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Originally Posted by sharknut
Blue Moon Odom, coming off his Reliever of the Year award, wants a raise from $150,000 to $900,000 next year, which is totally fair. But I am not paying that. Instead, I am shifting him to the rotation and moving Dick Drago to closer.
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After a good April, Odom came back asking for 6 yrs at a little under $700,000 a season. He is turning 33 in a few weeks, so I can't sign him at term, so I countered for the same annual pay but for 4 years, the last a player option. I also bumped up bonus payouts and he took it. The fan interest went from 82 to 86 as he is an extremely popular player.
Carlton, Freehan and Wynn are also wanting to sign rather than test free agency, we will see how the season goes a little bit on them.