sentences:  On November 2, 2007, Stairs and the Jays agreed on a two-year contract worth $3,250,000, which included a $1.25 million signing bonus and $1 million in each of the 2 seasons.With performance bonuses, Stairs could make as much as $3.50 million based on plate appearances.Though his age and increasingly poor speed earned him a reputation as a defensive liability in the outfield, he still possessed a strong throwing arm, and was considered a perfectly capable fielder at first.