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by **kemper5** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:53 pm

Just saw the Sox inked Saito also..

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox have agreed to terms with Takashi Saito on a one-year contract with a team option for 2010.

According to Rosenthal, the deal includes around $2 million in guaranteed money with an additional $5 million or so in potential incentives. Elbow problems make the 39-year-old Saito a question mark, but when healthy he's been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball over the past three seasons, saving 81 games with a 1.95 ERA and 245/52 K/BB ratio in 189 2/3 innings. Much like the John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli signings, Saito represents a low-risk, high-upside gamble for Boston

Beckett
Dice-K
Lester
Smoltz
Penny
Wakes
Buchholz
Okajima
Delcarmen
Saito
Paps

Downright dangerous and better than the Yanks pitching staff ;-D

by **bigken117** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:57 pm

I likey. The Sox pen is shaping up nicely ;-D

by **Yoda** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:05 pm

So Sox sign another high injury risk pitcher. How many have they signed in the past that panned out?

by **Bloody Sox** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:06 pm

kemper5 wrote:Just saw the Sox inked Saito also..

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Red Sox have agreed to terms with Takashi Saito on a one-year contract with a team option for 2010.

According to Rosenthal, the deal includes around $2 million in guaranteed money with an additional $5 million or so in potential incentives. Elbow problems make the 39-year-old Saito a question mark, but when healthy he's been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball over the past three seasons, saving 81 games with a 1.95 ERA and 245/52 K/BB ratio in 189 2/3 innings. Much like the John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli signings, Saito represents a low-risk, high-upside gamble for Boston

Beckett
Dice-K
Lester
Smoltz
Penny
Wakes
Buchholz
Okajima
Delcarmen
Saito
Paps

Downright dangerous and better than the Yanks pitching staff

You forgot Masterson and Ramirez in the pen and Bowden as another possible rotation guy - its even better than you thought! :-)

by **Bloody Sox** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:09 pm

Yoda wrote:So Sox sign another high injury risk pitcher. How many have they signed in the past that panned out?

That's the beauty - when you're signing these guys only for depth, there's no risk whatsoever - only tons of upside.

by **stevethumb** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:10 pm

you left justin masterson and ramirez off your list..
only problem w/that staff is, at any given time, you could have 4 of them on the DL (smoltz, saito, penny, beckett) and a 43 yo in wakefield..they should be top shelf but could be ordinary too

by **kemper5** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:11 pm

You know what is great, you can sign all these great fill ins like Smoltz, Saito, Penny & Baldelli for a fraction of what the Yanks are dishing out on a yearly basis.

by **AquaMan2342** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:17 pm

Bloody Sox wrote:
Yoda wrote:So Sox sign another high injury risk pitcher. How many have they signed in the past that panned out?

That's the beauty - when you're signing these guys only for depth, there's no risk whatsoever - only tons of upside.

I'd have to agree. The Sox are showing why they are arguably baseball's most savvy organization.

Seriously, if this doesn't work out, what's the worst that could happen? Load the contract with incentives and force the player to earn the majority of the contract. Combine that with a winning tradition and it's easy to see why a lot of these free agents would sign with Boston. I can say this and I hate Boston.