PRINCE FIELDER TO THE DETROIT TIGERS - 9YR/$214M!

[Jaypers]

Tigers To Sign Prince Fielder
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [January 24 at 2:02pm CST]
The Tigers have agreed to sign Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214MM contract Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports on Twitter. Fielder will play first base and Miguel Cabrera will change roles, Heyman adds. The agreement will keep Fielder in the Motor City through his age 36 season for an average annual value of $23.78MM.

The 27-year-old first baseman will join Cabrera in the middle of the Tigers' order to create more than enough offense to make up for the loss of Victor Martinez.

Though the market for Fielder seemed far from robust at times this offseason agent Scott Boras has found an unexpected suitor once again. Yahoo's Tim Brown first reported that the sides were close to a deal.

 

[A_Pharis]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

Holy crap. 9 years?

I guess they included a clause for him to get his weight in control to extend his life.

 

[shepsspot]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

So who plays 1st then?

 

[jpruitt2]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

So much for Fielder sticking with his statement that he would never play for a team that his dad played for.

 

[Jaypers]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

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[James52411]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder to Sign a NINE Year Deal

Nine years. That's a lot of Dominoes Pizza. Hold the meat.

 

[sebpoo]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

So who plays 1st then?

Miggy at 1B and Prince will DH.

And $24M/year for 9 years to a DH is insane.

 

[marterburn]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder to Sign a NINE Year Deal

Nine years. That's a lot of Dominoes Pizza. Hold the meat.

It's even MORE Little Caesar's Pizzas!

 

[Jaypers]

Deja vu.

Just like the Angels were last-minute suitors for Pujols, Detroit suddenly swooped down and grabbed Prince out from under Washington's nose.

 

[Gonzaleznut]

Say it ain't so Joe...the Rangers should have ponied up for him. I am now sad.

 

[alexs64]

Stupid, from one small market team to another.

 

[padremurph]

Glad he went to the AL.

 

[hive17]

Stupid, from one small market team to another.

Um, Detriot is not a small market.

 

[alexs64]

Stupid, from one small market team to another.

Um, Detriot is not a small market.

LMAO!! Smaller than, NY, LA, and Chicago and anything in PA. I am just saying, Chrysler 300 commercials do not make Detroit a large market.

 

[Pastretta]

Wow who would ever of guessed Pujols would end up on the Halos & Prince on the Tigers before the offseason? :lol:

 

[hive17]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder Nearing NINE Year Deal

So who plays 1st then?

Heyman saying Miggy will move.

 

[James52411]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder to Sign a NINE Year Deal

Nine years. That's a lot of Dominoes Pizza. Hold the meat.

It's even MORE Little Caesar's Pizzas!

I stand corrected. :lol:

$5.30 per pizza divided into $214,000,000 = 40,377,358 cheese pizzas!

Of course, after taxes and his agent's commission, he will probably only be able to afford approximately 25 million cheese pizzas. Regardless, he can feed himself and his family pizza for generations to come.

 

[Jaypers]

I'm guessing his cards will see an increase now?

Wish I had some.

 

[hive17]

Stupid, from one small market team to another.

Um, Detriot is not a small market.

LMAO!! Smaller than, NY, LA, and Chicago and anything in PA. I am just saying, Chrysler 300 commercials do not make Detroit a large market.

Detriot>Pittsburg.

Detriot is the 8th largest baseball market. Milwaukee is the smallest. Your statement that he's going from one small market to another is factually incorrect. By a lot.

 

[marterburn]

Re: Tigers and Prince Fielder to Sign a NINE Year Deal

Nine years. That's a lot of Dominoes Pizza. Hold the meat.

It's even MORE Little Caesar's Pizzas!

I stand corrected. :lol:

$5.30 per pizza divided into $214,000,000 = 40,377,358 cheese pizzas!

Of course, after taxes and his agent's commission, he will probably only be able to afford approximately 25 million cheese pizzas. Regardless, he can feed himself and his family pizza for generations to come.

Dont't forget the Illitch family discount!