Thirty-five years of service, two weeks' severance 9 hours ago by KenRosenthal Tal Smith spent 35 years with the Astros as a top baseball executive and played a major role in the constructions of the Astrodome and Minute Maid Park. “In the terms of the front-office duties, he is the key man in the history of the whole franchise,” former Astros manager Larry Dierker told the Houston Chronicle. So, how is it possible that Smith will receive only two weeks' severance pay from the club, according to major-league sources? Because the Astros’ previous owner, Drayton McLane, did not arrange a more enticing golden parachute for Smith with the new owner, Jim Crane.Smith’s contract as president of baseball operations expired on Oct. 31, sources said, but he continued working for the club as an at-will employee. McLane was unable to extend Smith’s contract after entering into his initial agreement with Crane on May 16. The sale of the team became official Nov. 22. The new ownership announced the terminations of Smith and general manager Ed Wade six days later. Wade left with far greater financial security than Smith – the GM was under contract for 2012, and when he was still GM on Oct. 1, a clause in his contract also guaranteed him his salary for ’13. Smith, on the other hand, received the equivalent of one month’s salary when McLane awarded bonuses to Astros’ employees upon the closing of the sale, sources said. That bonus, plus the two weeks’ severance, is all he will receive after serving the Astros in all five decades of their existence, including the past 18 years under McLane. Smith, 78, has been in baseball 54 years. He plans to continue work with his consulting firm, which has advised teams on salary arbitration cases since 1981. -- 简单的说 太空人原任球团营运部总裁[老板底下第一人] Tal Smith的离职金只有2星期的薪水 XD 他在太空人的年资不长　只有35年而已 MMP那个山丘还以他的名字命名 基本上为什麽会这样Selig又得负责了　 五月份和Crane成协议後McLane就没有实质运作权了 很倒楣的Smith的合约到10/31　然後交易案11月才被批可 认真的Smith在合约到期後还是乖乖工作　　直到新老板近来叫他滚　　XD 天杀的Wade因为他的合约还有　　他明年的薪水都还可以领　　~.~"" 至於Tal Smith有在棒球界有甚麽地位?? 问问那薪薪资仲裁输掉的球员就知道了　他有一家顾问公司专门帮球团打薪资仲裁 超过2/3的球团寻求这家公司打仲裁庭的谘询协助 至於他的胜率　印象中接近八成　不过这是几年前看到的资料　很久没更新了 --

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