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Cubs re-signed RHP Ryan Dempster to a four-year, $52 million contract.

The fourth year is actually a player option. Dempster gets a $4 million signing bonus, $8 million next year, $12.5 million in 2010 and $13.5 million in 2011. It will be his choice whether he returns for 2012 at $14 million. Dempster receives the massive deal even though he's had just two good seasons as a starter, those coming eight years apart. He was one of the NL's top pitchers last season, and his peripherals suggest that he can keep it up. Still, his previous record makes him difficult to trust.

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Ollie Perez will get a similar deal to Dempster.

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Originally posted by hodges69:

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Ollie Perez will get a similar deal to Dempster.

WnR:

Why???
Dempster 2007:

W L ERA K BB
17 6 2.96 187 76


Ollie:

10 7 4.22 180 105


quite a difference in thier performances....if
FA money is supposed to be judged on performaces..ollie should be offered a lot less.
However,with Boras as his pilot.....you are probably going to be more right than wrong....

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Originally posted by WrightNReyes:
Perez is also 4 yrs younger and he's left handed so thats why he will get the same money regardless of Boras.

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Originally posted by sensei:

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Originally posted by WrightNReyes:
Perez is also 4 yrs younger and he's left handed so thats why he will get the same money regardless of Boras.

Hopefully not from us. I'd rather we pay cc 25 than ollie 14.