Phillies, Chase Utley Agree To Extension

[Angrioter]

Phillies, Chase Utley Agree To Extension

 

The Phillies and second baseman Chase Utley have reached agreement on a contract extension, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com (on Twitter). The two sides are close on a two-year deal that would be in the high $20MM range with multiple vesting options, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports

[John_Havok]

Crazy, Rosenthal is saying the 2 high 20 years are between 25 and 30 million. That's insane.

[KSaw]

Not surprising. They made their intentions clear weeks ago.

[KSaw]

Crazy, Rosenthal is saying the 2 high 20 years are between 25 and 30 million. That's insane.

 

That's over 2 years. He's looking at around 14 million/ year.

[John_Havok]

That's over 2 years. He's looking at around 14 million/ year.

 

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I misunderstood that. I thought Amaro had gone further insane

[Angrioter]

That's over 2 years. He's looking at around 14 million/ year.

 

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I misunderstood that. I thought Amaro had gone further insane

 

Halladay is the next..... 3Y/65M

[KSaw]

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I misunderstood that. I thought Amaro had gone further insane

 

Lol!

[digiblader]

This means Cano is now looking at close to A-Rod money in free agency--he's the only 2B on the market worth anything.

[KSaw]

This means Cano is now looking at close to A-Rod money in free agency--he's the only 2B on the market worth anything.

 

He'll only get 7 years and $160 million. Lol.

[G-Snarls]

The options on this contract are crazy and confusing. He only gets 2 guaranteed years then it's 3 years of options. Depending on how much time he spends on the DL they either pay very well or offer the team cheap buyouts. It's a bit of a gamble for Utley.

[Terminator]

Hey a Ruben Amaro move I actually don't mind....

[G-Snarls]

MLBTR:

 

Utley is guaranteed $15MM in 2014 and $10MM in 2015 and has a $2MM buyout on his first option. His 2015 salary will rise to $15MM if he spends no more than 15 days on the disabled list due to a specific knee condition. Each option is valued at $15MM and is triggered if Utley reaches 500 plate appearances in the previous season.

 

Should Utley fail to reach 500 plate appearances in any season from 2015-17, the following year's vesting option will become a club option worth between $5MM and $11MM. The specific value of those conditional club options would be based on the number of days he spent on the disabled list the previous season. The deal contains a full no-trade clause, though that is essentially a moot point because he will receive 10-and-5 rights later this month.

[G-Snarls]

Hey a Ruben Amaro move I actually don't mind....

 

Yeah. This is just the type of contract you want as a team for a player like this. If he's playing 150 plus games you're paying him well. If he's on the DL all the time you can dump him for peanuts.

Edited August 8, 2013 by G-Snarls

[P2F]

Seems like a good contract to potentially trade, if Utley can stay at least mostly healthy.

 

Of course, Utley would have to agree to the deal.