Troy Percival signs with Rays.

[billyhallfan]

I didn't see anyone else post this...

 

This is just as expected, I just heard it on sportscenter, and I can't find a link, I will keep looking.

Edited March 3, 2008 by support

[LetsGoBrewCrew]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7504354

 

there ya go

[TCSM]

he's only getting paid 4 mil a year?

[JohnBriggs12]

He now becomes a guy to target at the trading deadline.

[TURBO]

for that money, I would have been interested in him, but his injury history is frightful.

[billyhallfan]

wow, why didn't melvin take that, just add on one more year, that really isn't that much money.

[TCSM]

exactly, at 4 million each year its kind of hard to pass that up. even if he goes down 4 million won't hinder us for the year after.

[areacodes]

The article points out that Percival was looking at more than just money. He did turn down more from the Yankees (though they wanted him as a setup man) and he has a history with Maddon. Who knows if the Brewers were looking at him as a closer or not... but it looks like he wanted to close and that was also a factor.

[TheBrewer]

I heard apparently it's because Maddon is there in TB and he has a history with him.