Smoltz to Red Sox - 1 year $5 mil, possible $5 mil in incentives

[wOOgiE22]

Looks like the Red Sox are taking chances this year of Penny and Smoltz panning out.

 

Smoltz to Red Sox

[jjfanec]

Looks like the Red Sox are taking chances this year of Penny and Smoltz panning out.

 

Smoltz to Red Sox

They really just need one of them to pan out with Beckett, Dice-k, Lester and Wakefield already set in the rotation.

[wOOgiE22]

I wonder if they are going to try him in the starting rotation or put him in the pen. We all know he won't be a closer because of Papelbon, but I wonder if he will be used as his set up man?

[Ennder]

I'd love to have spent that much on Smoltz to take some heat off Gallardo and Parra.

[pretendastronaut]

I wonder if they are going to try him in the starting rotation or put him in the pen. We all know he won't be a closer because of Papelbon, but I wonder if he will be used as his set up man?

 

I'd be surprised if Smoltz would sign on for that. He has always wanted to be a SP, even when he was dominating as a closer.

I was secretly hoping we were talking to him, but alas. I don't know that he would be a good signing for us, but I would have been excited all the same. Purely biased excitement.

[nate82]

Baldelli also signs with the Red Sox on a one-year deal.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

It's been a pretty quiet offseason for the Red Sox, but when you're as good as they are with a lot of players locked up long term, you don't have to make many moves.

[TooLiveBrew]

I'd love to have spent that much on Smoltz to take some heat off Gallardo and Parra.

 

Yeah, seeing that deal, I wonder if Melvin was just rebuffed by Smoltz (or if he even contacted him).

 

 

Baldelli also signs with the Red Sox on a one-year deal.

 

That's a couple of nice moves by Theo & Co.

[GoudaBrew]

This could be a huge steal. I don't know how serious Smoltz's injury is/was or how he is progressing.

[Tisko]

I was surprised that no sports writer attempted to link us to Smoltz. He would of been a good fit as either a starter or a closer. I am happy with the Hoffman signing. Now lets hope that Melvin works some magic and gets a solid starter.

[pretendastronaut]

A none-to-happy interview with Chipper Jones about Smotlz's departure;

A. For Smoltzy! That's what I don't understand. That's what's frustrating. I'm trying to be as diplomatic and as upbeat as I can possibly be and it is being made very hard on me to be that way. John Smoltz has been one of the faces of this franchise for 20 years. There's no reason for him at 41 years old to be playing anywhere but here.

Full interview

[berniebrewer4life]

Chipper's right. Smoltz only cost at the most, 10 million this year. I know they are trying to rebuild, but Atlanta should have ponyed up the dough.

[TooLiveBrew]

And aren't they obligated to spend ~ $40M this offseason? That's what a Braves-fan acquaintance says.

[PeaveyFury]

Chipper's right. Smoltz only cost at the most, 10 million this year. I know they are trying to rebuild, but Atlanta should have ponyed up the dough.

 

Shouldn't Padres' fans be saying the same thing, though, about Hoffman?

[twobrewers]

I don't hate the Yankees for paying market (or above market) value for players.

 

I do hate the Red Sox for obtaining players at below market contracts. (They've become the new "it" place to play for players looking for one year deals and a chance at a World Series.)

[endaround]

Not sure how this is below market. There's a very good chance Smoltz pitches fewer than 100 innings. Few teams can risk $5m on that in this market.

[billyhallfan]

does this mean that glavine will retire, or did i miss something already on him? if i didn't it seems like since smoltz is gone, maddux is done, that he would hang them up, but maybe he would go for another year?

[BrewCrewForever]

I like what the Red Sox have done this offseason. Penny, Smoltz and Baldelli. I would have taken all three of those guys on the Brewers.

[areacodes]

Chipper's right. Smoltz only cost at the most, 10 million this year. I know they are trying to rebuild, but Atlanta should have ponyed up the dough.

The reason has to be the guaranteed money for Smoltz. From yahoo sports, via MLB Trade Rumors, the Braves were only offering 3 million guaranteed while the Sox had 5.5 million guaranteed. The Braves offer with incentives was around 12 million verse the 10 million from the Red Sox.

[Invader3K]

I think 5 million is probably overpaying a bit, given the severity of what he is coming off of. But then again, it's not like the BoSox can't afford it.