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It's up at WhiteSox.com:

 

White Sox reward Pierzynski

Once a nomad, catcher finds home with three-year deal

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

Pierzynski, who turns 29 on December 30, agreed to terms on a three-year, $15 million contract Monday, avoiding arbitration. The deal reduces the White Sox arbitration-eligible pool of players to Jon Garland, Joe Crede, Rob Mackowiak, Willie Harris and Timo Perez, with Garland, Crede and Mackowiak figuring to be offered arbitration.

 

Once eligible to become a free agent after the 2006 season, Pierzynski now will earn $4 million in 2006 and $5.5 million in each of 2007 and 2008.

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QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Dec 19, 2005 -> 11:18 AM)
Good deal, considering what Ramon Hernandez got (4-years, $27.5 million).  AJ better stop swinging for the fences though.  I'd rather have the Pierzynski who hit less homers but put up a .290 AVG and .330 OBP.

If I had to pick I'd pick that one, but I would prefer the AJ who hits with power to merge with the .300 hitting AJ and form one super-duper-monster-Pierzynski

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FYI, if my calcs are correct, we now have a currently-contracted payroll of 78.8M.

 

The players still left out there that aren't officially signed to my knowledge are

 

Garland (ARB, made 3.4M in 2005)

Crede (ARB, made .4M in 2005)

Jenks (rookie status)

Harris (ARB, made .365M in 2005, may not stick)

Cotts (made .33M in 2005)

McCarthy (rookie status)

One of Perez/Borchard/Owens (Perez made $1M in 2005)

Anyone we pick up before the season starts.

 

I assumed that Anderson was in at 330k.

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