Miami Marlins land Mark Buehrle on a four-year 58-million-dollar contract – MLB Update
After all the speculation surrounding free agent starting pitcher Mark Buehrle moving to a cash-rich team, the former Chicago White Sox player has finally moved to the Miami Marlins for a four-year 58-million-dollar contract, proving him to be one of the
most highly-rated free agents this season.
It was highly anticipated that Buehrle will settle for a three-year contract, which will pay him 14-million-dollars each year, on average. However, given the spending spree that the Marlins are currently in, they went a step ahead in offering Buehrle something
more than what he was expecting. Nevertheless, the Marlins are on a mission to ensure qualification for the playoffs in the next season and will thus leave no stone unturned in that quest.
During his time with the White Sox, Buehrle had asserted that he will consider taking a quit from the game once his contract with the team expired, but monetary benefits were enough to change his decision for good. He signed a four-year 56-million-dollar
deal prior to the 2008 season to stay at Chicago and a couple more million dollars made way for him to move to Florida.
Although the contract will take him through to age 36, the Marlins, along with new manager Ozzie Guillen, are confident that Buehrle has what it takes to lead the bull-pen and instil confidence in the roster, which is expected to be completely different
from what it was a few months ago during the 2011 season.
This past season, the Marlins finished horrendously in the National League East division, bagging the fifth spot out of the five possible positions. However, with a new team and new management at the helm of affairs for 2012, the ownership believes that
the next season will bring prosperity to the franchise.
The Marlins have relocated their ballpark to southern Florida and have already unveiled their new jersey to be worn in the next season. If these changes are to bring a change of luck to the Marlins and that too this quickly, other teams struggling for supremacy
will be vying to adapt this strategy as early as the next season.
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