Ken Rosenthal reports that Jason Grilli is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates on a two-year deal, pending a physical.
Source: Grilli back to #Pirates. Two-year deal. Pending physical.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 10, 2012
I assume this time it’s real, unlike last Thursday which was full of “he’s signing”, followed by Grilli denying each report. I only assume this one is real because Rosenthal wasn’t involved in the reporting last Thursday, but was providing the best updates on the situation leading up to that date.
I think the question to ask now is “what happens with Joel Hanrahan?”
UPDATE 4:00 PM: If there was any doubt this time, several other writers are confirming the deal. No financial details yet.
UPDATE 4:03 PM: Bob Nightengale reports that Grilli turned down more money from another team to stay with the Pirates.
Grilli actually passed up more money from another team to return to #Pirates
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 10, 2012
Danny Knobler with the same information.
Grilli preferred Pirates. Turned down slightly bigger offers elsewhere to stay.
— Danny Knobler (@DannyKnobler) December 10, 2012
UPDATE 4:41 PM: Grilli gets $7 M over two years.
according to @ScottMCBS, grilli gets $7M for the 2 yrs. #bucs #bucks
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 10, 2012
UPDATE 4:53 PM: Bill Brink has the exact figure.
Grilli gets $6.75 million over two years, per source.
— Bill Brink (@Bill_Brink2) December 10, 2012
UPDATE 5:16 PM: Two interesting notes from Bob Nightengale on the negotiations.
Grilli gets two-years, $6.75 million from #Pirates, after turning down bigger deal from #BlueJays
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 10, 2012
The #Pirates raised their offer from $6.5 million to $6.75 million when Grilli accepted.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 10, 2012
So in the span of less than a year we’ve seen the Yankees salary dump A.J. Burnett to the Pirates, the Pirates out-bid the Yankees for Russell Martin, and Jason Grilli take less to play for the Pirates rather than the Blue Jays. The only word I can think of is “Mayans”.
UPDATE 2:40 P.M. TUESDAY — Terms of the deal for Grilli include a $500K signing bonus, $2.25M in 2013 and $4M in 2013.
