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boston.com - 12/3/2008
Pedroia signs 6 year, $40 million contract extension
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The 2008 American League MVP is now under contract with the Red Sox for years to come. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia signed a six-year extension with the Red Sox today for a little more than $40 million, the Globe's Amalie Benjamin has confirmed. ESPN's Peter Gammons first reported the deal.
Pedroia signs 6 year, $40 million contract extension
Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension
sports.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension
— sports.espn.go.com — The Red Sox wasted no time locking up American League MVP Dustin Pedroia with a six-year, $40.5... million contract, with an option for 2015, that takes them through three arbitration and two free-agent seasons. (more) Red Sox sign Pedroia to $40.5M extension

Comments vote down Redsauce Redsauce posted 12/3/2008posted this
Sox, Pedroia Agree on 6-Year Extension
joyofsox.blogspot.com - 12/8/2008
Sox, Pedroia Agree on 6-Year Extension
— joyofsox.blogspot.com — Gammons : The Red Sox wasted no time locking up American League MVP Dustin Pedroia with a... six-year, $40.5 million contract, with an option for 2015, that takes them through three arbitration and two free-agent seasons. ... The 25-year-old second baseman will receive a signing bonus of $1.5 ... (more) Sox, Pedroia Agree on 6-Year Extension

Comments vote down Peter@BaseballReflections Peter@BaseballReflections posted 12/8/2008posted this
Pedroia: "I'm In A Place That I Love"
joyofsox.blogspot.com - 12/8/2008
Pedroia: "I'm In A Place That I Love"
— joyofsox.blogspot.com — By signing a six-year deal with the Red Sox, American League MVP Dustin Pedroia knows that he... gave up arbitration and his first two years of free agency -- and, therefore, potentially more money than the $40.5 million he'll receive by the end of 2014. He doesn't care. I'm in a place that I ... (more) Pedroia: "I'm In A Place That I Love"

Comments vote down Peter@BaseballReflections Peter@BaseballReflections posted 12/8/2008posted this

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The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda...:  SOX SECURE PEDROIA LONG-TERM

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SOX SECURE PEDROIA LONG-TERM
The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda... — ... million. This is a tremendous deal for the Sox, as they'll be paying the reigning MVP about $6.75 million per year. That's half of what Julio Lugo gets, and might be around half of what Jason Varitek will get. It's amazing how much bad players are paid. The only downside to the deal is that if Pedroia falters in a few seasons, he'll be very difficult to trade and costly to release. But that's a worst-case scenario. Source: Extra Bases ...

Sox Pony Up a Little
Boston Dirt Dogs — ... Dustin Signs for Short Money It's a 6-Year $45.5M Deal for the Second Baseman Mazz: Down to the Dollar, Pedroia His Own Man Pedroia Must Have Gone to the Josh Beckett School of Negotiation Be We All Appreciate the Hometown Discount Dusty! ...

Lock-Up
YankeesRedSox.com — ... to a 6-year, $40.5 million deal.  According to Tony Massarotti of Boston.com/The Boston Globe, here is the breakdown: ...

Breakfast links for 12/4/08
SmackCaster SmackBlog — Thanks to Deadspin, amazing finish to Div. III game with SUNY Oswego and SUNY Geneseo. Fox to bring BCS to theatres … in 3D. Page Six has 67-year-old ex-Met Art Shamsky getting hit with ugly sex charges — are there any other kind — in a divorce. New Tennessee coach Lake Kiffin’s wife rocks Rocky Top. Boston Red Sox give MVP Dustin Pedroia a six-year, $40.15 million extension. Miami hoops coach Frank Haith fuming over Jack McClinton’s ejection vs. Ohio State. ...

Wednesday Night Stuff
Fang's Bites — ... that NESN did not show any coverage of the Dustin Pedroia news conference at Fenway Park announcing that he had signed a six year contract extension. Now, you would think that being the Red Sox network, NESN would have had some live coverage, if not at least a live cut-in of the announcement. However, Steve told me that some program called "Kettlebottom Outdoor Pursuits" was shown in its entirety without any sign of a crawl. Then again, ...

NESN Presents The Adventures of Ellsbury 'n' Elf: Tonight's Episode: "Set For Life"
Surviving Grady — This has been a magical year for you, Dustin. Uh-huh. MVP. Gold Glove. Silver Slugger. Trails of satisfied women as far as the eye can see. Yes. We feel it necessary to recognize the full scope of your awesome the only way we know how. With buckets of cash. I enjoy cash. So this is not only co-incidental, it is f#$king smashing. How does six years at 40.5 million sound? Like sweet, sweet music. Then it's done. But that's not all. There are ...

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AP Source: AL MVP Pedroia gets 6-year, $40.5M deal — The Seattle Times: Sports 12/3/2008
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia on a six-year contract worth $40.5 million, The Associated Press has learned.
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