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. -- 簡單的說 太空人原任球團營運部總裁[老闆底下第一人] Tal Smith的離職金只有2星期的薪水 XD 他在太空人的年資不長　只有35年而已 MMP那個山丘還以他的名字命名 基本上為什麼會這樣Selig又得負責了　 五月份和Crane成協議後McLane就沒有實質運作權了 很倒楣的Smith的合約到10/31　然後交易案11月才被批可 認真的Smith在合約到期後還是乖乖工作　　直到新老闆近來叫他滾　　XD 天殺的Wade因為他的合約還有　　他明年的薪水都還可以領　　~.~"" 至於Tal Smith有在棒球界有甚麼地位?? 問問那薪薪資仲裁輸掉的球員就知道了　他有一家顧問公司專門幫球團打薪資仲裁 超過2/3的球團尋求這家公司打仲裁庭的諮詢協助 至於他的勝率　印象中接近八成　不過這是幾年前看到的資料　很久沒更新了 --

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