Jeff Blair reports that the Jays and John Gibbons have agreed to an extension through the 2008 season. The deal will reportedly pay Gibbons $650,000 in 2008.
This seems like a pretty good deal for the Jays. If Gibbons does a great job with the Jays this year they'll have him under contract for a bargain price (no manager makes under $500,000) and if they want to replace him they only have to pay off one year at an amount similar to a journeyman.
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I'm always amazed that the stories out of spring training are identical in each paper just about every day, give or take a day. The latest story seems to be the Jays pitchers need to hold runners better. Jordan Bastian's notes column wraps most of the items up.
And if you haven't bookmarked the Globe's spring training blog you should. How else would you know Blair's a fan of Sponge Bob Square Pants?
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