Josh Beckett Signs 3 year and $30M Extension

[HoopsCubs]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2524247

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/07/20/beckett_signs_deal_to_remain_through_2009/

 

 

3 years and $30M.

 

- $2.0M signing bonus

- $6.0M in 2007

- $9.5M in 2008

- $10.5M in 2009

- $12.0M team option or $2M buyout in 2010

- Option vests with 28 games started in 2009 or 56 in 2008 and 2009

[fromthestretch]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2524247

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/07/20/beckett_signs_deal_to_remain_through_2009/

 

 

3 years and $30M.

 

- $2.0M signing bonus

- $6.0M in 2007

- $9.5M in 2008

- $10.5M in 2009

- $12.0M team option or $2M buyout in 2010

- Option vests with 28 games started in 2009 or 56 in 2008 and 2009

 

Wow.

 

As far as wins go, he'll probably set a personal best this year. But he hasn't exactly been lights out. A 4.78 ERA (more than a run higher than his career), 27 homers allowed already in 122.1 IP, strikeout rate is down just a shade. You can make the argument that he's adjusting to a new league and that he's at least been healthy this year. But for that kind of money, I'd like to be fairly certain that I can get 200 innings out of him per season (something he has yet to do), and that he'll get that ERA back down. With their offense, run support isn't as much of a concern, so he can still win quite a bit there with an ERA in the mid-4.00's. But for an avg. of $10 million a year, you'd hope he could bring that down.

[Hosak8]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2524247

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/07/20/beckett_signs_deal_to_remain_through_2009/

 

 

3 years and $30M.

 

- $2.0M signing bonus

- $6.0M in 2007

- $9.5M in 2008

- $10.5M in 2009

- $12.0M team option or $2M buyout in 2010

- Option vests with 28 games started in 2009 or 56 in 2008 and 2009

 

Wow.

 

As far as wins go, he'll probably set a personal best this year. But he hasn't exactly been lights out. A 4.78 ERA (more than a run higher than his career), 27 homers allowed already in 122.1 IP, strikeout rate is down just a shade. You can make the argument that he's adjusting to a new league and that he's at least been healthy this year. But for that kind of money, I'd like to be fairly certain that I can get 200 innings out of him per season (something he has yet to do), and that he'll get that ERA back down. With their offense, run support isn't as much of a concern, so he can still win quite a bit there with an ERA in the mid-4.00's. But for an avg. of $10 million a year, you'd hope he could bring that down.

 

All of what you said is true, but in baseball today, getting a guy like Beckett locked up for 3 years at only 10 million per is a steal, imo.