I must confess that I’m surprised that Damon was able to get 8 million out of the Tigers.
There weren’t any other teams out there that had the budget to bid anywhere near that amount. Most of the reports were saying Damon was getting low-balled to the tune of about 2 million a year while Damon wanted 8 million a year for two years.
I was expecting him to get 4.5 million for one year.
Getting 8 million was a huge feat considering how much attention was paid to how the new Yankee Stadium padded Damon’s batting stats.
If I were a Tigers fan and he got 8 million and 2 years, then I’d be calling for Dave Dombrowski’s head. But this deal is acceptable for one year. Just don’t expect him to have the same numbers as last year.
