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3.09.2003
Two days in a row. Dan's in Cooperstown today (or so I hear), so I'm sure he'll be reporting back on that when he returns. Brian Lawrence extended I'm doing a little bit of backtracking here, but the Padres signed Brian Lawrence to a 4 year, just over $8 million contract with an option for a fifth year at $5.75 million (team option) within the last few days. For those interested, the breakdown is as follows: $500,000 (signing bonus), $500,000 (2003), $800,000 (2004), $2.25 million (2005), $3.5 million (2006) and either $500,000 (buyout) or the $5.75 million option in 2007. Lawrence certainly doesn't blow anyone away, but it's hard to see how having a moderately-priced young veteran (he's only 26) who's a pretty decent bet to be a consistent innings-eater is a bad thing. It certainly appears to be a better investment than Kevin Jarvis was. Lawrence would have been eligible for arbitration through 2007, and the Padres presumably save themselves some money here if Lawrence is able to continue to pitch as effectively as he has. His numbers last year, in his first full season: 12-12, 3.69 ERA (104 ERA+), 149 Ks, 52 BB, 230 H, 16 HR over 210 innings. In other words, certainly not worth much more than $2 million per, but certainly a guy who could help most teams as, at the very least, a back of the rotation guy. With the arms coming up through the Padres system (Jake Peavy, Dennis Tankersley and Oliver Perez to name a few), that's hopefully what Lawrence'll be by the time we get to 2005 or so. Pretty sensible move for both sides. - |