Nov
15
2012

Torii Hunter Agrees to Two Year, $26 Million Deal With Tigers

An article by Craig Lerner

Free agent outfielder Torii Hunter agreed Wednesday to a two-year, $26-million contract with the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers.

The deal is expected to be announced after he takes a physical examination Friday.

Hunter, 37, batted a career-high .313 last season. He hit .350 after the All-Star break, leading the Angels’ spirited but futile bid for a playoff berth.

The Angels declined to present Hunter with a qualifying offer for one year at $13 million, thus forfeiting the compensatory draft pick they would have received since he signed elsewhere.

Hunter told reporters that he dismissed the only offer the Angels made, a one year, $5 million offer, saying that the team low balled him.

About the Author: Craig Lerner

I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.

4 Comments + Add Comment

Alex November 15, 2012 at 10:20 am

Cross him off the Mets wish lol
Hodges14 November 15, 2012 at 10:35 am

I’m sure he was never on the Mets radar even though he would have been a nice two year stopgap until something better came along.
- Donal November 15, 2012 at 11:32 am
  
  $13 million per year is not a stop gap.
ray sadecki November 15, 2012 at 11:49 am

well, if the defending AL champs are knocking and you still dont have a ring where are you going to go?

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