February 5, 200422 yr Ordo?ez talks long-term contract OF wants 5-6 years, 'Vladimir and Tejada' money By Doug Miller / MLB.com Magglio Ordonez will earn $14 million this season with in the final year of his contract. (Doug Miller/MLB.com) SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Magglio Ordo?ez, the Chicago White Sox All-Star and one of the key reinforcements on Venezuela's team in the Caribbean Series, spoke in specifics about his Major League contract status for the first time Wednesday at Estadio Quisqueya. Ordo?ez, 30, will make $14 million in the final year of a three-year, $29.5-million deal this year. He has been one of the American League's premier hitters over the last five years, never batting below .301 and averaging 32 home runs and 118 RBIs over that span. In an interview with Spanish-speaking reporters before Venezuela's game against Puerto Rico on Wednesday, Ordo?ez expressed his desires for a long-term solution to his contract situation with the White Sox. He also expressed them in relatively specific financial terms. "I want to stay in Chicago, where they gave me my first opportunity," Ordo?ez said. "I think I have market value similar to that of Vladimir (Guerrero) and (Miguel) Tejada. It could be even more if you take into account that the market is going up again. I want a year a five- or six-year contract so that I can relax and be in one place for a long time. I hope that can be in Chicago, a city that I like a lot." Right fielder Guerrero signed with the Anaheim Angels for five years and $70 million. Tejada, a shortstop, signed with the Baltimore Orioles for six years and $72 million. "There have been some early talks, but nothing formal," Ordo?ez said. "I am waiting to see what the White Sox decide, but I'm not worried about those business matters. I am concentrating on continuing to put up numbers and stay healthy. The rest falls to my agent." White Sox general manager Ken Williams and Ordo?ez's agent, Adam Katz, were not immediately available for comment.
February 5, 200422 yr we better start hoarding the $$$, there are a lot of great FA's next offseason.
February 5, 200422 yr we are not getting maggs unless they pull some serious $$$ out of their asses. He is gone. Forget about it.
February 5, 200422 yr we are not getting maggs unless they pull some serious $$$ out of their asses. He is gone. Forget about it. Nope, he not gone he will be a FA in the offseason, so he not gone yet
February 5, 200422 yr we are not getting maggs unless they pull some serious $$$ out of their asses. He is gone. Forget about it. Nope, he not gone he will be a FA in the offseason, so he not gone yet I mean the marlins chances are gone.
February 5, 200422 yr time to start selling some Mona Lisa's Jeffrey Man do I have to keep saying this? MARLINS NOT GETTING MAGGS!!!!! He might stay with the sox. Or another big pocket team. Not the yankees though. Maybe he will go to boston and they will trade manny for him. Manny for Maggs = done deal unless sox don't want manny.
February 5, 200422 yr thank you for your optimistic input Anyways, it's way too early to start talking about next season anyways, let's focus on the task at hand- Defnding the title.
February 5, 200422 yr If you believe that getting Vlad was reasonable and getting Maggs is way out of line, you are crazy.
February 5, 200422 yr If you believe that getting Vlad was reasonable and getting Maggs is way out of line, you are crazy. Vlad>Maggs though not by much. Magglio is a little less of an injury risk... Maybe Cabs will lure him here when he becomes a FA???
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