lol, the deal gets worse for the Cubs. I guess, they aren't putting in $10M of this years salary. ESPN says that they are putting in about $8M PLUS all of the $4.5M buyout on his 2006 option!!!
To add insult to injury:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1980524
Quote:
Meanwhile, the Cubs neared an agreement Monday night with Burnitz on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2006, The Associated Press reported. That deal wouldn't be finalized until the Sosa trade is completed.
Burnitz hit 37 homers and drove in 110 runs for the Colorado Rockies last season. Sosa hit .253 last year, his lowest average since 1997, and had 35 homers and 80 RBIs in 126 games.
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Ahem, COORS FREAKING FIELD NUMBERS!!!!
Look at Burnitz's home/road splits last year:
.244/.327/.448, 13HR
.322/.386/.670, 24 HR
I'll let you guess which one is which. Which version will show up in Wrigley in 2005? *obvious*
I'm so glad the DBacks didn't sign Burnitz. Burnitz is so great, he was able to hit 19 HR in a year that he posted a SLG of .365.
