Tigers Sign Cabrera to 8-year $153.3 Million Deal
Mike Ilitch broke away from his diligent inquiry as to why Little Caesars pizza inside Comerica Park costs $14 and is neither “hot” nor “ready” to sign Miguel Cabrera to an 8-year $153.3 million contract extension.
It is a big fat check, for a potentially big fat man.
Cabrera may have dropped 20-30 lbs before the season – he must have the same nutritionist as Pudge – but he has yet to discover the wonders that behold him in Detroit’s finest Coney Islands.
That said, they have still signed a fabulous player, essentially a 24-year old Manny Ramirez, fielding deficiencies included.
You can count Cabrera in for a non-roid aided .320, 30+HR, 120 RBI, and .950 OPS for the duration of the contract. His name has not graced the disabled list in 4+ seasons. How can this be bad?
Tigers fans should display caution, however, before believing this is contending coin spent. Ilitch locked up a randy Leviathan for the better part of the decade, but they still lack dependable non-Verlander starters and even a semblance of a bullpen.
But, this was a masterful business move perfectly executed, before Cabrera stepped off the plane into garishly gray Detroit.
Tags: Contract Extension, Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera
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23 March 2008 at 10:09 pm
Once again double D proves to be the best GM in the league. Signing a 24 year old kid to a monster deal before he sees the Detroit skyline is genius. Don’t let him know what’s outside and just let him keep thinking about that paycheck.