Chad Cordero
- W-L 0-0
- ERA 2.08
- K 5
- Walks 3
- Saves -
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 224
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Born: Mar 18, 1982 - Upland, CA
- College: Cal State Fullerton
- Draft: 2003 - 1st round (20th pick) by the Montreal Expos
Injury Note 60-day DL as of Apr 30, 2008 (Torn right labrum - out for season)
News and Notes
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Jul 24
Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said the team has already decided to non-tender CL Chad Cordero before next season. "We hope that Chad Cordero re-signs with us, but based on his surgery, our interest would be a low base salary with incentives," Bowden said via e-mail. |
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Jul 24
RHP Chad Cordero will not be tendered a contract for 2009, according to GM Jim Bowden, who said the club can't afford to spend nearly $5 million on a reliever coming back from major shoulder surgery. Cordero (who had surgery earlier this month to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder) cannot make less than $4.96 million in arbitration next season. "We have told his agent, Larry Reynolds, that we are not going to do that, based on the surgery he had," Bowden said. "His agent acknowledged that no team in baseball would do that." Bowden said the Nationals would still be interested in renegotiating a lesser deal with Cordero once he becomes a free agent, but Reynolds said he's not sure if his client will want to re-sign. |
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Jul 24
The Nationals are not planning on tendering Cordero (shoulder) a contract in December, the Washington Times reports. Recommendation: He's returning from a torn labrum and biceps tendon, so the Nationals don't want to be on the hook for the $4.96 million tender that they would be forced to offer Cordero (per the Collective Bargaining Agreement) in order to keep him. This doesn't rule out the possibility of Cordero returning on a smaller deal, but the Nats will expose him to free agency as he's far from a lock to pitch much -- if at all -- in 2009 and there's no way of knowing just how effective he will be for them following the surgery. |
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