by evan brunell | Jan 16, 2009 | John Smoltz, Poll, Quick Post
Fire Brand asked which of the new additions to the Red Sox would make the most impact in the poll now running on the right-hand sidebar. The results: 36.9% John Smoltz 22.1% Brad Penny 15.4% Ramon Ramirez 10.1% Takashi Saito 9.4% Rocco Baldelli 4.0% Josh Bard 2.0%...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | David Aardsma, Quick Post
The Red Sox designated reliever David Aardsma for assignment today to clear space on the 40-man roster for Mark Kotsay. Aardsma had an impressive beginning for the Sox but injuries took its toll on the way down the homestretch. He finished with 48.2 innings pitched of...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
Peter Gammons is reporting that Sox first-baseman Kevin Youkilis has signed a four-year pact worth over $40 million, or over $10 million per year. The deal includes an option for a fifth year. Youk was slated to be a free agent after 2010. This keeps him in Sox red...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
Jayson Stark’s latest piece has a look out on arbitration. Here are the relevant pieces: There’s one more groundbreaking case on this list, and Papelbon is it. From every indication, Papelbon will wind up with the highest salary ever by a closer with three...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Dom DiMaggio
While we wait for the Jason Varitek saga to end, I went digging around in my unwritten entries archive and found one that I wrote a couple years ago that had yet to be published. It’s a profile of Dom DiMaggio, originally penned for the now-defunct Top 100 Red...
