– 
– 
Daylife Select
A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jonathan Papelbon was going to be the Red Sox closer this season; there was no doubt about that. The only question, really, was how much he would be paid. Would the sides hammer out a multiyear deal? Full Article at Boston Globe
Related Articles
-
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox announced Thursday the club has agreed to terms with 18 players on one-year contracts for the 2008 season. Full Article at Minor League Baseball News
-
Papelbon was among 18 Red Sox players who agreed to one-year deals, putting Boston's entire 40-man major league roster under contract. Full Article at ESPN
-
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon agreed Thursday to a $775,000, one-year contract, nearly doubling his salary. Full Article at Sports Illustrated
-
As my colleague Amalie Benjamin reported a short time ago, Jonathan Papelbon and the Sox came to terms on a one-year deal for $775,000, with an award bonus of $25,000 if he makes the All-Star team. Papelbon will be paid $225,000 more than Bobby ... Full Article at BallHype
Related Quotes
-
I think it's a reflection that our structure for [pre-arbitration] players is fair and that, ultimately, the players felt the same way ... We tend to be generous within reason to our players, try to reward them for service time and performance, get these things done.
-
It's always nice to reach an agreement, rather than having to unilaterally assign a salary
-
He seems happy ... His sights might have been set a little higher, but the more information he got, the more he probably realized that we were being really fair with him. He's going to be here a really long time. This isn't his last contract. The relationship between him and the club is a really strong ...
-
His body type has always been short and stocky, as pitchers go, but it's certainly worked for him over time ... He's been a very successful pitcher and the early read here, again, on the bullpen sessions he's thrown, has been very good.
