Just read the terms of Glavine's new contract...

[TheYanks04]

and now my head hurts. I wonder if he gets extra if he pitches on July 4th, during a hail storm, followed by a stampede of elephants and one baby zebra?


Rotoworld:
The Mets confirmed Monday that Tom Glavine has restuctured his contract to include an option for 2007.
Glavine's 2006 salary was reduced from $10.5 million to $7.5 million under the terms of the deal. The new contract contains a 2007 player option at $5.5 million and a $12 million team option, both with a $3 million buyout. The player option would increase by $1 million each for 180, 190 and 200 innings this year, and the team option would increase by $2 million if he throws 180 innings this year. If either option is exercised, and Glavine's 2007 salary is less than $14 million, he could have performance bonuses that would raise his earnings that year to $14 million.

[George_Foreman]

I really, REALLY hope the Mets pay Tom Glavine $14 million next year.

[raiders_umpire]

I really, REALLY hope the Mets pay Tom Glavine $14 million next year.

Me too. My reasons are though that I own him in a few leagues this year and want to see him to real well to help me there. I also am rooting for him since he was one of the best in the 90s even though he was overshadowed by some of the other pitchers.

[mikhayl]

and now my head hurts. I wonder if he gets extra if he pitches on July 4th, during a hail storm, followed by a stampede of elephants and one baby zebra?

That's what you call an agent earning his commission.

If the Mets wind up paying Glavine $14 million next season, I might cry.

[RyanK]

and now my head hurts. I wonder if he gets extra if he pitches on July 4th, during a hail storm, followed by a stampede of elephants and one baby zebra?

That's what you call an agent earning his commission.

If the Mets wind up paying Glavine $14 million next season, I might cry.

or they just buy him out for 3 mill and he retires after this season...

[TheYanks04]

If he was going to retire, he woul dnot have agreed to it. And with a 3 M buyout guaranteed either way, it really makes no difference. He gets that money anyway in the worst case.

[The Loveable Losers]

He needs to be like Ricky Henderson and negotiate a $20 million performance bonus if he wins the Cy Young, MVP and World Series MVP award while having a sub-1.00 era.