Glavine declines $13 million option for 2008
06.10.2007 00:00
Sport and Travel
- Source: USA Today
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Tom Glavine declined his $13 million option with New York on Friday, making himself eligible for free agency.
The 41-year-old lefty, who got his 300th win this year, gets a $3 million buyout in addition to his $7.5 million salary this year. "Tom has not had enough time to sufficiently think things through with his family and did not want to make a decision until he has the opportunity with them to reflect on his future in baseball as well as his future with the Mets," said Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton. Glavine's contract called for him to make a decision by the fifth day after the Mets concluded their season. He went 13-8 with a 4.45 ERA in 34 starts over 200 1-3 innings, fading in his final three outings. He managed only one out while giving up seven runs to Florida in the first inning an 8-1 loss in the season finale Sunday that knocked New York out of postseason contention. After the 2006 season, Glavine was interested in the possibility of returning to the Braves, but Atlanta never made an offer. Glavine lives in suburban Atlanta.
| 
Add comment