作者Zamned (扎姆德)
看板Cubs
標題[情報] Cubs, Castro working on long-term deal
時間Fri Aug 17 09:50:32 2012
With the focus of the Cubs management team of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer
clearly on a long term plan of overhauling the Cubs organization, nearly
every move they have made since taking control of the team has been with a
vision towards the future.
With that approach in mind, two industry sources who have represented several
MLB players over the past decade confirmed to me tonight that the Cubs are
working on a long term deal for star shortstop Starlin Castro.
The deal, which could be six or more years in length, is expected to be
finalized before the end of the 2012 season and would not only buy out the
remaining arbitration years that Castro has, but at least two years of free
agency which he will reach after the 2016 season.
“If Castro continues to develop into one of the best shortstops in baseball
and he reaches free agency in four years, he will be unbelievably expensive
to retain for the Cubs," the source told me. "This is very smart business by
Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer. They will know what their costs are for a
significant amount of time going forward and for Castro, he will have
lifetime security rather than going year-to-year during arbitration until he
completes six full years in the game.
Another baseball source believes that the deal was essential because the Cubs
brought Castro to the big leagues too soon in the 2010 season and that
allowed him to reach Super Two arbitration status, which could have been
alleviated had the Cubs waited just a few more weeks that season.
“That decision was crazy because that Cubs team was going nowhere," he told
me. "I understand that the Cubs were trying to save the season in 2010 but it
certainly raised eyebrows around the game and it is costing the Cubs a lot of
money that they shouldn’t have had to spend."
The deal is a no-brainer for both sides but if Castro wants to truly maximize
the amount of money he makes, he would take the risk of going year-to-year.
However, he has always maintained how much he likes being a Cub, so it is not
a surprise that he would be willing to sign a long-term deal.
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