http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/12/projecting-alex-gordons-extension/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/12/projecting-alex-gordons-extension/#comment-5893 Royals Avoid Arbitration With Four Players, But Not Alex Gordon - Kings of Kauffman - A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:58:23 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=11753#comment-5893 [...] The lack of an agreement with Gordon doesn’t signal that he’ll receive a contract extension, but it’s a strong hint that it could be in the works. Last year, Billy Butler was without an agreement after the deadline. Days later, the Royals announced his extension. Gordon figures to be able to cash in on a season in which he was in the top ten in many offensive categories, led the majors in outfield assists and won a Gold Glove. Historically (or at least in the last decade), outfielders around Gordon’s age and experience have gotten contract extensions of 4-5 years at an annual average salary of around $8 million a season. [...] [...] The lack of an agreement with Gordon doesn’t signal that he’ll receive a contract extension, but it’s a strong hint that it could be in the works. Last year, Billy Butler was without an agreement after the deadline. Days later, the Royals announced his extension. Gordon figures to be able to cash in on a season in which he was in the top ten in many offensive categories, led the majors in outfield assists and won a Gold Glove. Historically (or at least in the last decade), outfielders around Gordon’s age and experience have gotten contract extensions of 4-5 years at an annual average salary of around $8 million a season. [...]

]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/01/12/projecting-alex-gordons-extension/#comment-5870 Royals Agree to Terms with Brayan Pena, Chris Getz - Kings of Kauffman - A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:32:45 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=11753#comment-5870 [...] It’s that time of year when arbitration starts to creep up. Teams and players will exchange arbitration figures up to January 18. Any time up to that point and until actual arbitration hearings, both sides can come to an agreement for next season’s salary. It’s often at this time where a lot of contract extensions pop up. Alex Gordon is a popular candidate to receive one such January extension. [...] [...] It’s that time of year when arbitration starts to creep up. Teams and players will exchange arbitration figures up to January 18. Any time up to that point and until actual arbitration hearings, both sides can come to an agreement for next season’s salary. It’s often at this time where a lot of contract extensions pop up. Alex Gordon is a popular candidate to receive one such January extension. [...]

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