Topic: Weaver gets $8.3 million from Mariners

GREGG BELL

Associated Press

SEATTLE - Jeff Weaver passed his physical on Monday and finalized a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth $8.3 million.
The deal includes $1 million in possible performance bonuses for the 30-year-old right-hander, who last season helped St. Louis win its first World Series title since 1982. He would earn $300,000 each for 180 innings or 28 starts, and 190 innings or 30 starts, and $400,000 for 200 innings or 32 starts.
Weaver also would receive $50,000 if he makes the All-Star team, $200,000 for winning the Cy Young Award and $50,000 for a Gold Glove award. Should the Mariners, who have finished last in the AL West for three consecutive seasons, have an astounding year, Weaver could get $50,000 for being the MVP of the AL championship series and $100,000 for being the World Series MVP.
"We felt that signing Jeff gave us a great opportunity to add another veteran starter to our young mix," Seattle general manger Bill Bavasi said. "Jeff has consistently pitched deep into ballgames, and gives his club a chance to win. He has appeared in the postseason in four of the last five years, so he knows what it takes to get to that level, and to succeed in those situations."
Weaver and his agent, Scott Boras, were due in Seattle for a news conference Tuesday.