Ruiz gets his in a three year deal with the Phillies
by David Rocksteady 1/26/10
The Phillies have locked up all of their arbitration guys as they signed the final player, Carlos Ruiz to a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension. The contract buys out his final three years of salary arbitration with a fourth-year club option worth $5 million to take care of Ruiz's first year as a free agent.
With the signing of Brian Schneider to a two-year contract, the Phillies have a pretty solid catching pair. After trading Lou Marson and Travis d'Arnaud, it is nice to have some consistency at the top.
The contract breaks down like this: Chooch will make $1.9 million this season, $2.75 million in 2011 and $3.7 million in 2012. In 2013 they have a club option for $5 million or a $500,000 buyout. And he receives $100,000 performance bonuses for 120, 130 and 140 games started.
Chooch is almost 30 and hit .255 with nine homers and 43 RBIs in 107 games in 2009. And he is one of the most clutch players in the playoffs, .303 with 3 homers and 13 RBI in 32 games. He also has 12 walks, giving him an on base percentage of .491 and a slugging of .591.
You can view Ruiz's stats here. |
