fullcount.weei.com - 13 days ago
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The Red Sox have chosen not to pick up Tim Wakefield’s $4 million option for the 2010 season; instead, the team and the pitcher have come to terms on a two-year deal. The new contract will pay the 43-year-old a guaranteed $5 million — $3.5 million in ‘10 and $1.5 million in ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 13 days ago
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mlbtraderumors.com —
The Red Sox have held (and exercised) a
perpetual $4MM option for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield since 2005,
but now Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe reports that the two sides are renegotiating the deal after Wakefield had surgery to remove disc ...
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Red Sox, Wakefield Renegotiating Contract
soxanddawgs.com - 12 days ago
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soxanddawgs.com —
Rather than exercise the annual $4 million option
on Tim Wakefield, the Boston Red Sox have re-signed
him to a 2-year deal worth $7 million. They also announced they have declined the $5 million option on Jason Varitek’s contract. Varitek still holds a $3 million team option that ...
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Wakefield Re-Signed For Two Years; Varitek’s Option Declined
boston.com - 12 days ago
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boston.com —
This press released from our friends on Yawkey
Way: RED SOX EXERCISE 2010 CONTRACT OPTION ON CATCHER
VICTOR MARTINEZ; SIGN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER TIM WAKEFIELD TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT -- Club declines 2010 options on shortstop Alex Gonzalez and catcher ...
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Red Sox make it all official
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Red Sox Will Not Pick Up Jason Varitek's Option
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford, the Red Sox will not pick up Jason Varitek's $5MM option for 2010. Varitek now has five days to decide on the $3MM player option portion of the contract. ...
A Couple Red Sox Updates
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... Also from Bradford is this report that the Red Sox have come to terms with Tim Wakefield on a two-year deal worth $5 million. He will receive $3.5 million in 2010 and $1.5 million in 2011, and could earn up to $7 million with incentives. ...
Wakefield Re-Signed For Two Years; Varitek’s Option Declined
SOX & Dawgs —
... According to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, the deal for Wakefield is worth $3.5 million in 2010. In 2011, he would be paid a base salary of $1.5 million and could earn an additional $2 million in incentives. ...
What He Said
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered —
... The “eternal option” is ended. I’d expected that the Sox would go “one more year” and be willing to cut Wakefield, but this one makes sense in every respect. ...
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fullcount.weei.com 12 days ago — The incentive structure of Tim Wakefield’s new two-year deal with the Red Sox is fairly intricate. While he will receive a guaranteed $5 million, the specific clauses could increase the value of the deal to approximately $5 million per season. ...
Wakefield, Sox renegotiating
boston.com 13 days ago — In the wake of a back injury that required Tim Wakefield to have offseason surgery, the pitcher and the Red Sox are close to finalizing a two-year deal that would give Wakefield the chance to become the club's all-time leader...
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Wakefield Wants Red Sox Wins Record
joyofsox.blogspot.com 27 days ago — Tim Wakefield had back surgery (herniated disc) on Wednesday. Everything was awesome. The whole procedure went as planned and even post-op, meeting with the surgeon, Dr. [Lawrence] Borges, everything went perfect. He didn't see any further damage in ...
Wakefield: ‘Everything was awesome’
fullcount.weei.com 30 days ago — Speaking on a conference call, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield said “everything was awesome” regarding Wednesday’s surgery on his herniated disc in his back and that he plans on beginning his usual preparation for the 2010 season in ...
Wakefield Optimistic Following Back Surgery, Eyes Return in 2010
sportsofboston.com 16 days ago — Don’t worry Red Sox Nation, Tim Wakefield isn’t going anywhere. The 43-year-old knuckleballer sounded optimistic following surgery Wednesday, Oct. 21, to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. Retirement “never crossed my mind. I was fully confident in what our doctors were telling ...
Wakefield’s surgery set
fullcount.weei.com 10/16/2009 — Tim Wakefield is set to undergo surgery on a herniated disc in his back Wednesday, with the possibility of the operation being moved up slightly.
Wakefield has said that doctors told him that the procedure would not hinder his preparation for next ...
Sox keep Wakefield with two-year deal —
Major League Baseball News 13 days ago
Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will not only be back for a 16th season with the Red Sox, but likely a 17th. Facing a Monday deadline to pick up Wakefield's $4 million club option, the Red Sox instead agreed to a two-year, $5 million pact with the veteran ...
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