EvilJester99 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Red Sox Reach Deals With Bard, Penny By Ben Jones [December 28 at 7:41pm CST] Free-agent catcher Josh Bard has reached a one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox, Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald and Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe are reporting. The Bard agreement is a nonguaranteed major-league deal worth $1.6MM. According to McAdam, Bard is viewed as a backup, but he could see more time depending upon what Boston decides to do at catcher. Bard, 31 in March, spent seven games with the Red Sox in 2006 before Boston traded him to the Padres. He hit .202 in 57 games with San Diego in 2008. McAdam has more on the Brad Penny deal, too. The agreement, a one-year deal with a base salary of $5MM, will be finalized Monday. Incentives and performance bonuses can increase the total deal another $3MM if Penny pitches more than 160 innings, McAdam reports. Penny, 31 in May, went 6-9 with a 6.27 ERA in 17 starts and two relief appearances in 2008 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander played 4.5 seasons for the Dodgers. He played with the Florida Marlins from 2000 until he was traded in 2004. With the addition of Penny, the Boston rotation now consists of Penny, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester. The move also allows righty Justin Masterson to remain in a setup role for closer Jonathan Papelbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Damn it, Penny could have been had for $5 million? I liked the idea of seeing what he could do over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Dec 28, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) Damn it, Penny could have been had for $5 million? I liked the idea of seeing what he could do over here... his shoulder is shot and he was absolutely terrible last year. It's a safe bet that Richard will have a lower ERA this year than Penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkfan Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 that sucks for our illinois native mike bowden, haha, another year in the minors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Dec 28, 2008 -> 06:40 PM) Damn it, Penny could have been had for $5 million? I liked the idea of seeing what he could do over here... If we're already over budget, and the Dodgers didn't want Penny for something like $8 million, then that's well beyond what I'd want to pay for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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