Looking Long-Term with Curtis Granderson?

by Ian Casselberry on Jan 27, 2008 9:50 PM EST in News Comment 7 comments

Could Curtis Granderson be the next to receive a long-term contract from the Detroit Tigers? According to Jon Paul Morosi, the team has begun talks with their star center fielder on that very subject. Given that neither years or money were reportedly discussed, however, the negotiations are clearly in the very preliminary stage.

Granderson (soon to be 27 years old) won't become a free agent until after the 2011 season, and will be eligible for salary arbitration after 2008. As Morosi points out, if the Tigers follow their pattern of extending the terms of a contract past a player's initial free agent season, they'd currently be looking at a five-year deal with Granderson.

Where would the two sides start? Maybe with the six-year, $31 million deal Troy Tulowitzki signed with the Colorado Rockies last week.

In other Granderson news, Billfer attended his charity hoops game last night in Auburn Hills and came back with photos. Check out Nate Robertson looking like the second coming of Kurt Rambis.

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Grandy

It wouldn't surprise me. Isn't he considered to be a super 2 and earned a contract based on his performance? Teams don't regularly do this, but he's pretty special. Hope it happens. I'd love to see Grandy a Tiger for a long time. He works his butt off.

by densogirl on Jan 28, 2008 7:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Grandiggity!

I too would love to see the team reward Grandy for his performance. Granted they don't have to. They could just arbitrate or work on one year deals, BUT if they were to seal him up through those years it could go along way at the end of it to keep him a Tiger for life. Don't you remember when this used to be common place? (Sweet Lou, Tram, Higgy, ect.) He is most definetly a crowd favorite, for good reason, and should be a constant for many years.

by Zappatista on Jan 28, 2008 7:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not related.....(disclaimer)

Well, this is what Dan Shanoff had to write this morning in his wrap up, "Jose Canseco vs. Magglio Ordonez: Yes, in fact, Ordonez WILL be in Canseco's new book, which should be subtitled "How Much Will You Give Me Not to Put Your Name In This Book?" Actually, that would be an AWESOME subtitle.) Canseco claims that either Ordonez' reps or MLB killed his book deal with his last publisher. Is the book "Vindicated" or "Delusional?""

and the beat goes on, and on, and on....

by Zappatista on Jan 28, 2008 8:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Super Two

I was looking into this as I was writing last night, and I'm not positive that Granderson fits the criteria.

From MLB.com:

In addition, a player can be classified as a "Super Two" and be eligible for arbitration with less than three years of service. A player with at least two but less than three years of Major League service shall be eligible for salary arbitration if he has accumulated at least 86 days of service during the immediately preceding season and he ranks in the top 17 percent in total service in the class of Players who have at least two but less than three years of Major League service, however accumulated, but with at least 86 days of service accumulated during the immediately preceding season.

Did Granderson have 86 days of service time previous to the past two seasons, as Ryan Howard has? In 2004-05, he played in 56 games. Howard played in 107.

by Ian Casselberry on Jan 28, 2008 9:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs