Arroyo and Reds agree to $25 million, 2-year extension

Hellwig · 02-08-2007, 02:32 PM

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Right-hander Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Thursday to a $25 million, two-year contract extension through 2010.

Arroyo's previous contract contains $8,075,000 in remaining guaranteed salary: $4,125,000 this year and $3.95 million in 2008.

His extension calls for a $2.5 million signing bonus, payable in 2008, and salaries of $9.5 million in 2009 and $11 million in 2010.

Cincinnati has an $11 million option for 2011 with a $2 million buyout. The price of the option can escalate to $13 million, based on innings.

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Looks like the Reds are doing a pretty nice job of suring up top end starters for the future.

Ninersrule · 02-09-2007, 12:58 AM

Along with coming of Homer Bailey some point in the next year or so,
the Reds are starting to build a base corp of starters, which is sorely
needed. Lets hope we can get a repeat plus more from Arroyo and
Harang this year...along with hopefully 10-12 wins from Bailey,
the Reds may be more than competieve this year.

BravesRule22 · 02-10-2007, 12:20 PM

I am a little shocked with the money given to Arroyo and not really sure why they did it.

They have him locked up for another 2 years w/o this extension and Arroyo fell back to earth the 2nd half of last season...I would have taken a wait and see approach with him. If he duplicates hes 1st half then give him the payday. But I dont see the harm in waiting another year before giving him this extension. I highly doubt the market would have been this high too, that would have been another plus for the Reds

02-09-2007, 12:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ninersrule Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: C-Bus/Buckeye Country Posts: 120	Along with coming of Homer Bailey some point in the next year or so, the Reds are starting to build a base corp of starters, which is sorely needed. Lets hope we can get a repeat plus more from Arroyo and Harang this year...along with hopefully 10-12 wins from Bailey, the Reds may be more than competieve this year. __________________ "You may find that having, is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." -Spock from "Amok Time"

02-10-2007, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
BravesRule22 Basketball Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,089	I am a little shocked with the money given to Arroyo and not really sure why they did it. They have him locked up for another 2 years w/o this extension and Arroyo fell back to earth the 2nd half of last season...I would have taken a wait and see approach with him. If he duplicates hes 1st half then give him the payday. But I dont see the harm in waiting another year before giving him this extension. I highly doubt the market would have been this high too, that would have been another plus for the Reds __________________ Braves, Knicks, Bucs, Louisville