Posted in Red Sox on Mar 12th, 2007 8 Comments »
Rule 5 selection Nick DeBarr was sent back to Tampa Bay today, putting the cost to select him at $25,000. (It initially costs a team $50,000 to select a Rule 5 player, but it gets half back if the player doesn’t stick with the team.)The record will show that DeBarr pitched one scoreless inning, but he also executed a flawless frame against Boston College. As I stated in a previous post, you could … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Mar 12th, 2007 19 Comments »
The latest closer to enter into the Red Sox’s radar is, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Armando Benitez. The 34-year-old reliever is scheduled to make $7.6 million this season, and is thought to be expendable because of the emergence of Londonderry, N.H. native Brian Wilson.The Chronicle reported of Benitez’s first outing, Sunday: Benitez, who was behind other relievers because of the tendinitis in both knees and a bout with … continued »
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One question I answered yesterday was concerning whether or not I thought the Red Sox and Jason Varitek would come to terms following the life of his current contract. I thought that would be the case, but at the right price and right circumstances.I started thinking about Varitek’s importance a bit more thoroughly and immediately flashed to a story Jonathan Papelbon told me last year. This is from an August 13 story in … continued »
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