First Round Bryce Harper (Washington Nationals) – Boras Corp. – Interesting to note that Bud Selig referred to Harper as an outfielder even though he has played mostly catcher his entire life. Get this kid on the fast track through the Minors. Jameson Tallion (Pittsburgh Pirates) – Hendricks Sports Management – Big high school arm […]
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Hideki Okajima has been a very solid reliever for the Boston Red Sox, not just this past season but also in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Okajima had a 6-0 record with a 3.39 ERA in 61 innings pitched. Okajima was scheduled to go to arbitration after the 2009 season. However, he and the Red […]
Former Angels’ pitcher John Lackey has reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox. The BoSox are looking to upgrade their starting rotation to make a big push for the World Series title. As of right now, the Red Sox have ace Josh Beckett in the rotation. Lackey and Beckett combine for an average ERA […]
Shortstop Marco Scutaro is coming off of a stellar season with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Scutaro has one goal in mind from here on out: Winning a World Series ring. Scutaro expressed his feelings when he said, You get to a point where you just want to live the experience, just want to […]
Mark Kotsay has inked a new deal with the Chicago White Sox on November 5th (15 days before he is slated to become a free agent and hit the open market). According to RotoWorld.com (my #1 source for contract info), Kotsay and the Sox agreed to a 1-year, $1.5 million contract. This contract total was […]
Closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and the Boston Red Sox have made history on Tuesday by agreeing to a 1-year, $6.25 million deal. This contract is the largest ever for a closing pitcher about to enter arbitration for the first time. Papelbon is one of baseball’s top closers. He saved 41 games last season when he […]
The Boston Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a 4-year deal worth more than $40 million with an optional fifth year, on Thursday. By agreeing to this deal, the Red Sox avoided an arbitration hearing for Youkilis. In 2008, Youkilis hit .312 with 29 homeruns and 115 RBIs. Youkilis also won the Hank […]
Brad Penny and the Boston Red Sox finalized a deal Friday which will have Penny in Boston for 1-year, giving him $5-million. Last season was Penny’s worst ever. He was on the disabled list for two months with shoulder tendinitis and bursitis. Penny went 6-9 with a 6.27 ERA. Nevertheless, the BoSox were able to […]
After the Boston Red Sox failed to sign Mark Teixeira, you could imagine that they had some money lying around. The Red Sox used some of that flow and agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Brad Penny. The contract is worth $5 million for 1 year with another $3 million available if Penny pitches 160 […]
Dustin Pedroia, the 2009 AL MVP who also won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger, has been rewarded by the Boston Red Sox with a 6-year, $40.5 million contract extension with a 2015 option. This deal will take Pedroia through three arbitration seasons and two-free agency periods. Pedroia will receive a signing bonus totaling $1.5 […]