Prince Fielder deal announced by Tigers

by Kurt Mensching on Jan 26, 2012 10:30 AM EST in Detroit Tigers News

The Tigers officially announced what we all already knew: They have signed Prince Fielder through 2020. The press conference is set for 2 p.m.

Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski said in the press release:

"Prince Fielder is one of the premier offensive players in the game of baseball and we are extremely excited to add an all-star caliber player like him to our lineup.

"The addition of Prince is a testament to the organization's continued commitment to fielding a championship club."

MLB.com's Jason Beck has an update on the money end on his blog.

Details of the contract are also coming out in the report - $23 million in each of his first two seasons, followed by a $24 million annual salary for the ensuing seven years. He also has plenty of incentives: $500,000 for AL MVP with $1 million if he's a repeat winner, $200,000 for second thru fifth place, $100,000 for top 10, $100,000 if he's an All-Star starter, $50,000 for a reserve spot, and $100,000 each for a Hank Aaron award, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, or Sporting News or Baseball America postseason All-Star honors.

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Stream

Anybody know if this will be available streaming anywhere?

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by thetulson on Jan 26, 2012 10:31 AM EST reply actions

that they did not say

I assume MLB Network or Fox Sports Detroit will make an announcement

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by Kurt Mensching on Jan 26, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions

foxsportsdetroit.com will stream

and it will also be on TV.

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by Kurt Mensching on Jan 26, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

can't wait to see Prince put on the olde english D

Did we really just sign Prince Fielder? Holllllllllly sh*t.

by tigers22 on Jan 26, 2012 10:57 AM EST reply actions

Job Satisfaction

I imagine today is one of those days where Dave couldn’t wait to get out of bed. This kind of press conference has got to be one the highlights of his job.

by Sutelc on Jan 26, 2012 11:09 AM EST reply actions

ZOMG We signed Prince Fielder ??????!!!??!!!

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by NCDee on Jan 26, 2012 11:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Who?

by rcpratt on Jan 26, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions

#28?

Will he wear #28?

by NCTigersFan on Jan 26, 2012 11:40 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions

28

ive heard yes.it was will rymes,who is gone.

by tigerfaninboston on Jan 26, 2012 11:54 AM EST up reply actions

with this great signing.where do we go now? now that cespedes is a free agent do we still make a push for him? i think we should! a.j is still a great defender but i think we got to at least get someone into left field to cover ground.i know everyone is gonna say we dont have the money now and to wich i say “yes we do” if were willing to go this far,the tigs will go a little further i think.also,there are trade possibilities also.

by tigerfaninboston on Jan 26, 2012 11:53 AM EST reply actions

With insurance collected on vmart

Payroll will be at 120 mil—-there is still wiggle room and this doesn’t completely tap out the Togers finances if the right deal comes along. Payroll isn’t as big of an issue as people make it sound

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by Siggzilla on Jan 26, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions

Tigers Payroll and why I don't care

There is no salary cap and I think the Yankees are the only team that has ever had to pay a luxury tax, therefore I don’t give a shit what the Tigers payroll is. Mike Illitch is worth close to the value of that planet that was discovered that was made of diamonds. Terry Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Sabres said it best, “I don’t own a sports team to make money.”

As long as the team is competitve and stands a chance to win the WS I don’t care what he spends and if the payroll is approaching $150MM it doesn’t bother me, spend all you want, just bring back a World Series title.

by WorldSeriesTiger on Jan 26, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions

I still can't believe this

I’m quite excited about it, can’t wait for the season to start. Miggy and Prince are gonna have HUGE years…gonna be fun to watch

by WorldSeriesTiger on Jan 26, 2012 12:17 PM EST reply actions

age...

I think this is an excellent signing in the short term, but is Prince going to still be worth 17 million or so when he’s 34, 35, 36? We saw what happened to his dad’s numbers when he crossed the age of 33.

by bo130 on Jan 31, 2012 1:21 AM EST reply actions