Thursday, December 06, 2007
If it's in Curt's Contract...
it shouldn't be allowed.
That seems to be the way things work in MLB.
When Curt Schilling was traded to Boston prior to the 2004 season, his contract extension called for an option year to automatically take effect if the Red Sox won the World Series. They did, and that option was picked up. Shortly after that, MLB ruled that such provisions could no longer be in player contracts.
Now, after Schilling's last contract included a clause that called for a $1 million bonus for receiving a Cy Young vote (any Cy Young vote), the Baseball Writers' Association of America agreed that players who have bonuses attached to awards, would (effective 2013) not be eligible for that award.
The ruling is understandable, but seriously, hundreds of players have contracts that call for some sort of bonus for winning an award, why did the decision come down after another Schilling deal?
It's a conspiracy I tell you - just like the one in the NFL with the officials making the Ravens lose the game...
(That's dumb too by the way).
What impact will this "rule" have on the incentive-laden deals in baseball?
Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
That seems to be the way things work in MLB.
When Curt Schilling was traded to Boston prior to the 2004 season, his contract extension called for an option year to automatically take effect if the Red Sox won the World Series. They did, and that option was picked up. Shortly after that, MLB ruled that such provisions could no longer be in player contracts.
Now, after Schilling's last contract included a clause that called for a $1 million bonus for receiving a Cy Young vote (any Cy Young vote), the Baseball Writers' Association of America agreed that players who have bonuses attached to awards, would (effective 2013) not be eligible for that award.
The ruling is understandable, but seriously, hundreds of players have contracts that call for some sort of bonus for winning an award, why did the decision come down after another Schilling deal?
It's a conspiracy I tell you - just like the one in the NFL with the officials making the Ravens lose the game...
(That's dumb too by the way).
What impact will this "rule" have on the incentive-laden deals in baseball?
Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
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