KShep filled you in earlier on the possibility that Boston would ink slugger Carlos Delgado to a deal today. You can scratch that off the list of potential moves and mark it in the books as a done deal. The Sox signed the former all-star to a minor-league contract that will pay him a pro-rated salary of $20,000 for the remainder of the season. Delgado expects that he will need at least two weeks in Pawtucket to get himself ready after not playing all season and seeing very little time since 2008. If Delgado makes it to the majors, his pro-rated salary would be $3 million -- about $545,000 per month. His deal will also include incentives for being ALCS MVP or World Series MVP.
Well, let's spare the World Series MVP talk and see if Delgado can even make it up to the big club. He's another bat that, if he could produce a portion of what he did in his prime, could really help this team. The loss of Youkilis has slated Mike Lowell as our top first baseman, but Lowell may not be able to hold up as an everyday player for the remainder of the season. Adding Delgado to the picture would just give the Red Sox more flexibility and a greater ability to platoon the mix between DH, first base, and catcher. Delgado only played 26 games last year, but his numbers were phenomenal in 2008, when he blasted 38 round trippers and drove in 115 runs for the New York Mets. If he can perform anything remotely like that, then the I think this will turn into a pretty good signing for the Sox.
Since they signed him to a minor league contract, if he comes up to the bigs wouldn't he still make the minor league contract if he stays under a certain number of games played? Or did the Sox and Delgado's agent decide on that: If he doesn't show potential he remains in the minors or if he returns to his old form and he can perform he get's that as a bonus?
ReplyDeleteJust wondering, I just want to clarify it for myself if you know what the exact deal is.
I don't know the exact details, but I took the financial information from ESPN's article about it. They said that if he made it to the big leagues, he would get a pro-rated $3 million salary. I guess they must have just agreed that if Delgado is in shape and can play, they'll call him up and pay him. If not, he'll make 20 grand in Pawtucket. That's the best way I can understand it, I guess. But the information about the money came straight from ESPN.
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope he doesn't get called up for one game then breaks his hip again and we then have to shell out 3 mil for a guy who played one game....that would suck
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