Dempster is giving money back to team.

[WCulbertson]

Ryan Dempster is deferring 3 million of his 2010 salary at little/no interest. This will create some flexibility for the front office to make a move or two at the deadline.

Wow, talk about a team player!

 

[X]

Hopefully Soriano, Ramirez, Lee and Zambrano follow suit.

 

[X]

That's not entirely accurate, WC. He's deferring $3M at little/no interest, but he's still receiving it all. Still a solid move tho.

 

[CubbieBlue]

Ramirez needs to give back his whole salary.

 

[WCulbertson]

That's not entirely accurate, WC. He's deferring $3M at little/no interest, but he's still receiving it all. Still a solid move tho.

100% right. I was in a hurry to post this. Either way, that is pretty cool of him.

 

[X]

100% right. I was in a hurry to post this. Either way, that is pretty cool of him.

Agreed completely.

Dempster Defers Salary To Give Cubs Flexibility: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

For those that haven't seen it, there's the link.

 

[CHAD0034]

Nice. I've always liked the way Demp handles himself off the field.

 

[EnjoyYourTiger]

Ramirez needs to give back his whole salary.

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

[USCChiFan]

Hopefully this means that this gives the Cubs more flexibility to get a reliever

 

[JCM]

Demp is a awesome player and teammate.

 

[WCulbertson]

We don't need a reliever. We got Bob Howry.

(sarcasm)

 

[daddies3angels]

all i got to say i would make sure this guy is a cub for life...i mean after his playing days he better be a cub for LIFE...

 

[JCM]

We don't need a reliever. We got Bob Howry.

(sarcasm)

:woot:

 

[Lefty]

Don't forget that Dempster's contract is escalating in salary, so doing this might actually hurt the Cubs down the road, because now in 2011 or 2012 they'll be paying even more for the same number of players. Yeah, it's cool that he wants to help, but there is a downside to this.

 

[Big Z]

Doesn't look like it's gonna help the Cubs now at all anyway.

Ken Rosenthal just tweeted this:- Correction: Dempster deferral occurred in off-season, as reported by ESPN.com. Created flexibility for #Cubs to sign Nady.

 

[WCulbertson]

Yes. It's been confirmed that the deferral of money was so the Cubs could sign Nady.

Demp still is a stand up guy, but they used that money to sign Nady? It's no secret here that I'm not the biggest fan of the X-man, but this only makes me not like him even more haha.

 

[zwentland]

This is great! Finally someone who can really be called a team player. Obviously winning is more important to Dempster than money. I wish more players were more like that

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

I really have no problem with Nady.. He just can't throw........




crap.

 

[Big Z]

I really have no problem with Nady.. He just can't throw........




crap.

That's fine, we'll just stick him in the DH spot!

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

That's fine, we'll just stick him in the DH spot!