Whisox05 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Rick Hahn just announced on @CSNChicago that the White Sox have reached a 5-year contract extension with Adam Eaton. https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/579016506379472896 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hahn announces that @AdamSpankyEaton has agreed to an extension with the #WhiteSox! Five years, plus two club options. #CongratsSpanky https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/579016535475417088 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 White Sox and Adam Eaton have agreed to a five-year, $23.5 million contract extension, with club options for 2020 and 2021. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/579016900316827648 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Wow, nice. Eager to see these terms. Guessing ~$30-40m guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Sounds good to me. Would have liked to see him play a full season healthy before doing it but I am confident it will workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 $23.5M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Adam Eaton will receive $850,000 in '15, $2.75 mil. in '16, $4 mil. in '17, $6 mil. in '18 and $8.4 mil. in '19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (Knuckles @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) $23.5M Damn. I'll take it. Looks like we definitely got a discount for taking his health risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (Knuckles @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) $23.5M This will be a flat out steal if Spanky can stay healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 1st option $9.5M, 2nd $10.5M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisox05 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Adam Eaton's deal includes club options for 2020 ($9.5 mil) and 2021 ($10.5 mil). Eaton has a $1.5 mil buyout if either option is declined. https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/579017160145567744 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (Knuckles @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) $23.5M Fair deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeky Magee Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Another steal by Hahn/Haber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 02:34 PM) Fair deal Steal, if reasonably healthy. RH is the contract master once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I love that guys want to stay here. (hint, hint Jeff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) Sounds good to me. Would have liked to see him play a full season healthy before doing it but I am confident it will workout. Agreed. It seems a bit premature, but that seems to be the way MLB works nowadays, no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (Knuckles @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) Adam Eaton will receive $850,000 in '15, $2.75 mil. in '16, $4 mil. in '17, $6 mil. in '18 and $8.4 mil. in '19. A little more early on, a little less later, and two awesome option prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:39 PM) Agreed. It seems a bit premature, but that seems to be the way MLB works nowadays, no complaints. The longer you wait, the higher those end years go, and the less likely they are to resign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 02:40 PM) The longer you wait, the higher those end years go, and the less likely they are to resign. Exactly. If he put up the season we all want to see in 2015 (140+ games @ .350+ OBP), he'd be at 4 years of service and we'd be talking about something in the $50-60m range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Great news, and a nice way to end an already excellent offseason. Edit: Unless Samardzija would like to get an extension out of the way as well... Edited March 20, 2015 by Swingandalongonetoleft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Dan Hayes @CSNHayes 9m9 minutes ago Adam Eaton's deal could pay him $43.5 million through 2021 and he's guaranteed $25 million. #WhiteSox Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 8m8 minutes ago Love Adam Eaton's five-year, $23.5M extension with two club options for White Sox. Him, Abreu, Sale, Quintana all super club-friendly deals. Chris Cotillo @ChrisCotillo 5m5 minutes ago Eaton was scheduled to become a free agent after the 2018 season, so this extension gives #WhiteSox three more years of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) The longer you wait, the higher those end years go, and the less likely they are to resign. I know, it's just the concern that you are paying him for only 125 games a season. It would be nice to see a full season out of him before you commit, but sometimes you have to take the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harfman77 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) The longer you wait, the higher those end years go, and the less likely they are to resign. Or the opposite happens and the end years go down. Everyone would have wanted Beckham go sign this type of deal after his first season with the team, he definitely wasn't worth it in any season after that. It is a risk/reward thing, given his history of injuries the risk is a bit higher which holds down some of the investment in the pre-free agency years. On the other side it does provide cost certainty when planning for future payroll. It is a fair deal at this point, Eaton gets more money upfront and probably loses a little at the end of arbitration IF he stays healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I like it a lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 To quote spanky, " well, that escalated quickly". Did not expect this but I'm happy about no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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