yikes.

Good lawd dats alotta money.

I smell like dead people

by fishfan24 on Jan 16, 2006 8:51 PM EST up reply actions