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Odds and Ends: Phelps, Mirabelli, Varitek
Published 1/10/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... The Red Sox bit the bullet and brought Doug Mirabelli back for another round.  Tony Massarotti notes that the Red Sox may sign Jason Varitek to an extension this spring worth upward of $10MM annually.  I still like the idea of going after Kenji Johjima next winter. ...

Report: Mirabelli’s Back
Published 1/10/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox and catcher Doug Mirabelli are on the verge of agreeing to a one year contract that will pay Mirabelli $550,000 in 2008, plus incentives. ...

Mirabelli Set To Return
Published 1/10/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... According to a report in the Clubhouse Insider from the Boston Herald, Doug Mirabelli is set to return as Jason Varitek’s backup and Tim Wakefield’s personal catcher for the Red Sox in 2008. They are reporting it is a 1-year $550,000 guaranteed contract. ...

Sox Bring Back Mirabelli
Published 1/10/2008 by Jimmy at The House That Dewey Built
... According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox have reacquired the services of backup catcher Doug Mirabelli. Coincidentally, Pizzeria Regina, Santarpio’s, and several other local eateries have begun to frantically hire more staff and seek additional warehouse space. ...

Sox to re-sign Mirabelli
Published 1/10/2008 by Randy Booth <info@overthemonster.com> at Over the Monster: Front Page Posts
Get the chicken parms ready: Doug Mirabelli is coming back to Boston. Hat tip to OTM reader em3 for the link. I think we all knew this was coming once we realized there was no other catcher of value out on the market. Mirabelli's bat has declined over the years but he can still catch the knuckleball and that's all that matters right now. Oh yeah. Dougie's going deep ... in 2008! (I hope)

Mirabelli Will Return
Published 1/10/2008 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
Herald: According to sources, Mirabelli is close to accepting a one-year deal from the team that will pay him in the range of a guaranteed $550,000 to serve as backup to Jason Varitek. The guaranteed portion of the deal is down from the $750,000 Mirabelli earned last season, but incentives allow the catcher to reach an approximate $1 million ceiling that he had last year. ... With Varitek entering the final year of his contract, the Sox have serious long-term catching concerns beyond this season.That's for damn sure. It's a fact: ...

You are cordially invited...
Published 1/10/2008 by Kristen at Basegirl
... are reporting that Doug Mirabelli is coming back for another year with the Sox. To celebrate, we're doin' it up ...

Doug Mirabelli: Further Experimentation With Exclamation Points!!!!
Published 1/10/2008 by Paul SF at YFSF
... The Red Sox are about to re-sign Doug Mirabelli! He will back up Jason Varitek for a seventh season! His OPS+ hasn't been above 90 since 2004! He struck out more times than he reached base each of the last three years! ...

Mirabelli Deal In The Works
Published 1/10/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
Break out the chicken parm, because it sounds like Doug Mirabelli may be headed back to don the Boston home whites again in 2008. Per the Boston Herald's sources, Dougie Fresh and the Sox have come to agreement on terms that would bring Doug back under a one-year contract worth $550,000, with incentives that will take it up to $1 million. Both the Sox and Dougie had to give in the negotiations - the Sox wanted a non-guaranteed deal, but Doug's guaranteed portion is down from the $750,000 he made last year. In celebration of the Stud Who Hits Bombs, I ...