December 6, 200322 yr "They brought him to Florida at a wage of $10 million," Boras said, "and following a season of world championship play and leadership, he made the decision today to let the Marlins know that despite the fact that his teammates got increases, he was willing to accept a contract where his salary remained the same and he would take the same term of years Mike Lowell received. Let's see.....Boras thinks Pudge is worth 25% more than Mikey Did Pudge have 25% more HRs than Mike? Not, Pudge 16, Mike 32 Did Pudge have 25% more RBIs than Mike? Not, Pudge 85, Mike 105 Did Pudge have a 25% greater OBP? Not, Pudge .369. Mike .350 Did Pudge have a 25% greater SLG? Not, Pudge .474, Mike .530 So just how does Boras think Pudge is being generous by not demanding a raise? Based on this comparison, Pudge should should get 81% of Mike's salary, or 6.5M. Seems like $7-8M is more than fair. Great post. This is the exact same thing I was trying to work out and I am sure that Loria & Co. have a worksheet with similar info on it. This is still being negotiated - but the Marlins have the upper hand. Fudge is the one that is writing his own legacy by not re-signing. To me, there is little value in comitting $7M to Fudge when we got Castro (who I am not saying will make us forget Fudge, at least not right away) and we have pressing needs in the bullpen too. Let Fudge go, get some studs for the pen. Win the NL East...
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