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<!--quoteo(post=140135:date=Apr 15 2011, 09:56 AM:name=WiCubsFan)-->QUOTE (WiCubsFan @ Apr 15 2011, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=140134:date=Apr 15 2011, 10:48 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Apr 15 2011, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=140133:date=Apr 15 2011, 10:42 AM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Apr 15 2011, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=140105:date=Apr 15 2011, 07:42 AM:name=1060Ivy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (1060Ivy @ Apr 15 2011, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Adrian Gonzalez gets paid - 7 years $154 MM

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That'll be Prince Fielder's contract right there.
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<b>My guess is Prince's is slightly cheaper</b>. I don't think his defense (or offense, for that matter) is as good as AG's and plenty of teams will be concerned about his weight, long-term.
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This is Jim Hendry we're talking about here... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img]
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"Oh, come Prince...<i>take</i> another year...and can I talk you into a NTC?"