Braves have let Marcus Giles go--they just can't afford him. Look for him to join his big bro in San Diego...
i had no idea brian was his brother.
i've learned something new today
Yup. It's been their dream to play together. I hope they can--Marcus is a gent.
Hey, I gather Boston is close to signing their Japanese pitcher!
looks that way -- he's flying back here with the Brain Trust.
friggin' boras.
i just hope they have some $$ leftover to get a closer
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Quote:Daisuke Matsuzaka has reached a deal with the Boston Red Sox for six years, $52 million, a source close to the negotiations has told SI.com. The deal contains escalator clauses that could bring it up to $60 million.
plus the $51.1 mill posting fee... well, you do the math...
Comes out to about $17 million a year.
Who knows...maybe Papelbon will be the closer again. I read that a main reason he's moving to starter is because his shoulder injury would prevent him from being able to pitch every day.
Great! Maybe Boston will depose NYY this year...
lester's clean bill of health means they now have 6 starters.
something's gotta give.
wouldn't mind seeing beckett get traded for a good closer.
he had a mostly disastrous first year in the AL...
I'd think they would still keep Beckett...he's only what, 26? Trade Wakefield.
wakefield's not going anywhere, which was true even before they re-signed mirabelli...
pap should go back to the bullpen.
he can take schilling's spot in the rotation in '08...
Papelbon can't be a closer because of the nature of his shoulder injury.
for what its worth, the yankees are
shopping their Big Unit.
he might be going back to arizona...
I read a report to that effect in today's NY Times. NYY wants to clear salary to go after Zito.
quite a departure from the old days when they'd just tack it onto the bill...
Their problem is that each dollar that NYY spends really costs $1.40 due to the luxury tax. Plus, let's face it, the old approach hasn't worked of late!
Giants sign Zito, per espn.com: "The Giants landed a new ace today, agreeing to a seven-year, $126 million deal with the lefty."
Damn...that's insane money for that guy.
that means big ol' randy is staying in the bronx...
I hope you're right, region. He's about running on fumes at this point.
AP reports that NYY and Arizona have reached a deal for Johnson.
