The Cubs are close to signing closer Carlos Marmol to a long-term contract
extension, according to Fred Mitchell and David Kaplan of the Chicago
Tribune. The new deal is expected to be announced before Cubs pitchers and
catchers report for Spring Training in Mesa, Arizona on February 13th.
The deal would buy out Marmol's remaining two years of arbitration
eligibility for 2011 and '12 and perhaps lock him up beyond that. The righty
had asked for $5.65MM in arbitration with the Cubs countering at $4.1MM.
Marmol is the Cubs' final remaining arbitration-eligible player, as our
Arbitration Tracker shows.
Marmol, 28, is coming off an excellent season in which he posted a 2.55 ERA
and a whopping 16.0 K/9 en route to 38 saves. He gets it done with an
extreme blend of strikeouts, walks, and flyballs.
要跟守护神马毛签下长期约
去年K很大K不用钱的...