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My contract structure was:
2010: 12 mil
2011: 15 mil
2012: 18 mil
2013: 21 mil
2014: 22 mil
2015: 22 mil
10 million dollar signing bonus payable in two installments of 5 million.
Felix ges his 20 mil/year and his 6 years, we get backloading to give us time to prepare the payroll in future seasons to absorb that financial hit, and we put 10 mil of the final contract in off-payroll cost so Z can still afford to sign a DH or LF and resign Branyan, Aardsma and Bedard.
That's as high as I'd go this season.