Perez Wins Big In Arbitration Case
According to Mets.com, lefty Oliver Perez won his salary arbitration case against the New York Mets on Friday, and will be paid $6.5 million for the 2008 season.
Perez, who made $2,425,000 last season, turned down the Mets offer of $4,725,000 thus sending him to arbitration and becoming the first Mets player in arbitration since David Cone in 1992.
Below is a list of all the Mets arbitration cases over the years:
Mets' arbitration cases | ||||
Year | Name | Player | Club | Outcome |
| 1979 | Dale Murray | $100,000 | $72,000 | club |
| Joel Youngblood | $91,000 | $78,000 | club | |
| 1983 | Mookie Wilson | $325,000 | $215,000 | player |
| 1985 | Doug Sisk | $470,000 | $275,000 | club |
| Jesse Orosco | $850,000 | $650,000 | club | |
| 1986 | Tim Teufel | $350,000 | $200,000 | club |
| Ron Darling | $615,000 | $440,000 | club | |
| Wally Backman | $425,000 | $325,000 | club | |
| Ed Lynch | $530,000 | $400,000 | player | |
| 1987 | Ron Darling | $1,050,000 | $800,000 | player |
| Kevin McReynolds | $825,000 | $625,000 | club | |
| 1988 | Dwight Gooden | $1,650,000 | $1,400,000 | club |
| 1989 | Lenny Dykstra | $575,000 | $455,000 | player |
| Tim Teufel | $590,000 | $470,000 | player | |
| 1990 | David Cone | $1,300,0000 | $815,000 | player |
| Jeff Musselman | $315,000 | $220,000 | player | |
| 1992 | Jeff Innis | $650,000 | $355,000 | club |
| Kevin Elster | $1,350,000 | $760,000 | club | |
| David Cone | $4,250,000 | $3,000,000 | player | |
| 2008 | Oliver Perez | $6,700,000 | $4,725,000 | player |
| Players won nine cases; the club won 11. | ||||
Comments
I hope you're worth it, Ollie...
Posted by: Sean Tobin | February 22, 2008 06:50 PM
I also hope its worth it. The only thing that sucks is chances are he wont be pitching for the METS next year :(
Posted by: Greg | February 23, 2008 01:27 PM