Dec
11
2012

Breakdown Of Wright’s Contract

An article by Hojo's Mojo

The Mets have just released the details of David Wright’s eight-year, $143 million dollar contract. The breakdown is as follows:

Base Salary

2013: $11M ($3.0M deferred)
2014: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
2015: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
2016: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
2017: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
2018: $20M ($2.5M deferred)
2019: $15M
2020: $12M

Award Bonuses

First-time MVP: $500,000 ($200,000 for second- through fifth-place finish)
Second-time MVP: $1 million
Third-time MVP: $1.5 million
All-Star selection: $100,000
Highest league All-Star vote: $100,000
TSN/BA/AP MV or Player of the Year: $100,000
Division Series MVP: $150,000
League Championship Series MVP: $150,000
World Series MVP: $250,000
Silver Slugger: $100,000
Gold Glove: $100,000
Hank Aaron Award: $100,000

David Wright will also have a hotel suite on every road trip.

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10 Comments + Add Comment

Satish Ram December 11, 2012 at 3:27 pm

So that totals… $15 MM deferred. The salary divide isn’t that bad.

Upon looking at the bonuses, to be fair, the only ones I can see him receiving are…

Gold Gloves/Silver Sluggers/All-star selection… each at $100,000. Not a big hit.
Just-Da-Damaja December 11, 2012 at 5:06 pm

So with the huge discrepency in how the mets treat Wright vs. the rest of the team, including Ike + RA + others…I wonder if this will create the 24 + 1 atmosphere that Steve Phillips warned would happen with A-Rod
- LongTimeFan December 11, 2012 at 9:00 pm
  
  David Wright has paid his dues as a Met.
  
  AROD was coming in from outside. Even wanted his own office in the stadium to market himself.
  - Just-Da-Damaja December 11, 2012 at 9:54 pm
    
    there is still a huge discrepancy in how Wright is treated vs the rest of the team.
    - Gary S. December 11, 2012 at 10:45 pm
      
      Would u feel better if they offered Justin Turner a contract for 138 million?He has played with broken bones and came back forum a beaning.Maybe he deserves to be treated a little better than the average Met….
taskmaster4450 December 11, 2012 at 9:11 pm

The bright side of this contract is that the way salaries are escalating, in a few years $20M will get you a backup infielder.
- Just-Da-Damaja December 11, 2012 at 9:55 pm
  
  excellent, so lets trade for Jose Reyes
Lifelongmetsfan December 12, 2012 at 8:52 am

I love the add on, “and will have a suite on every road trip.”
Hahahaha. too funny… Oh My God, and. $100 a day meal money on roads trips.. HAhaha. the thought of paying daily meal money to a man earning 10+ million a year just cracks me up!
JetsMets13 December 12, 2012 at 8:58 am

MVP bonuses, lol. Does anyone really believe the Wilpons are rooting for Wright to finish in the top 5 of MVP voting? I don’t.
Mr North Jersey December 12, 2012 at 6:55 pm

This from Adam Rubin.

The $15.5 million in deferred money owed by the Mets to David Wright in the third baseman’s new contract will be paid in equal installments from 2021 through 2025, according to the AP.

Wright will receive $3.1 million per year during that five-year span. His eight-year deal expires in 2020.

Wright agreed to defer the money without interest.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/59352/wright-deferred-money-owed-from-2021-2025

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