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Gerald Laird

Catcher
Drafted:Round 2 (#0 overall), 1998

Current Salary Information
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,000,000 End Year: 2012 Free Agent: 2013 / Unrestricted
  Base Salary S. Bonus Misc. Bonus Total Salary
2012 1,000,000 - - 1,000,000
2013 FA

performance bonuses: $60,000 each for 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 games

Previous Contracts
Team:St. Louis Cardinals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2011: 1,100,000
  • $0.3M in performance bonuses
Team:Detroit Tigers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,950,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2010: 3,950,000
Team:Detroit Tigers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,800,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2009: 2,800,000
  • performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 100, 110 games
Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,600,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2008: 1,600,000
  • performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 115, 120 games
Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $400,322
Free Agent Type:UFA
2007: 400,322
Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $332,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2006: 332,000
Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $325,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2005: 325,000
Team:Texas Rangers
Contract: 300000 yr(s) / $1
Free Agent Type:UFA
2004: 300,000

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2012 Salary Rankings

MLB:
#446
American:
#218
American Central:
#63
Detroit Tigers:
#15
Catcher:
#29

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Transactions

Nov 17 2011
Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Detroit (DET)
Dec 14 2010
Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with St. Louis (STL)
Jan 19 2010
Signed a 1 year $3.95 million contract with Detroit (DET)
Jan 20 2009
Signed a 1 year $2.8 million contract with Detroit (DET)
Dec 8 2008
Traded to Detroit (DET) from Texas (TEX) for Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo
Jan 18 2008
Signed a 1 year $1.6 million contract with Texas (TEX)
Feb 26 2007
Signed a 1 year $400k contract with Texas (TEX)
Feb 16 2006
Signed a 1 year $332k contract with Texas (TEX)
Feb 16 2005
Signed a 1 year $325k contract with Texas (TEX)
Feb 26 2004
Signed a 1 year $300k contract with Texas (TEX)
Jun 2 1998
Drafted by Oakland (OAK): Round 2 (#0 overall)