Reports surfaced on Tuesday afternoon that former Detroit Tiger Prince Fielder will make an official announcement on
Wednesday that his playing career is over.
According to both Fox Sports and FanRag Sports
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the 32 year old Fielder is expected to reveal that he has been deemed
medically disabled and will not be cleared to play baseball following
his second neck surgery in 27 months.
That will bring up a whole host of issues for his current team, the Texas Rangers, but it also has
implications for his former team as well.
When a player officially retires before the expiry of his contract
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he essentially walks away from the money remaining on the deal. But
that is not believed to be the case with Fielder and the Rangers.
Because MLB contracts are guaranteed, Fielder is still entitled to be
compensated for the remaining salary.
That means that the additional 6 million the Tigers agreed to pay Texas annually in exchange
for second baseman Ian Kinsler when the two players were swapped in a
trade in 2013 is still owed. Detroit, with a payroll that is pushing 200
million, remains on the hook for that money as long as Fielder cannot
play for medical reasons.
The Rangers would receive some sort of monetary relief, assuming they had Fielder s contract insured The Dallas
Morning News reported the Rangers had 50 percent coverage, so would
receive 9 million yearly per the terms of said policy but the Tigers
will not.
Payroll was cited by Tigers general manager Al Avila as one of the major factors that prevented the team from buying at the
trade deadline
Justin
Wilson Jersey, though high asking prices for starting pitchers
and relievers was believed to be a bigger deterrent. Fielder s annual
lump sum factors into that payroll figure, and will remain on the books
through 2020.
Fielder spent two seasons in Detroit, during which he amassed 356 hits, 55 home runs and 214 RBI.
