Friday night notes and links: Hafner’s incentives could pay $4 million
Posted By Chad Jennings On February 1, 2013 @ 9:56 pm In Misc | Comments Disabled
Just a few notes as we head into the weekend.
[2]• Travis Hafner’s contract pays a $2 million base plus incentives. According to The Associated Press, those incentives are based entirely on plate appearances and could total $4 million. He would earn $100,000 apiece for 150 plate appearances, 155 and each additional 15 through 275. He would receive $125,000 apiece for 290 and each additional 15 through 425; and $175,000 apiece for 440 and each additional 15 through 575.
• Buster Olney reports that Hafner was choosing between the Yankees and Rays. [3]
• For what it’s worth, Kevn Kernan has heard there are “rumblings” that the University of Miami might rename it’s baseball field, [4]which is currently named after Alex Rodriguez.
• Mark Teixeira appeared in the musical Rock of Ages this week. [5] I’ve talked music with Teixeira because we listened to a lot of the same stuff in college. Must have been hilarious to see him on that stage.
• ESPN’s first Grapefruit League broadcast will be the Yankees game against the Cardinals on March 11. [6]
• Veteran catchers are starting to settle for minor league deals. Miguel Olivo just took one from the Reds. [7]Not sure the Yankees are really interested in yet another uncertain catching option, but they could probably get one if they found one they liked.
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[3] Hafner was choosing between the Yankees and Rays. : https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/297306370766667776
[4] the University of Miami might rename it’s baseball field, : http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/more_than_miles_of_rough_h8PLZrRWzBFtLxkiibQhXM
[5] Mark Teixeira appeared in the musical Rock of Ages this week.: http://www.mlb.com/cutfour/index.jsp#contentId=41259264
[6] the Yankees game against the Cardinals on March 11.: http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130130&content_id=41258352&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy
[7] Miguel Olivo just took one from the Reds. : https://twitter.com/Reds/status/297425025609388032
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