Comments on: Breaking down Jeter’s contract bonuses

By: paperlions

paperlions — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:40:18 +0000

He’s getting $17M/year….shouldn’t one expect that a player paid that much perform at an MVP level at least once during the contract? I mean, they are already paying for that level of performance (highest paid MIF in MLB), why should they have to add on more money for him playing to his pay grade?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:20:25 +0000

I think most objective fans would have to admit the most Jeter will earn in incentives is between $1M and $3M. So it looks like his 2014 contract should he exercise the player option will earn him a low of $8M (guaranteed) to a high of $11M (on the high side).

By: Panda Claus

Panda Claus — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:56:47 +0000

Well we know he’s going to get that $500K Gold Glove bonus when he gets rubber stamped for that award again next season.

By: quintjs

quintjs — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:48:05 +0000

just think of it as a simple way to do performance based pay for baseball players.

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:44:55 +0000

I hate these bonuses in contracts. Every player should just automatically play their best for the team period; not be geared towards awards that give them more money they don’t need.