Post by SCCat66 on Feb 12, 2014 11:00:07 GMT -5
Just announced this morning...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals and All-Star closer Greg Holland agreed on a $4.675 million contract Wednesday, which means all of Kansas City's arbitration-eligible players are signed ahead of spring training.
Pitchers and catchers are due to report to Surprise, Ariz., on Friday.
Holland asked for $5.2 million after going 2-1 with a 1.21 ERA and 47 saves last season, while the Royals offered $4.1 million. They settled on a figure that represents a big bump from the $539,000 he made in 2013, and includes a $50,000 bonus for making the All-Star game.
My Footnote: The downside of this from Greg's point of view is this is just a one year contract. So the pressure will be on him to have another great season because there will be another round of contract negotiations next off-season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals and All-Star closer Greg Holland agreed on a $4.675 million contract Wednesday, which means all of Kansas City's arbitration-eligible players are signed ahead of spring training.
Pitchers and catchers are due to report to Surprise, Ariz., on Friday.
Holland asked for $5.2 million after going 2-1 with a 1.21 ERA and 47 saves last season, while the Royals offered $4.1 million. They settled on a figure that represents a big bump from the $539,000 he made in 2013, and includes a $50,000 bonus for making the All-Star game.
My Footnote: The downside of this from Greg's point of view is this is just a one year contract. So the pressure will be on him to have another great season because there will be another round of contract negotiations next off-season.