Roberts' public demand for a 9-year commitment to a low salary, asking for recognition of my value, the director's first annual salary of $10 million?
Feb 10, 2025
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In an interview with ESPN reporter Buster Olney on the 8th (Korea time), Roberts said, "(About the contract) I hope things will go naturally." But this is a matter of my worth. I love the Dodgers, but I want to be recognized for my value. That's my clear idea.'
Reporter Olney responded, "'Roberts is talking about the contract with the Dodgers. It seems that they have just started negotiations.
Major League Baseball does not officially disclose the manager's salary, but according to media reports, the record for the highest amount of money ever for a coach is held by Craig Counsell, who moved from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs in October last year and was treated at $40 million for five years and $8 million per year (AAV).
Roberts signed a three-year (2023-2025) extension ahead of the season opening in March 2022, and now it is time to extend the contract again. Before or after the opening of spring training, the contract is expected to be signed ahead of the Tokyo opening series on March 18-19.
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According to USA Today, Roberts' annual salary this year is $4 million. However, the new contract is expected to more than double the AAV standard.
In response to this, fan media TrueBlueLA reported that Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora last exceeded his winning percentage of 50% in 2021, and signed an extension contract for $21.75 million for three years (2025-2027) in July last year. AAV predicted that with $8 million for Counsell and $7.25 million for Cora, Roberts will target when signing with the Dodgers.
MLBTR, another media outlet, said 'Considering the ransom of County Cell and Cora, it can be seen that the market has been formed from $7 million to $8 million for top major league managers. However, Roberts said he boasts far better achievements than the two head coaches and reported that `Although no accurate information has yet been released on negotiations between the two sides, it is observed that at least more contracts are required.'
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In particular, the Dodgers have advanced to the fall baseball stage for 12 consecutive years since 2013, including nine years under Roberts. No. 11 except 2021 was the NL West's No. 1 qualification. Of course, there have been relatively many disappointments in the postseason, but that's only in the past. Now Roberts is the head coach of the World Series.
How about Counsell. He was appointed as Milwaukee manager in 2015 and led for nine years until last year. He marked 707 wins and 625 losses (0.531) in Milwaukee and has only reached the postseason five times, including No. 1 in the NL Central, and has never advanced to the World Series. His best performance is to get on the NLCS in 2018 and kneel down to the Dodgers with 3 wins and 4 losses. Last year, when he moved to the Cubs, he ranked third in the NL Central with 83 wins and 79 losses and failed to enter the fall baseball league.
Of course, there is an opinion that it is not easy to achieve that level of performance by taking charge of a team of talented players, but the club knows well that it is not an easy task.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
