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| BoSox give Youkilis four-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/16/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms of a four-year contract with first baseman Kevin Youkilis. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it does include a club option for a fifth year. The Boston Globe reported it to be worth $41 million over the first four years with a $13 million option for 2013. Youkilis, third in last year's AL MVP voting behind teammate Dustin Pedroia and Minnesota's Justin Morneau, was eligible for salary arbitration this winter. The 2008 cam |
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| Howard, Hamels, Papelbon among players filing for arbitration |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2009 |
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| Hamels, a powerful left-hander, who went 14-10 with a 3.09 ERA during the regular season and then went 4-0 in five playoff contests, made $500,000 last season. This will be his first time through arbitration. Other big names to file on Thursday were Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, Florida second baseman Dan Uggla and Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. Figures will be exchanged next Tuesday for players who haven't settled on contracts yet. The hearing |
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| Red Sox agree to four-year contract extension with Youkilis |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement on a four-year, $41 million contract extension with first baseman Kevin Youkilis on Thursday. According to the Boston Globe, the deal runs through the 2012 season and includes a $13 million club option for 2013 that could increase the contract to $53 million over five seasons. The deal will not be finalized until Youkilis passes a Friday physical, so the first baseman filed for arbitration prior to Thursday's deadline. However, the request |
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| Braves sign Lowe to four-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2009 |
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| s last seven decisions for the NL West champion Dodgers. Lowe has averaged 15 wins, 208 innings and nearly 34 starts over the past seven seasons. He is 126-107 lifetime with 85 saves and a 3.75 ERA in 533 games (255 starts) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Dodgers. Lowe has been solid in the postseason over the course of his career, going 5-5 with a save and a 3.33 ERA in 21 games (10 starts). However, he is 4-1 in his past eight playoff games. During Boston's memorable 2004 World Series champions |
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| Kotsay re-signs with Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox re-signed outfielder Mark Kotsay to a one-year contract on Thursday. A report last week in the Boston Herald indicated that the deal is worth $1.5 million plus incentives. Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox last August and hit .226 with 12 RBI in 22 games down the stretch. He became the team's everyday first baseman when third baseman Mike Lowell went down with a hip injury and the Sox were forced to move Kevin Youkilis back to third. The 33-year-old Kotsay, w |
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| Report: Braves sign Lowe to four-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/13/2009 |
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| s last seven decisions for the NL West champion Dodgers. Lowe has averaged 15 wins, 208 innings and nearly 34 starts over the past seven seasons. He is 126-107 lifetime with 85 saves and a 3.75 ERA in 533 games (255 starts) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Dodgers. Lowe has been solid in the postseason over the course of his career, going 5-5 with a save and a 3.33 ERA in 21 games (10 starts). However, he is 4-1 in his past eight playoff games. During Boston's memorable 2004 World Series champions |
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| Brave new world: Smoltz joins BoSox |
MLB Baseball |
01/13/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox made it official on Tuesday morning and signed veteran pitcher John Smoltz to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal for the long-time Atlanta Braves right-hander were not disclosed, but reports last week indicated it to be worth at least $5.5 million with performance incentives. Smoltz is supposedly making tremendous progress following shoulder surgery that cut his 2008 season short. He went 3-2 last year for the Braves with a 2.57 earned run averag |
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| Henderson, Rice elected to Hall of Fame |
MLB Baseball |
01/12/2009 |
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| me. Henderson, who played for nine different teams in a 25-year career from 1979 through 2003, is the all-time leader in runs scored and stolen bases. Rice was among the most feared hitters during his prime in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Boston Red Sox. The two will be enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 26. Eligible candidates needed to be named on 75 percent of the 539 ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, meaning 405 vot |
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| Red Sox to introduce Smoltz Tuesday |
MLB Baseball |
01/12/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox will hold a news conference Tuesday at 10 a.m. (et) to announce the signing of pitcher John Smoltz. The deal, which is for one year and is worth at least $5.5 million, was reportedly agreed upon last week for the right-hander, who has spent his entire big league career with Atlanta. Smoltz is supposedly making tremendous progress following season-ending shoulder surgery. He went 3-2 last year for the Braves with a 2.57 earned run average in six games, five of |
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| Saito heading to Boston |
MLB Baseball |
01/10/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have signed relief pitcher Takashi Saito to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it does include a club option for 2010. FOXSports.com said the pact is guaranteed for at least $1.5 million with incentives that could make it worth more than $7 million. Saito missed a majority of the 2008 season with an elbow injury. He notched 18 saves in 22 opportunities and posted a record of 4-4 with a 2.49 earned run average in 45 appearances. |
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