Placed on the 15 Day DL on Tuesday, March 25th, retroactive to March 21st. Activated on June 27. *Mulder can earn $6,525,000 in bonuses in 2007 based on starts, getting the full amount with 35, and any of those bonuses earned would be added to his 2008 salary. He can earn $3.75 million in performance bonuses in 2008, and his 2009 option could increase to an amount matching his 2008 salary. If he earns all the performance bonuses, Mulder would make $11,525,000 this year and $16,775,000 in each of the following two seasons. Became a Cardinal Acquired from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitchers Kiko Calero and Dan Haren and catcher Daric Barton on December 18, 2004. Mulder, rehabbing from rotator cuff surgery in September 06, made only three starts for St. Louis in 07. He lost all three of his starts, going 0-3 with a...
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