|

Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu blasts Jeff Bagwell’s new seven-year $47 million dollar contract

Houston Astros, This Day In Baseball

On November 23 , 1994 – Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu blasts Jeff Bagwell’s new seven-year $47 million dollar contract, calling the move “a mistake” by owner Drayton McLane. The players strike is still ongoing and the move is seen as counterproductive to labor talks while McLane announces that, in spite of Bagwell’s new deal, he will be forced to cut payroll for the ballclub next season.