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
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I feel a certain obligation not only to myself and my family to make the money that I deserve but for the game of baseball ... Mariano Rivera has been doing it for the past 10 years and with me coming up behind him I feel a certain obligation to do the same.
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Where in the museum it goes is truly something that our curators will determine
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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.
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You always want to get things done on a basis that you're not going to hurt anybody's feelings and still be able to go to work every day with each other ... No feelings were hurt and I still feel like we can have that great relationship and carry it on into next year.
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His body type has always been short and stalky, 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.
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I feel old right now, but I feel good
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Unless it's something that is very inviting, I don't think that I'll really take anything into consideration ... I'm going to go out and play this year. More than likely, we'll figure that out at the end of the year.
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I'm at a point where I feel like the position I'm in, there's a certain standard that needs to be put in place here ... I feel like with me being at the top of my position, I feel like that standard needs to be set and I'm the one to set that standard.
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I'm pleased because I feel like I was able to somewhat set a precedent for pitchers to come ... That was definitely one of my goals. I felt like the Red Sox were on board with me to do that. Now it's something I don't have to worry about and we can just move forward. I feel like the Red Sox were fair an...
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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 ...
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