Colorado Rockies and National League Most Valuable Player last year, Harold Day (Matt Holliday) signed a 2 year contract for 23 million U.S. dollars.
Two All-Star and National League Most Valuable Player last year, Harold Day and the Rockies completed the New Testament, this contract, covering the Lok Dai Ha and the exercise of the right to salary arbitration to change his original salary of the 2008 season. His salary in 2008 was 9.5 million U.S. dollars, 13.5 million U.S. dollars in 2009.
Rockies originally considered to be paid to Harold Day 4 years 60 million U.S. dollars of contracts, and later decided to return to the origin, but Harold continued to wear if the performance achieved in his free agent status, it is expected he will receive a copies of the outbreak of large contracts.
Harold Day, said: "For me, what decisions are not made, the contract in two years, unless something changes, I will play in the Rockies, and I like it here, I want to stay here longer . "
In addition, to avoid salary arbitration, the Rockies and the center fielder Taweilasi (Willy Taveras) signed a 1 year 1.975 million U.S. dollars of contract, attached 150 thousand U.S. dollars in prize money. Rate of 3 percent last year to combat Taweilasi 20, as the Rockies pioneer of competency.
The Rockies have three players for salary arbitration, including pitcher Fanti Si (Brian Fuentes), third baseman Atkins (Garrett Atkins) and right fielder Harper (Brad Hawpe), because the pellets only willing to give them 5.05 million U.S. dollars, 4.125 million U.S. dollars and 3.575 million U.S. dollars, and they made a gap between the salary demands, and finally delivery of the Arbitration Board.
