White Sox signed outfielder Jermaine Dye to a two-year, $22 million extension with a mutual option for 2010.
It's less than the White Sox thought they'd have to spend to keep him at the beginning of the year, but he'll still be getting a healthy raise over his previous deal.
Dye will receive $9.5 million in 2008 and $11.5 million in 2009.
The mutual option is worth $12 million and includes a $1 million buyout.
The 33-year-old Dye was a legitimate MVP candidate in 2006, but he could finish this year with a sub-800 OPS for the fourth time in six years.
Also, he's hit substantially worse with runners on and RISP both this year and in his career.
That they're only guaranteeing him two years makes this a fair signing for the White Sox, but he probably won't ever again have a season like his 2006.
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