Evan Longoria

How much room does he have to go up?

He will be the world's greatest player, hands down.

I wouldnt try and collect him if I were you. Someone on here already has the best Longo collection in the world, hands down. He can't be beaten

His stuff is pretty affordable right now. I think he needs to win an MVP Award or a World Series for his stuff to really take off.

As long as the World's greatest Longoria collection, hands down, continues to grow, the sky's the limit for what you can sell him for, hands down.

jwc9p said:

I wouldnt try and collect him if I were you. Someone on here already has the best Longo collection in the world, hands down. He can't be beaten

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LOL!

I'm a huge fan of his, and he will probably jump a significant amount when his contract with the rays is finished sometime around 2013. I'm a buyer of his stuff, but I have no chance at catching up with the super Longoria collector on this site.

Does anyone know how his current contract is structured?
When i met him at Rays fest, my mom said jokingly I'll see you in pinstripes in a few years" and he said "Don't count on it" so hopefully hes not a bullsheefer.

Big Mac McGwire said:

Does anyone know how his current contract is structured?
When i met him at Rays fest, my mom said jokingly I'll see you in pinstripes in a few years" and he said "Don't count on it" so hopefully hes not a bullsheefer.

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Evan Longoria 3b
6 years/$17.5M (2008-13), plus 2014-16 club options
6 years/17.5M (2008-13), plus 2014-16 club options
signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/18/08
08:$0.5M, 09:$0.55M, 10:$0.95M, 11:$2M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$6M, 14:$7.5M club option ($3M buyout), 15:$11M club option, 16:$11.5M club option
if Longoria otherwise would be arbitration-eligible
after 2010, 2011 salary increases to $2.5M
after 2011, buyout for 2014 option increases to $4M
club must decide by 11/2014 whether to exercise 2015-16 options
2016 option may increase to $14M based on rankings in MVP vote
award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star selection, $25,000 for Gold Glove
contract purchased by Tampa Bay 4/12/08
drafted 2006 (1-3) (Long Beach State)
$3M signing bonus
agent: Paul Cohen
ML service: 2.170

This was widely discussed at the time of the signing as one of the worst player-signed contracts in recent times.

Time has not made it look any better.

Big Mac McGwire said:

Does anyone know how his current contract is structured?
When i met him at Rays fest, my mom said jokingly I'll see you in pinstripes in a few years" and he said "Don't count on it" so hopefully hes not a bullsheefer.

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Rookie third baseman Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed Friday to a $17.5 million, six-year contract, a deal that could be worth up to $44.5 million over nine seasons. This is from April 2008.

Jeff N. said:

[quote="Big Mac McGwire":8g0nk0fj]Does anyone know how his current contract is structured?
When i met him at Rays fest, my mom said jokingly I'll see you in pinstripes in a few years" and he said "Don't count on it" so hopefully hes not a bullsheefer.

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Evan Longoria 3b
6 years/$17.5M (2008-13), plus 2014-16 club options
6 years/17.5M (2008-13), plus 2014-16 club options
signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/18/08
08:$0.5M, 09:$0.55M, 10:$0.95M, 11:$2M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$6M, 14:$7.5M club option ($3M buyout), 15:$11M club option, 16:$11.5M club option
if Longoria otherwise would be arbitration-eligible
after 2010, 2011 salary increases to $2.5M
after 2011, buyout for 2014 option increases to $4M
club must decide by 11/2014 whether to exercise 2015-16 options
2016 option may increase to $14M based on rankings in MVP vote
award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star selection, $25,000 for Gold Glove
contract purchased by Tampa Bay 4/12/08
drafted 2006 (1-3) (Long Beach State)
$3M signing bonus
agent: Paul Cohen
ML service: 2.170

This was widely discussed at the time of the signing as one of the worst player-signed contracts in recent times.

Time has not made it look any better.[/quote:8g0nk0fj]


so possibly after the 15 or 16 season, the rays could decline option and he could walk.

so at that point hell be 30 or 31, in the prime, i could see him being the replacement for Arod at 3rd. Depending the status of the Rays at that point. I could see a 5-6 year deal for over 100 million at that point.

I don't know why he would sign a contract like that.

Does anyone have an idea of how much a Arod Game Used Rangers Batting Helmet goes for?

I would assume it is not anywhere near a NY GU Helmet.

I think i will a have similar situation with this in the event he did go to the Yankees down the road...