The Boston Herald reports that the Red Sox have reached a contract agreement with Brad Penny, which will be finalized tomorrow. It will be a one-year deal, with a base salary of $5 million. It includes incentives and bonuses based on how he performs for them. Another $3 million dollars will be added to the base salary if he pitches more than 160 innings. Penny had a horrible 2008. He was shut down last year with tendinitis in his right shoulder in July. I don’t see this as a big signing. I see it more of a Bartolo Colon type of contract. You don’t expect much, but you might catch some lightning in a bottle from him. Brad Penny has a 4.06 Career ERA, and has never pitched in the American League. Let’s see how he survives in the AL East.
Not only did they bring in Penny, but they brought back Josh Bard for next season. He received a non-gauranteed major league contract worth $1.6 million. He will be the teams backup catcher, but at the moment they don’t even have a starter. haha. They are still searching for a catcher.
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Not a bad signing for the Sox. He’s got to be better than Colon and he’s cheaper than Lowe would have been. But injury prone? Absolutely.
That picture of Posada and wife is a good example of why Posada can stay in good shape for his job. He and his wife work out together.
As for the signings of the rsox, ok but nothing great or even good, it won’t hurt them but it won’t help them that much either. 27/09.
Posada’s wife has got some cans on her. Hip hip Jorge!