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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 3/6
Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 3/6
Before we get into a quick game recap of today’s Boston Red Sox game against the Dodgers, Amalie Benjamin has some scoop for us on the Jonathan Papelbon contract situation as Paps has agreed to a record 1-year deal worth $775,000. It is the highest contract for a reliever with 2 years of service time
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The Red Sox on Thursday announced they have reached agreement on 2008 contracts with 18 players who were ineligible for arbitration. Closer Jonathan Papelbon was one such player, with the flamethrower believed to have inked a one-year, $755,000 deal.
Papelbon, Red Sox agree to one-year contractSI.com - MLB 3/6/2008
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