A.J. Pierzynski Is Officially Extended |
| Published: September 30, 2007, 9:18 am |
| Tags: j pierzynski, j pierzynski, jerry reinsdorf, jerryreinsdorf, kenny williams, kennywilliams |
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Filed under: Chicago, White Sox, AL Central, MLB BizIt was a bad year organizationally for the White Sox this year, as they limp to a low finish in the AL Central. But with each new signing, it's clear that Kenny Williams and Jerry Reinsdorf are viewing the year not as the inevitable decline of an aging team but an abberation soon to correct itself. The latest mainstay from 2005's glorious campaign: A.J. Pierzynski: Pierzynski will make a base salary of $5.85 million (C$5.82 million) in 2008 under the final year of a three-year contract he signed in 2005. He will then receive $6.25 million (C$6.22 million) in each of the 2009 and 2010 seasons. "Both sides agreed on something that was fair. I wasn't looking to break the bank and it worked out," Pierzynski said. "I look at it as we won a World Series here," Pierzynski said. "This is a team that will always be special to me. They brought me in when kinda no one else wanted me. ... They've been nothing but fair with me since the day I [ Full article ] |
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