Pierre Avoids Arbitration

The new Chicago Cub center-fielder Juan Pierresigned a $5.75 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs acquired Pierre from the Florida Marlins in December and Pierre made $3.7 million last year. Initially, Pierre requested $6.5 million and the Cubs offered $5 million, so the two parties met half-way

Date
February 2, 2006