February 3, 200620 yr http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-c...ov=ap&type=lgns Cubs agree on one-year deals with Pierre, Ohman February 2, 2006 CHICAGO (AP) -- New center fielder Juan Pierre agreed Thursday to a $5.75 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, who also settled on a $610,000 deal with left-handed reliever Will Ohman. Pierre, obtained in a trade with the Florida Marlins in December, made $3.7 million last year. He asked for $6.5 million and the Cubs offered $5 million, making the settlement at the midpoint. Ohman made $320,000 last season and was looking for a bump to $775,000, while the team countered with an offer of 500,000. Both players had filed for arbitration. The Cubs have not had a player go to a hearing since Andy MacPhail became their chief executive officer in September 1994. Pierre batted .276 with 19 doubles, 13 triples and 47 RBIs in 162 games for the Marlins last year. He gives the Cubs the leadoff hitter they had been seeking. Ohman was 2-2 with a 2.91 ERA in 69 appearances last season. He was unscored on in 58 of his appearances and stranded 35 of 47 inherited runners, holding opponents to a .201 batting average. Right-hander Carlos Zambrano is the lone Cubs player remaining in arbitration. Absurd. The whole arbitration proces is. No matter how good or terrible you perform, you receive a modest raise. Originally, arbitrators were to compare a player to his peers of like age. Now it seems as they compare them to the entire free agent market.
February 4, 200620 yr That's cheap for a guy with a .305 career average. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy....good luck JP.
February 5, 200620 yr I think he took them to the proverbial cleaners, don't get me wrong I love JP, but that is a huge price to pay for a guy on such a 'down' season. Got to wonder how much he will make next year on the open market given the Wrigley infield.....
February 5, 200620 yr That's an empty .305 average, with no defensive value Without Juan Pierre......there is no title in 2003.....and that is a fact. Batting average has nothing to do with defensive "value"
February 6, 200620 yr That's an empty .305 average, with no defensive value Without Juan Pierre......there is no title in 2003.....and that is a fact. Batting average has nothing to do with defensive "value" Sure...
February 6, 200620 yr Author That's an empty .305 average, with no defensive value Without Juan Pierre......there is no title in 2003.....and that is a fact. Batting average has nothing to do with defensive "value" Two words: reading comprehension learn it, live it, love it
February 8, 200620 yr TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS the Cubs got duped JP has 0 onbase ability for a leadoff guy Hermida will have a better year as a rookie next year I expect that small park in Wrigley to kill any XBH JP might have gotten heres my JP projection BA .315 OBP .345 SLG .450 HR 3 SB 45 CS 15 his production does not warrant that raise
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