Baseball Guru
01-27-2003, 08:51 PM
By Associated Press
January 27, 2003, 6:57 PM EST
PITTSBURGH -- Right-hander Pat Mahomes agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was invited to spring training.
If Mahomes is added to the major league roster, he would get a $400,000, one0year contract and the chance to earn $100,000 in performance bonuses.
Mahomes, 32, has appeared in 299 major league games, including 62 starts, and is 42-38 with a 5.29 ERA.
He spent most of last season with the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A farm team, going 4-5 with 14 saves and a 3.48 ERA in 44 games. In 16 games with the Cubs last season, Mahomes was 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
Mahomes would earn bonuses of $10,000 each for 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 games, $15,000 each for 55 and 60 games and $20,000 for 65 games.
Mahomes, an eighth-round pick by Minnesota in the 1988 amateur draft, also has played with the Twins and Boston Red Sox. He is 13-25 with a 6.56 ERA as a starter and 29-13 with five saves and a 4.58 ERA in relief.
The Pirates start workouts in Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 15.
January 27, 2003, 6:57 PM EST
PITTSBURGH -- Right-hander Pat Mahomes agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was invited to spring training.
If Mahomes is added to the major league roster, he would get a $400,000, one0year contract and the chance to earn $100,000 in performance bonuses.
Mahomes, 32, has appeared in 299 major league games, including 62 starts, and is 42-38 with a 5.29 ERA.
He spent most of last season with the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A farm team, going 4-5 with 14 saves and a 3.48 ERA in 44 games. In 16 games with the Cubs last season, Mahomes was 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
Mahomes would earn bonuses of $10,000 each for 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 games, $15,000 each for 55 and 60 games and $20,000 for 65 games.
Mahomes, an eighth-round pick by Minnesota in the 1988 amateur draft, also has played with the Twins and Boston Red Sox. He is 13-25 with a 6.56 ERA as a starter and 29-13 with five saves and a 4.58 ERA in relief.
The Pirates start workouts in Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 15.