Clemens is a 45 year-old Major League pitcher with a Hall of Fame career in his rear view mirror. Two years ago he retired, only to be lured out of retirement by the Houston Astros when they promised to pay him an unbelievable amount of money and leave him alone on the days he didn't have to pitch (Clemens' home is in Houston and he didn't want to be bothered by traveling out of town with the team if he wasn't going to play).
That scenario, apparently, worked out well for both the 'Stros and Clemens. So well, that he's going to try it again this year. But the New York Yankees, a former team of Clemens, came in with such a doozy of an offer that ol' Roger is temporarily moving to the Big Apple.
Warning: unreliable math ahead
Clemens is going to be paid about $18 million over the course of the season between June and October. Let's break that number down using some performance assumptions:
- If Clemens makes 30 starts, he'll be paid $600,000 per start
- If he pitches an average of seven innings per start, he'll make $85,714 per inning
- If he makes 15 pitches per inning, that comes to $5,714 per pitch
- If his ratio of strikes to balls is 2/1, he'll make $571 per usable pitch
- If he wins 2/3 of his starts that's $900,000 per win
Oh, and Clemens doesn't have to fly with the team on their private jet during those brutal road trips.
Fathers, have you played catch with your sons today? Might be a good time to see what kind of an arm junior has.
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