GaryMrMets
01-17-2006, 03:18 PM
http://www.msgnetwork.com/content_news.jsp?articleID=v097001-17-06-1313EST&docType=news&sports=baseball&league=mlb&team=other&newsgroup=baseball.mlb.news/other
White Sox, Crede agree on one-year deal
Jan 17, 2006
CHICAGO (AP) - Third baseman Joe Crede and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $2,675,000 and avoided salary arbitration.
The 27-year-old was third among AL third baseman with a .971 fielding percentage and fifth in home runs with a career-high 22 for the World Series champions last season. He batted .252 with 62 RBIs in 129 games.
With Crede signed, the White Sox have no remaining arbitration-eligible players.
Crede was a key component during the postseason, hitting .289 with three doubles, four home runs and 11 RBIs as the White Sox won their first championship since 1917.
His ninth-inning double won Game 2 of the AL championship series against the Los Angeles Angels, and he hit a tying homer leading off the seventh inning in the fifth game of that series.
Crede can earn $200,000 in performance bonuses: $60,000 for 500 plate appearances and $70,000 each for 525 and 550.
White Sox, Crede agree on one-year deal
Jan 17, 2006
CHICAGO (AP) - Third baseman Joe Crede and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $2,675,000 and avoided salary arbitration.
The 27-year-old was third among AL third baseman with a .971 fielding percentage and fifth in home runs with a career-high 22 for the World Series champions last season. He batted .252 with 62 RBIs in 129 games.
With Crede signed, the White Sox have no remaining arbitration-eligible players.
Crede was a key component during the postseason, hitting .289 with three doubles, four home runs and 11 RBIs as the White Sox won their first championship since 1917.
His ninth-inning double won Game 2 of the AL championship series against the Los Angeles Angels, and he hit a tying homer leading off the seventh inning in the fifth game of that series.
Crede can earn $200,000 in performance bonuses: $60,000 for 500 plate appearances and $70,000 each for 525 and 550.