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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
AL East **tes: Sizemore, Machado, Cervelli
Here's a quick look in at the American League East:
With*Red Sox outfielder Grady Sizemore (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sizemgr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) progressing towards *****ing the team's Opening Day roster, WEEI.com's Rob Bradford provides (http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2014/03/10/how-grady-sizemore-can-make-6-million-this-season/) the details of his incentive-heavy contract. If Sizemore breaks camp, he would earn a $250K bonus and draw a $750K base salary. He can, as previously reported (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/red-sox-to-sign-grady-sizemore.html), boost the total value to $6MM if he were to hit all incentives. Here's how: $250K each for reaching 60, 90, 120, and 150 days in the big leagues; $250K for each increment of 25 plate appearances from 225 to 500; and a slate of award bonuses (including $50K for being named AL Comeback Player of the Year).*
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) says that his $519K contract for 2014 is*"disappointing,"*reports Dan Con**lly of the Baltimore Sun (http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-orioles-manny-machado-says-2014-contract-disappointing-but-you-just-have-to-go-out-and-play-20140310,0,180277.story). Of course, with less than two years of service, Machado had little choice in the matter. The two sides have yet to discuss the possibility of an extension, though Con**lly says there are "indications" that talks could take place once the health of the 21-year-old's left knee is more certain. Machado maintains that he would*"love to be an Oriole forever," **ting that his only wish is*"to be treated fairly."*
The*Yankees have drawn significant trade interest in backstop Francisco Cervelli (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cervefr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), tweets (https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/443171609881616384) Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com. Among the teams giving the catcher a look is the White Sox. Though the out-of-options, 28-year-old Cervelli figures to have the inside track on the reserve role for New York, the club has several other viable options to back up Brian McCann (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccanbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)*(as MLBTR's Steve Adams recently explained (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/yankees-monitoring-market-for-infielders.html)).
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=6qOUxijrAgs:ePACpX-3NWA:yIl2AUoC8zA)
Here's a quick look in at the American League East:
With*Red Sox outfielder Grady Sizemore (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sizemgr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) progressing towards *****ing the team's Opening Day roster, WEEI.com's Rob Bradford provides (http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2014/03/10/how-grady-sizemore-can-make-6-million-this-season/) the details of his incentive-heavy contract. If Sizemore breaks camp, he would earn a $250K bonus and draw a $750K base salary. He can, as previously reported (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/red-sox-to-sign-grady-sizemore.html), boost the total value to $6MM if he were to hit all incentives. Here's how: $250K each for reaching 60, 90, 120, and 150 days in the big leagues; $250K for each increment of 25 plate appearances from 225 to 500; and a slate of award bonuses (including $50K for being named AL Comeback Player of the Year).*
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) says that his $519K contract for 2014 is*"disappointing,"*reports Dan Con**lly of the Baltimore Sun (http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-orioles-manny-machado-says-2014-contract-disappointing-but-you-just-have-to-go-out-and-play-20140310,0,180277.story). Of course, with less than two years of service, Machado had little choice in the matter. The two sides have yet to discuss the possibility of an extension, though Con**lly says there are "indications" that talks could take place once the health of the 21-year-old's left knee is more certain. Machado maintains that he would*"love to be an Oriole forever," **ting that his only wish is*"to be treated fairly."*
The*Yankees have drawn significant trade interest in backstop Francisco Cervelli (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cervefr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), tweets (https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/443171609881616384) Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com. Among the teams giving the catcher a look is the White Sox. Though the out-of-options, 28-year-old Cervelli figures to have the inside track on the reserve role for New York, the club has several other viable options to back up Brian McCann (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccanbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)*(as MLBTR's Steve Adams recently explained (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/yankees-monitoring-market-for-infielders.html)).
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=6qOUxijrAgs:ePACpX-3NWA:yIl2AUoC8zA)