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#pounditThursday, March 28, 2024

Phil Hughes turns down Twins’ $500,000 offer

Phil-Hughes-TwinsAs we near the end of Major League Baseball’s regular season, incentive bonuses in player contracts are coming into play with only a few games remaining.

In the case of Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes, his 2014 season comes to an end agonizingly short of an additional $500,000.

Hughes was to receive the half million dollar bonus for reaching 210 innings pitched this season. He started Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not return after an hour-long rain delay, leaving his inning total for the year at 209 2/3, just one out shy of the required amount.

After initially saying Hughes wouldn’t be used in a relief role to reach the threshold, the team apparently changed course.

It’s certainly admirable Phil Hughes is taking the “wasn’t meant to be” approach. On the other hand, you have to think there are more than a few who wouldn’t have turned down the chance to earn an extra $500,000, especially only needing to record one out to do so.

After going 4-14 with a 5.19 ERA in 2013 with the Yankees, the Twins invested $24 million over three years to bring Hughes to Minnesota. That said, I can certainly see his point about owing a lot to the organization.

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