Papelbon sticking to his guns over contract

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projo: Papelbon sticking to his guns over contract
Published 3/3/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
projo: Papelbon sticking to his guns over contract Flatley turn down low-ball offers? Jonathan Papelbon may be young, but he knows how the business of baseball works. ...“I can’t sell myself short,” said Papelbon yesterday morning. “I know they’re not going to give me what I want, so the question becomes, ‘How close can we get?’ If I can’t get close, they can just renew me.” ...Asked what would be a fair salary for this year, Papelbon had his answer ready. “Ryan Howard got $900,000 in his third year,” said Papelbon. “There it is. It’s staring (the Red Sox) right in the ...

Baseball Today: Monday, March 3
Published 3/3/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... The advent of salary arbitration more than 35 years ago put an end to one of baseball's rites of spring -- the holdout -- so the arrival of pitchers and catchers usually means the end of salary talk. But that ain't necessarily the case for the one group of players -- those with less than three years' service time -- who aren't yet eligible for arbitration and thus pretty much have to take whatever the club offers. Jonathan Papelbon is in that group and, as Sean McAdam reports today, he's not happy the Sox won't pay him $900,000, which is what the Phillies paid Ryan Howard when ...

Monday Sox Scoop: Sox youngsters iffy, Papelbon contract-seeking
Published 3/3/2008 by Randy Booth <info@overthemonster.com> at Over the Monster: Front Page Posts
... Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon is still looking for a contract. The ProJo's Sean McAdam notes Papelbon is fully tuned-in to the whole process. Papelbon knows what he's worth and said: "I can't sell myself short." This happens every year to a lot of players. Whatever the Sox need to do, do it. I'm sure it won't be long though before Papelbon gets his long-term contract he's seeking. ...

Red Sox News & Notes - 3/3
Published 3/3/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Jonathan Papelbon isn’t eligible for arbitration so right now he’s at the mercy of the Red Sox for his contract amount this season. He’s hoping for a bit of raise. ...

Odds and Ends: Ponson, Inge, Papelbon
Published 3/3/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Jonathan Papelbon wants $900K in his last year before arbitration eligibility.  Ryan Howard set a scary precedent last year.  If Papelbon doesn't get offered something close, he'd rather make a statement and be renewed near the minimum. ...

The Bug
Published 3/3/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... for a bit and hold the fort down if necessary. I think trading either of them at this point would be mistake. Not that I had high hopes for Delgado this season, but I'm downgrading whatever hope I did have. Adam Rubin talks Fernando. Jon Niese is hopefully primed for a big year. If he does well in AA, do not discount a call up if the Mets need someone for a few starts. This is just getting annoying. I mean really annoying. "There are a lot of guys with the same amount of time I have who ...

Beckett K's five in B Game, Papelbon wants to get paid
Published 3/3/2008 by The Bottomline at The Bottom Line
... on the mound for 3 1/2 weeks, I thought he threw to both sides of the plate, he got through the glove well with good carry. A very good day for him." Farrel also said Colon is progressing well and could pitch in a ST game as early as March 15. Side note... Extra Bases has the line up for today's game against the Florida Marlins. Jed Lowrie is slated to play short stop today... -- The Projo's Sean McAdam talked to Red Sox closer Johnathan Papelbon about his contract status: “I can’t sell myself short,” said Papelbon yesterday morning. “I know ...

Jonathan Papelbon needs a contract so he can buy a mouthpiece
Published 3/3/2008 at Big League Stew
There's a good reason the Red Sox should give Jonathan Papelbon the money he's looking for, even though the closer doesn't have much leverage with just over two years of Major League service time. Giving Papelbon the cash would allow him to finally buy one of those fancy-shmancy expensive mouthguards to wear at night. The end result would be a better bullpen performance for the Red Sox. OK, here's the part where you ask: Why would he need such a thing? Well, on Saturday in Fort Myers, the Red Sox closer again talked about how he suffers from ...

Jonathan Papelbon Feels Underpaid
Published 3/3/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... has only been around about two and a half season, and as such pretty much has to accept whatever the Red Sox want to pay him. Sure, he can try negotiating for more money, but until he's eligible for arbitration, the team holds all the marbles. Paps isn't exactly happy with this arrangement, and instead of just taking as much as he can get, he's taking on an all or nothing attitude. From the Providence Journal: ...

Afternoon news and notes: Work still sucks
Published 3/3/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... attitude. It’s very difficult when I have patients like my last one who start throwing up when I push the stretcher a few feet, lol. At least she didn’t get any on me. News and notes Penny Pinching Phillies screw Cole Hamels on his contract, sucks for him even now he’s ONLY making 500,000 a year, I wish I was ONLY making that much. [Bugs and Cranks] Jonathan Papelbon is in the same boat, he’s just tryin to get paid. [Projo] Ben Roethlisberger is the latest $100 QB in the NFL, does he ...

Renewal notices: Wainwright, Reyes
Published 3/4/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... .” Boston is braced to renew closer Jonathan Papelbon, though the young pitcher has said he won’t “sell myself short.” In that same article, Papelbon essentially sounds a rallying bell: ...

Selfish players emerge after hibernating for the winter.
Published 3/4/2008 by Coley Ward at umpbump.com
... This week, Jonathan Papelbon said he wants $900,000 — the same amount Ryan Howard got in his third year. The implication, as always: they can pay now or somebody else will get the chance to pay later. ...

Papelbon Whining About Contract
Published 3/5/2008 by redsock at The Joy of Sox
... What does Papelbon want? "Ryan Howard got $900,000 in his third year. There it is. It's staring [the Red Sox] right in the face." ... The Sox, meanwhile, have ...

Paps keeps talking, Lester to start today
Published 3/5/2008 by The Bottomline at The Bottom Line
... What does Papelbon want? "Ryan Howard got $900,000 in his third year. There it is. It's staring [the Red Sox] right in the face." ... The Sox, meanwhile, have ...

Locking Up The Young Red Sox
Published 5/25/2008 by Zach Hayes at Fire Brand of the American League
... Kinsler (5/22) or Tulowitzki (6/31) seem like more logical routes? The other side would argue the team should show no rush to extend Pedroia and play it on an annual basis. Jed Lowrie seems slightly more impressive in terms of power, plate discipline and speed, and most scouts believe he would be a quality second baseman defensively and very shaky at shortstop. They’ve got plenty of time before Pedroia’s price goes too high before having to throw money at the kid. Also, what about Jonathan Papelbon ? However, the two sides found themselves far apart — both philosophically and ...