sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/8/2009
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bostonherald.com - 1/9/2009
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bostonherald.com —
A fter adding one role player yesterday by
signing outfielder Rocco Baldelli to a one-year, $500,000 deal...
with incentives, the Red Sox [ team stats ] are poised to add another soon. Mark Kotsay, whom the Sox obtained from Atlanta last August, has ...
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Mark Kotsay set to re-sign
ajc.com - 1/8/2009
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ajc.com —
Chipper Jones took the news of John Smoltz’s
departure extremely hard, both in a conversation with Smoltz...
on the telephone Wednesday evening and in conversations with AJC reporters on Thursday. When speaking with AJC reporter Carroll Rogers Thursday ...
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'Frustrated' Chipper questions Braves' dealings with Smoltz
dugoutcentral.com - 1/8/2009
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dugoutcentral.com —
The sox need another veteran pitcher and Smoltz
still has the potential to be dominant. This deal...
has the potential to pay off big time, or Smoltz will be the Schilling of 2009 and not pitch at all.
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Smoltz Signing Good for Red Sox and Braves
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Smoltz reaches deal with Red Sox
Eli's MLB Rumors —
... with the Chicago White Sox. Wren failed to work out a deal for San Diego ace Jake Peavy and another top pitcher, free agent A.J. Burnett, rebuffed an offer from the Braves to sign with the New York Yankees. In Thursday's other move, the Red Sox added Baldelli, who spent the majority of last season on the disabled list for the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays. The 27-year-old batted .263 with four home runs and 13 RBI in 28 games. Source: cnn.com
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Baldelli Will Wear #5
The Joy of Sox —
... incentives, many of which are built around plate appearances. For example, that salary doubles if Baldelli winds up making 350 plate appearances, which is certainly conceivable.Browne also reports that John Smoltz has signed an offer sheet from the Red Sox, "worth a base salary of $5.5 million but including incentives that could bring the total package up to $10 million". Here is a SoSH link to a story on Smoltz's surgery. The Red Sox may also be working to bring Mark Kotsay back to the bench. Theo Epstein says the Red Sox have ...
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Smoltz to the Red Sox?!
hardballtimes.com 1/8/2009 — The other day I was struggling to think how the Braves' offseason could get any worse. I'll admit that this development hadn't occurred to me:
John Smoltz is leaving Atlanta for the most stunning of destinations.
The Boston Red Sox.
Smoltz, 41, is on the verge of signing a one-year, ...
Sox agree to terms with Baldelli, Smoltz
boston.com 1/8/2009 — The rest of the Red Sox roster is taking shape, with the club coming to terms with a pair of well-known players today who have battled injuries in recent seasons. Shortly after the Red Sox formally announced they had agreed...
Baldelli, Smoltz agree to terms
bottomlinesox.com 1/15/2009 — We haven't seen all the details, but here's what Chad Finn is reporting at The Globe: "Smoltz, 41, will sign a $5 million guaranteed deal with Boston that includes the possibility of earning another $5 million in bonuses. The Smoltz deal was expected to be finalized later today according to a ...
Smoltz set to sign with Red Sox
hotstove.mlblogs.com 1/8/2009 — John Smoltz's days with the Braves are over. The veteran hurler could sign with the Red Sox as early as Thursday afternoon. A Major League source who was in contact with Smoltz on Wednesday night said the 41-year-old ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 1/9
soxanddawgs.com 1/10/2009 — It was a busy day yesterday for the Boston Red Sox as they made the Rocco Baldelli deal official and had John Smoltz sign an offer sheet . Then just after midnight this morning, we found out that the Red Sox re-signed Mark Kotsay to a 1-year deal. The way I see things now is the Red Sox still ...
Smoltz signs offer sheet from Red Sox | redsox.com: News
boston.redsox.mlb.com 1/9/2009 — BOSTON -- Though there are still some technicalities to be worked out before the official announcement, John Smoltz took a significant procedural step toward becoming a member of the Red Sox on Thursday. ESPN.com reported that Smoltz officially ...
