[MLB] Glavine stays with Mets
Posted by Ashish on 12.01.2006
Star pitcher staying in New York...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Glavine is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing Friday to a $10.5 million, one-year contract and opting against a possible return to the Atlanta Braves, a baseball official with knowledge of the pitcher's decision said.
Glavine and the Mets were to announce the move later Friday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced.
Glavine, who is 10 wins shy of 300, went 15-7 with a 3.82 ERA this year. The two-time Cy Young Award winner also was 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA in three playoffs starts, helping the NL East champions reach Game 7 of the league championship series before they lost to St. Louis.
His deal contains a $6 million player option for 2008 if he pitches 160 innings next year, when he will be 41. The price of the option would increase by $1 million for each additional 10 innings up to a maximum price of $10 million.
At the end of last season, Glavine said he wasn't sure whether he wanted to return to the Braves, his team from 1987-2002, or stay with the Mets, who signed him before the 2003 season. He told the Mets he would make his decision before the winter meetings, which begin Monday in Florida.
