Niese’s contract extension details
Here is how Jon Niese’s five-year contract breaks down:
2012: $1.02 million
2013: $3 million
2014: $5 million
2015: $7 million
2016: $9 million
2017: $10 million (team option with $500k buyout)
2018: $10.5 million (team option with $500k buyout)
Niese would have been eligible for arbitration from 2013-15 and for free agency in 2016.
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