Pavano turned down pizza deal from Tigers in '04--Kevin Baxter

In negotiations after the 2004 season, the Tigers had reached their limit for a cash offering to Carl Pavano. To add more value--in hopes of getting the now disgraced guy--the Tigers had something to put on the table. They offered Pavano a free pizza franchise in Connecticut, which is worth quite a bit. Fortunately for the Tigers, Pavano (or his mother) chose not to take the offer.

• Kevin Baxter enjoys various trends in baseball contracts, points out Troy Percival's contract with Tampa Bay includes their purchasing him a "vintage" car.

Kevin Baxter, LA Times, appeared on Baseball Beat on XM.

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