Dawes Coming Back
Well, those of you who have been listening to the show for a while know my admiration for Nigel Dawes. So you can imagine the joy I am feeling right now.
Nigel Dawes will remain a Ranger for another year. Dawes was a restricted free agent and the Rangers have locked him up for 2008-2009. The price is $587,500 for the season.
In my mind this is quite a bargain…maybe thats just because I would have been OK with paying him $15-20 million (only kidding folks).
If Nigel playes well this season, he may be the recipient of a Girardi/Tyutin-like mid-season extension, which I am fine with.
Nigel is a solid player, who is still young and really fits the mold of what the Rangers have been aiming towards this offseason.
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Michael July 16th at 6:50 pm
Let’s just anoint “Nigel” as the next Gretzky haha..
Only giving you a hard time, Eric. I think is a bargain for the Rangers, but as you said, if he does what he’s capable of doing, they’ll be paying him a lot more money in years to come.
Eric Rothman July 16th at 10:21 pm
Michael…he’s not The Great One quite yet haha
But I really think the Rangers are setting themselves up nicely with this contract.
By paying him less now, they can get away with a mid-season extension of say 4 years 11 million because the pay raise would be so high, even though in actuality it’s not a lot at all.
Michael July 17th at 10:48 am
It’s comparable to what you’re seeing in baseball with up-and-coming stars, like Tulowitzki, Longoria, and Ramirez. Teams are willing to take a hit in the short term to lock up their players long term and not have to pay them as much as they’d have to if they were trying to re-sign them as unrestricted free agents.
You’re right, it’s a good deal for both parties, and I think Dawes knows the Rangers will likely make a better offer during the year.