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08-08-2008, 07:43 PM
Brandon Webb said Tuesday, the day Haren’s new deal was announced, that he had agreed to terms and the length of a $54 million contract extension before the sides broke off talks in mid-June.
“We had agreed to terms. We were right there. Things didn’t pan out,” Webb said. “I heard on the radio today that people didn’t think I wanted to be a Diamondback. I’m not a greedy one. I’m not the one that pulled it off the table. We just couldn’t see eye to eye on a couple of things. I love Arizona. This is my first choice.”
“We did make progress working towards an agreement on Brandon Webb,” D-backs general manager Josh Byrnes. “Negotiating in-season is always delicate, and we could not resolve enough issues to justify continuing the process in-season.”
Webb is to make $5.5 million in 2009, and the D-Backs have an option that is worth $9.5 million and growing for 2010.
Webb already has earned an extra $1 million on his 2010 option by finishing in the top five in NL Cy Young Award voting in both 2006 and 2007, and he could add another $500,000 to the option if he finishes in the top five this season. At 16-4 with a 2.90 ERA, Webb appears to be the favorite at this point.
Haren received a partial no-trade clause through 2012, perhaps a sticking point in the Webb negotiations.http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AkgMMjFhMgrh6AVhqyNpsNMQ0bYF?slug=teamre ports-2008-mlb-ari&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report
“We had agreed to terms. We were right there. Things didn’t pan out,” Webb said. “I heard on the radio today that people didn’t think I wanted to be a Diamondback. I’m not a greedy one. I’m not the one that pulled it off the table. We just couldn’t see eye to eye on a couple of things. I love Arizona. This is my first choice.”
“We did make progress working towards an agreement on Brandon Webb,” D-backs general manager Josh Byrnes. “Negotiating in-season is always delicate, and we could not resolve enough issues to justify continuing the process in-season.”
Webb is to make $5.5 million in 2009, and the D-Backs have an option that is worth $9.5 million and growing for 2010.
Webb already has earned an extra $1 million on his 2010 option by finishing in the top five in NL Cy Young Award voting in both 2006 and 2007, and he could add another $500,000 to the option if he finishes in the top five this season. At 16-4 with a 2.90 ERA, Webb appears to be the favorite at this point.
Haren received a partial no-trade clause through 2012, perhaps a sticking point in the Webb negotiations.http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AkgMMjFhMgrh6AVhqyNpsNMQ0bYF?slug=teamre ports-2008-mlb-ari&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report