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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Bruney, Cabrera make their demands known

Peter Abraham has the latest updates on the arbitration front:

Brian Bruney
is seeking $1.55 million in arbitration, and the Yankees countered with a $1.1-million offer.

For some reason, Melky Cabrera thinks he's worth $1.7 million. The Yankees, unamused, responded with $1.2 million, still a large jump from the $461,000+ he made last season.

Abraham received word that Cabrera has signed, but does not know the figure yet. I will update this post when I get the news.

Update - 6:45 p.m.: From Abraham:

Melky Cabrera settled for $1.4 million from the Yankees.

He can earn an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $25,000 each for 525, 550, 575 and 600.
What a country! How ridiculous.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Melky's crazy if he thinks he's going to get $1.7 million, he was demoted to AAA last year!

Anonymous said...

Melky got more than he deserved. Amazing.

Raven King said...

Are Hal and Cash mad or what?
They don't want to pay Bruney 1.55 M but are willing to pay Melky 1.4 M???

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