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Red Sox To Sign Kevin Youkilis For Four Years
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... , the Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis agreed to a four-year deal worth more than $40MM. There's also a fifth year option. The deal buys out two arbitration years and two free agent years. The Boston Globe's Amalie Benjamin says the deal is close but not likely to be finished today. ...
Youkilis, Sox, Agree on Extension?
Over the Monster —
... [Note by Allen Chace, 01/15/09 4:27 PM EST ] Lovely Amalie chimes in: The deal is "close" but not complete. Let's see whether we have an announcement tomorrow afternoon. ...
Reports: Youkilis, Red Sox Agree To A Long Term Deal
SOX & Dawgs —
... , the Boston Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a 4-year, $40 million deal with an option for a 5th year. However, Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe is reporting that the two sides are “close” to a deal. ...
Diamond Hoggers — It was summer of 2004, and we were working for a law firm in downtown Cincinnati. At the courthouse we worked with the father of a guy who said his boy was playing better ball in the big leagues filling in for Bill Mueller then he'd ever played in the minors. We thought he was full of shit. Five years later, the guy is a household name in Red Sox nation and is on the verge of signing a 4-year, $40 million dollar contract. [Extra Bases]
Forty Million Youks
YFSF —
... in the last two years alone. The deal would take Youkilis through his age 33 season, with an option for a fifth year. The Globe says it's not quite done. ...
Lock 'em Up
YankeesRedSox.com —
... that the Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a 4-year, $40mm extension with a team option for a 5th year. The Boston Globe is suggesting that while terms have been outlined, an agreement has NOT been reached. ...
Red Sox reach deal with Kevin Youkilis, MLB makes postseason rule changes
Small White Ball —
... Just over a month removed from inking second baseman Dustin Pedroia to a 6-year, $40.5 million deal, the Boston Red Sox secured another young piece of their future puzzle by coming to terms with first baseman Kevin Youkilis on a four-year, $41 million contract extension. ...
Youk Plus Four
Surviving Grady —
... Prepare yourselves for another four years of The Mother of all Beards. Tony Massarotti is reporting the Red Sox have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $41 million, with a club option for $13 million for the 2013 season. ...
The Dutch Oven: Pass It to the Left Hand Side
Walkoff Walk —
... Red Sox Reward Baldheaded, Goateed Gentleman For His Heroic Awesomeness, Grecian Good Looks: The Boston Globe confirmed yesterday that Boston and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a four-year, $41 million extension that could be worth $53 million if Youk plays his cards right. Wink wink, nudge nudge. You like-a the contract extension? I give you more contract extension. ...
The Roundup: Who’s Going to the Inauguration?
The Big Lead —
... both seem like good ideas. (MLB.com)
Delonte West fractures his non-shooting hand in overtime loss to Bulls; no word on how much time he’ll miss. (Hardwood Paroxysm)
Frank Deford: Give Sir Charles another chance. (SI)
Results of yesterday’s MLS Draft. (MLS Draft Site)
Padres interrupt fire sale to sign former World Series MVP David Eckstein. (Rumors and Rants)
Red Sox get four more years of Youk. (Globe)
Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz no longer an option to coach the Chiefs. ( ...
Signing Youk a good move
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
... The latest in a string of good moves (that conveniently excludes Julio Lugo and Bartolo Colon and Eric Gagne), the Sox signed Kevin Youkilis to a multi-year extension, avoiding arbitration. ...
