December 2, 200322 yr It seems the Marlins overpaid, with the signing bonus and all. Can they hold on to Pudge when the Lowell deal is expected to run about $8M a year?
December 2, 200322 yr nah they didnt overpay they did wut the had to do to keep one of the reasons they won it all and for 5.3 a year thats pretty good
December 2, 200322 yr great deal, 2b are very hard to find these days and Luis is a career Marlin. considering how many teams showed interest i think 16mil is fine.
December 2, 200322 yr It seems the Marlins overpaid, with the signing bonus and all. Can they hold on to Pudge when the Lowell deal is expected to run about $8M a year? It will be interesting to see the yearly breakdown to get to $16M. With the $2M signing bonus, they could have backloaded the contract to save some flexibility for Pudge?? :mischief2
December 2, 200322 yr I think this is a very good deal, at a very good price. Thank God he sucked it up in the WS, and looked like crap against Mussina. I think it saved us a million and a half per year.
December 2, 200322 yr YAY GO MARLINS ...HA HA WE GOT CASTILLO....MARLINS TEAM OF MANY MORE SHOCKING NEWS TO BRING !!! YAY
December 2, 200322 yr Question for Ed. Is it true that the back up plan was for Spivey? I heard the trade was up and ready to go if Castillo went with the Mets or Cubs.
December 2, 200322 yr Best news so far this offseason, now on to Pudge... cough you mean Lowell cough
December 2, 200322 yr Best news so far this offseason, now on to Pudge... cough you mean Lowell cough Wink wink nudge nudge
December 2, 200322 yr Oh frabjous day! Joy! Rapture! :thumbup Great news on keeping Castillo with us.
December 2, 200322 yr Best news so far this offseason, now on to Pudge... cough you mean Lowell cough Wink wink nudge nudge puh leaze
December 2, 200322 yr I have heard now that it was only a rumor the Cubs were interested. Articles now aren't mentioned the Cubs made an offer like I previously thought. Honestly, ESPN and all the sports media have no clue a lot of times during the offseason. It is a bit frustrating.
December 2, 200322 yr Ramp are you trying to say the Pudge is out of the Picture? Or that Lowell is next in line or both?
December 2, 200322 yr But Castillo decided to take less money to stay with the Marlins, the team that signed him as a teenager in 1992. espn.com COUGH PUDGE COUGH
December 2, 200322 yr Ramp are you trying to say the Pudge is out of the Picture? Or that Lowell is next in line or both? i was saying Lowell 1st. then that other guy
December 2, 200322 yr But Castillo decided to take less money to stay with the Marlins, the team that signed him as a teenager in 1992. espn.com COUGH PUDGE COUGH Pudge should take some notes. If he truly wants to be a Marlin he needs to take a home town discount. Nice Work Castillo!
December 2, 200322 yr COMON PUDGE! LUIS DOESNT HAVE ALL THE WEALTH YOU GOT AND HE TOOK LESS MONEY. DONT BE A GREEDY BASTERD!!!!
December 2, 200322 yr Congrats Marlins Fans! This one for You! :thumbup :thumbup :hat :arms :elefant :compute
December 2, 200322 yr Nice job Marlins! :cheers Way to go Beinfest, etc. So is this $2 million signing bonus included in the 16 million or is this extra? Are we looking at: 2004 - 7.25 (5.25 + 2 million signing bonus) 2005 - 5.25 2006 - 5.25 2007 - 5.25 kicks in if plate appearances # is met If Castillo's waiting game got him that 2 million bonus, his agent deserves a big kiss from Luis.
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