-=> Quoting Ed Grinnell to Terry May <=-
EG> Did he ask for any of those figures? What he asked for was
EG> more than what Cecil Fielder made last year ($9.2 mil) and
EG> considering what Fielder did for that, I don't think it was
EG> out of line.
Without getting into to much of a discussion on the economics of
it all, Fielder is in the end of a long term contract, much of
which was back-loaded. He took a *lot* less money during the
early (strike) years, which is why he is making so much now.
It averaged out to much less than $9 mil a year.
Peg
... Because of us, America works!
___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR]
--- Maximus/2 3.01
---------------
* Origin: Off The Back (1:2330/8)
|