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Source: Castro Agrees to 7/60M Extension (Option Year: 16M)

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Starlin's comment: "I like it". Followed by "I mean, I don't know if that's the rwal numbers, but I'll take it." Total awesomeness.
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It will be interesting to see how this extension splits the fan base. There seem to be a lot of people against it, but then again, they're likely the same people who view Ryan Theriot as the one that got away and see Tony Campana as the face of the future.
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Wait, this isn't actually finalized yet right??

 

And I really don't think there are that many people against locking him up. It certainly won't "split the fan base"

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Yeah and it's 65/35.

 

65 being people like my Grandpa and 10 year old cousin who I don't care what they think and WSox fans trying to stir [expletive] up.

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Yeah and it's 65/35.

 

65 being people like my Grandpa and 10 year old cousin who I don't care what they think and WSox fans trying to stir [expletive] up.

 

Ah, if the White Sox actually had fans someone would be in the cell. With the economy the way it is Cardinal fans can't afford to drive to Chicago to simulate a White Sox fan base.

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Remember the racist announcer/beat writers discussion?

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/08/how-baseball-announcers-subtly-favor-american-players-over-foreign-ones/261265/

 

The analysis reveals that foreign-born players—the vast majority of whom are Latino—are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to receiving praise for intangibles. Latino players are almost 13 percent less likely to be praised for intangibles than their white counterparts. Announcers are nearly 14 percent more likely to praise a US/Canadian-born player for intangibles than they are their international counterparts. Unfortunately, data is inconclusive as to whether or not American-born Latino players such as the Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez are also at a disadvantage, or whether the bias only applies to foreign-born Latinos. Black players—a population in decline in MLB—are not at any particular disadvantage. There are not enough Asian players in MLB to draw any meaningful conclusions.

 

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While there is no difference between race or nationality when it comes to performance-based descriptions, effort-based and character-based descriptions make a big difference. Players born in the US or Canada are 10 percent more likely to be praised for their effort. White players are 10 percent more likely to be praised for their character.

 

Indeed, it is not so much that announcers are unwilling to praise non-white players, but the terminology they use in so doing falls into a set of pre-defined "code words." For example, if a player is described as being a "guy next door," or "regular guy" there is a greater than 80 percent chance that player is white. If a player is described as "impatient" or "over-aggressive," there is a greater than 50 percent chance that player is not white. This echoes the findings of similar research in the field of print sports journalism.

 

Jon Heyman is an idiot.

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Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Castro’s 7-yr, $60M deal with #Cubs: $6M signing bonus. Salaries of $5M, $5M, $6M, $7M, $9M, $10M, $11M. Club option for $16M or $1M buyout.

 

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal

 

If Castro wins MVP or finishes 1-5 twice, final year and option year each escalate by $2M. Max value including option, escalators: $79M.

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I'm splitting hairs here, but I would have preferred to see the contract start out at around $6-7M in year 1 to keep it down around $8-9M years 6 and 7. Like I said though, really splitting hairs. This is a great deal for the Cubs.
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I'm splitting hairs here, but I would have preferred to see the contract start out at around $6-7M in year 1 to keep it down around $8-9M years 6 and 7. Like I said though, really splitting hairs. This is a great deal for the Cubs.

 

Backloading is good.

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I'm splitting hairs here, but I would have preferred to see the contract start out at around $6-7M in year 1 to keep it down around $8-9M years 6 and 7. Like I said though, really splitting hairs. This is a great deal for the Cubs.

 

Backloading is good.

That is a little bit of an oversimplification. Backloading is not inherently good or bad. My personal preference would be to minimize backloaded contracts on a rebuilding team, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is a bad thing. Either way, it really should not be much of a factor here.

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