I read on SportsTerminal the Rox terminated Neagle's contract.
Rockies terminate contract of LHP Neagle
DENVER (Ticker) - Denny Neagle's indiscretion has cost him his job.
The Colorado Rockies terminated Neagle's contract Monday, just days after the 36-year-old lefthander was arrested for soliciting a prostitute.
According to multiple reports, Neagle was speeding when pulled over by an officer in Lakewood, Colorado on Friday. The officer reported that the pitcher smelled of alcohol and had his pants undone.
A woman in the car, 40-year-old Jill Russell, told police she had performed oral sex on Neagle for $40. Neagle reportedly admitted to police that he was in the area looking for sex.
Neagle was slated to make $10 million in 2005. As part of the five-year, $51 million deal he signed in December 2000, the contract contained a $12.5 million team option for 2006 with a $9.5 million buyout.
"This decision is about an organization and the fans that support it," Rockies Chairman Charles Monfort said. "Denny's pattern of behavior has not been consistent with what our organization represents.
"The Colorado Rockies have and will continue to place strong emphasis on character and accountability."
Neagle missed all of last season with an injury. In 2003, he was 2-4 with a 7.90 ERA, making just seven starts in another injury-plagued campaign.
In 14 years with Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Cincinnati, the New York Yankees and Colorado, Neagle is 124-92 with a 4.24 ERA. He is just 19-23 in four years with the Rockies.