Cowtipper
12-30-2008, 02:50 PM
PHOENIX -- The D-backs have reached an agreement with catcher Chris Snyder on a three-year contract extension with a team option for 2012.
Snyder, who will turn 28 in February, will make a guaranteed $14.25 million with the possibility of getting as much as $20.25 million if the option is picked up.
Snyder will make $3 million in 2009, $4.75 million in '10 and $5.75 million in '11. The club option would pay him $6.75 million or he would receive a buyout of $750,000.
"Having Snydes behind the plate for the next two years will be great," said D-backs ace Brandon Webb, who is under contract through next season with a club option for 2010.
Snyder hit .237 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 2008. His OPS-plus, which is a weighted form of on-base percentage plus slugging, was 103 -- meaning he was three percent above average offensively.
While his offense has improved, it's his work defensively that makes him a favorite among pitchers.
"Snydes has a good idea of what he is doing back there," Webb said. "He studies the hitters a lot and can adjust with them as the game goes along. As for the team, I am sure they feel the same way. I think everybody likes having Snydes back there calling the game, and feel very comfortable with him."
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Snyder, who will turn 28 in February, will make a guaranteed $14.25 million with the possibility of getting as much as $20.25 million if the option is picked up.
Snyder will make $3 million in 2009, $4.75 million in '10 and $5.75 million in '11. The club option would pay him $6.75 million or he would receive a buyout of $750,000.
"Having Snydes behind the plate for the next two years will be great," said D-backs ace Brandon Webb, who is under contract through next season with a club option for 2010.
Snyder hit .237 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 2008. His OPS-plus, which is a weighted form of on-base percentage plus slugging, was 103 -- meaning he was three percent above average offensively.
While his offense has improved, it's his work defensively that makes him a favorite among pitchers.
"Snydes has a good idea of what he is doing back there," Webb said. "He studies the hitters a lot and can adjust with them as the game goes along. As for the team, I am sure they feel the same way. I think everybody likes having Snydes back there calling the game, and feel very comfortable with him."
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