Source: Schneider deal worth just under $3 million
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Source: Schneider deal worth just under $3 million
Andy Martino
The Phillies have signed catcher Brian Schneider to a two-year contract to back up Carlos Ruiz, the team announced today.
The contract is worth just under $3 million, with no option for a third year, a source told the Inquirer.
Schneider's agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, said that he was engaged in serious discussions with seven teams regarding Schneider, three of which were interested in making him their starting catcher (he declined to name the teams).
"Brian had several exciting opportunities," Van Wagenen said. "But the opportunity to win for the first time in his career, and to do it so close to where he grew up, turned out to be the deciding factor."
Crazyee, .....mediocre.........long ellusive trip to the WS.....dude, you been on a raft floating in the Indian Ocean for the last 2 years? You need to catch up on current events LOL!!!— ACPhillyfan- Don't get the parade setup just yet. Scneider is coming off an awful year with the Mets. .218 with a .292 OBP. Makes $4 mill a year also.— snakeman
- good job signing a player who alwasy seems to kill the phillies. now go out and pick up tim redding and kaz matsui— philz56
- This is a really, really good move.— Realistic One
- I doubt any Phillies fan would have a problem with this signing. He kills us with his bat but more so his game calling. Every time he played against us, whoever the pitcher was he dominated our lineup and made Howard, Utley, and JRoll look foolish. I'm more interested in how he works with our staff. Thumbs up Rubin!!— sima_down_nah
- Good pickup!!— TempleKev
- snakeman: It's easy to have an awful season when you are playing on an awful team! He'll do well over here my friend!— sima_down_nah
- Why is everyone in love with this signing? He is horrible defensively. Look back at the last two years he was behind the plate and the Mutts Played the Phils. Rollins and Victorino were able to walk to second on steals because his arm is HORRIBLE! But in offensive respect he is a definite upgrade over Bako.— engineeringagr8tdrive
- quite an upgrade over the Coste/Bako combo.— ChahlieM
- Schneider is a significant upgrade over Bako. Nice move.— paolibulldog
- Great signing. Definite upgrade over Coste/Hoover. I think he can/has also played first base. If so, can spell Howard once in a while.— brob1900
I really like this move.... joeolive, kendall as your backup? I guess you could convince him to be a backup after a fifth of whiskey! Good luck with that. Schneider signing is nice little move here.— CJinPA- 3 million divided by 2 years equals $1.5 million. you tell me if thats close to $4.9 million. smart pickup
Thanks Ruben, this is another smart move by a professional baseball GM; who has more offseason patience than I do....johnnyu- $3 Mil / 2 year deal / no options, reports Martino on Twitter.— veritas1325
