If they sign him to the extension now, his average annual salary is factored into the luxury tax calculations for this year. If they wait until after opening day, only his $6 million or so on his current contract goes on the books -- so about $17 million less on the luxury tax figures.
Steve O On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't understand this. How does dorking around with the negotiations > help with the luxury tax? > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yeah, that's kind of iffy. I feel dirty. >> >> On Dec 5, 2010 8:41 PM, "Steve Ouellette" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Or the Sox were just making it LOOK like they really, really couldn't >> agree on a deal so the commish's office doesn't investigate anything fishy >> when they wait until after opening day -- which actually does give them a >> large luxury tax advantage. >> >> Steve O >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Do you think the negotia... >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Author of Robot > Haiku<http://www.amazon.com/Robot-Haiku-Humans-Robots-Decide/dp/1440511977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289168402&sr=8-1> > : Poems > for humans to read until their robots decide it's kill time. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
