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Last month, it was Alex Rodriguez who set salary records. Now,
his good friend, Derek Jeter, is right behind him.
Jeter asked for an $18.5 million, one-year contract, and New
York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera made a $10.25 million request.
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Arbitration figures submitted by several big-name players and their
respective clubs:
Derek Jeter
Player bid: $18.5 million
Club offer: $14.25 million
Mariano Rivera
Player bid: $10.25 million
Club offer: $9 million
Andruw Jones
Player bid: $8.2 million
Club offer: $6.4 million
John Rocker (eligible as a "Super-2" player)
Player bid: $2.98 million
Club offer $1.9 million
Kerry Wood (another "Super 2" player)
Player bid: $2.45 million
Club offer: $1.7 million
Eric Milton
Player bid: $2.95 million
Club offer: $2 million
Sean Casey
Player bid: $3 million
Club offer: $2.6 million
Antonio Alfonseca
Player bid: $3.15 million
Club offer: $2.35 million
-- Jayson Stark
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Atlanta outfielder Andruw Jones asked for $8.2 million as 63
players exchanged figures with their teams Thursday in salary
arbitration.
Twenty-seven players, meanwhile, agreed to contracts. Kansas
City first baseman Mike Sweeney got the biggest deal, $13 million
for two years.
A pair of players eligible for free agency after next season
settled on large one-year contracts. Los Angeles pitcher Chan Ho
Park agreed at $9.9 million and Oakland outfielder Johnny Damon,
acquired from Kansas City last week, agreed to $7.1 million.
Yankees officials and Jeter's agent, Casey Close, spoke
throughout the day about a multiyear contract and made progress,
according to a person familiar with the talks who spoke in the
condition he not be identified.
With the sides still apart, the Yankees submitted $14.25 million
as their arbitration figure. If the sides don't agree, an
arbitrator would pick one figure or the other after a hearing
during the first three weeks of February.
Most cases settle. Of 90 players who filed last year, just 10
went through to hearings, with owners winning six.
This year, 102 players filed and 12 settled before Thursday.
Last year, Jeter set an arbitration record when he asked for
$10.5 million. The Yankees countered at $9.5 million and the sides
agreed at the midpoint after owner George Steinbrenner failed to
finalize a $118.5 million, seven-year contract.
Rivera, who like Jeter is eligible for free agency after next
season, was offered $9 million by the Yankees.
Last year, Rivera and the Yankees wound up before an arbitrator,
who chose the team's $7.25 million offer over the pitcher's $9.25
million request.
Jones was the only other player to ask for more than $5 million.
Atlanta submitted a $6.4 million offer to the center fielder, who
made $3.7 million last season.
While Jeter and the Yankees were $4.25 million apart, the
largest difference request and offer, the smallest spread belonged
to Scott Hatteberg and the Boston Red Sox. The catcher asked for
$1.1 million and the team offered $1 million.
Toronto gave two-year contracts to pitcher Esteban Loaiza ($10.3
million), designated hitter Brad Fullmer ($6.5 million) and
outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. ($6.3 million).
The Chicago White Sox gave pitcher James Baldwin a $5.95
million, one-year contract and first baseman Paul Konerko a $6.1
million, two-year deal.
Pitcher Shawn Estes and the San Francisco Giants, meanwhile,
agreed on a one-year contract worth $4,725,000.
Atlanta reliever Kerry Ligtenberg agreed to a $2.9 million,
two-year deal. Teammate John Rocker, eligible for salary
arbitration for the first time, asked for a raise from $290,000 to
$2.98 million. The Braves countered at $1.9 million.
Kerry Wood, who won the 1998 NL Rookie of the Year award and
then missed the following season because of elbow surgery, asked
for a raise from $690,000 to $2.45 million. The Chicago Cubs
countered at $1.7 million.
Tampa Bay pitcher Esteban Yan requested the smallest amount,
$750,000, and was offered $550,000. Oakland pitcher Cory Lidle
received the lowest offer, $525,000. He asked for $795,000.
In a trade, the New York Mets got reliever Rick Croushore from
the Boston Red Sox, bolstering the NL champions' already deep
bullpen.
The Mets sent minor league pitcher Frank Graham and a player to
be named to Boston. Croushore, a 30-year-old right-hander, was
designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Wednesday when they
added David Cone to the roster.
Croushore began last year with Colorado, going 2-0 despite an
8.74 ERA in six games. Demoted to the minors, he was traded to
Boston on July 27 and went 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA in five games for
the Red Sox.
Free agent pitcher Ramon Martinez finalized his $1.5 million,
one-year contract with Los Angeles, a deal that allows him to make
$3.5 million more in performance bonuses.
Among players in arbitration, Anaheim agreed to a $1.9 million,
two-year contract with outfielder Orlando Palmeiro and a $1,125,000
deal with infielder Scott Spiezio. Cincinnati gave outfielder Alex
Ochoa a $4.35 million, two-year contract.
Pittsburgh agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Jason
Schmidt ($3.2 million) and Rich Loiselle ($775,000), and St. Louis
agreed to one-year deals with left-hander Jason Christiansen ($1.6
million) and right-hander Alan Benes ($925,000).
Also agreeing to one-year contracts were Minnesota outfielder
Matt Lawton ($3.9 million), Colorado left-hander Ron Villone ($2.8
million), Cleveland right-hander Steve Karsay ($2.7 million),
Florida outfielder Mark Kotsay ($2,125,000), Montreal right-hander
Carl Pavano ($1.3 million), Detroit right-hander Danny Patterson
($1.1 million), Florida infielder Dave Berg ($587,500), Los Angeles
outfielder Bruce Aven ($550,000) and Mets left-hander Tom Martin
($362,500)
Detroit shortstop Deivi Cruz was said to have agreed to a
contract after exchanging figures with the Tigers. Oakland pitcher
Ariel Prieto, who has been designated for assignment, did not swap
figures with the Athletics.
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