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Felix Hernandez Mariners extension in jeopardy due to elbow problem
Felix Hernandez’s contract extension might be in doubt. (Stephen Brashear, Getty Images)
The seven-year, $175 million contract extension the Seattle Mariners were prepared to offer pitcher Felix Hernandez may have hit a snag.
According to a report from ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Mariners have developed concern about the status of Hernandez’s pitching elbow, and negotiations over the contract extension have hit a snag because of that.
CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports in a tweet that the negotiations could take a little while to be complete:
#mariners & felix r trying to work thru various issues, including 1 that came up in physical. could take a wk, mnth or more—
Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) February 10, 2013
Hernandez has pitched 1,620 innings in his eight-year career, all of which has been spent with the Mariners. Hernandez has made the All-Star game three out of the last four seasons and won the AL Cy Young award in 2010.
Just raise the price of beer in the stadium to $11 a bottle and pay the man anyways. Most of these professional teams use monopoly money anyways.
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Likedebunked.
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LikeNo elbow issues - gawd do you sports pretend writers ever do due diligence.
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LikeMariners are signing their own death certificate if they sign Hernandez to a 7 year, $175M deal. Odds are high that he will suffer a significant drop in performance, given his career workload and age, and when he goes down, he takes 30% of the payroll with him.
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LikeDanaBunner Its not a 7 year deal. Pay attention, its free.
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