Willis sets record for 1st year arbitration

[Derwood]

1 year, $4.35 million

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2294473

[Mark Priors Calves]

that's a lot of dough. Many teams around the league aren't gonna be too happy with this.

 

P.S. Since when are the Marlins a generous team?

[CuseCubFan69]

He'll be the highest paid player on the team!

[Derwood]

Well, they are going year by year with him, so they aren't THAT generous. They aren't exactly offering 5 year deals

[Electron Blue]

arbitration always seems to confuse me:

 

Dodgers closer Eric Gagne and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter both made $5 million in their first year of arbitration eligibility. That's the highest figure ever for a one-year deal regardless of position category.

 

How did Dontrelle "easily break the record" when this two each earned more than him. I'm not faulting the article - rather my own understanding of what's being talked about. So what are they talking about?

[Brian]

arbitration always seems to confuse me:

 

Dodgers closer Eric Gagne and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter both made $5 million in their first year of arbitration eligibility. That's the highest figure ever for a one-year deal regardless of position category.

 

How did Dontrelle "easily break the record" when this two each earned more than him. I'm not faulting the article - rather my own understanding of what's being talked about. So what are they talking about?

 

I think what it means is Willis set the record for 1 year contracts, Jeter and Gagne got more per year, but they were multi year contracts.

[Ram1380]

That is the most ever for a 1st time arby elgible STARTING pitcher.

[Derwood]

That is the most ever for a 1st time arby elgible STARTING pitcher.

 

right, that's what it is.

[minnesotacubsfan]

regaurdless of the record amount, thats still cheap for a pitcher like Willis

[Bergy92]

He'll be the highest paid player on the team!

 

And he should be......

[peoriachiefs]

naw miggy should be

[burnt out cubbie fan]

regaurdless of the record amount, thats still cheap for a pitcher like Willis

Not considering what it is going to go up to over the next two years if he keeps pitching like he did last year.