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Red Sox To Sign Mike Napoli
9:40am: The incentives could increase the value of the deal to $13MM,
Bradford reports. It's a strict one-year deal, according to WEEI.
9:23am: Napoli gets $5MM plus incentives for the one-year deal, Jon Heyman of
CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links).
8:08am: The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have reached an agreement on a new
contract, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports. The Paragon Sports International
client is believed to be getting a one-year deal.
The sides had agreed to a three-year, $39MM contract earlier in the
offseason, but the deal didn’t go through as expected. Napoli has a hip
issue that prompted the Red Sox to seek protective language in the deal.
However, the 31-year-old remained a top first base target for Boston
throughout the process. Despite the hip issue, Napoli expects to be ready for
Opening Day, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Napoli drew interest
from other teams after the initial delay in finalizing the agreement.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox considered other options for first base such as Adam
LaRoche and Michael Morse.
The Rangers had re-opened talks with Napoli, ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's Ben
Rogers reports. The Red Sox could offer more playing time, however, and he
ended up agreeing to terms with Boston.
Napoli posted a .227/.343/.469 batting line in 2012, reaching the 20-home
plateau for the fifth consecutive season with 24. The right-handed hitter
made the All-Star team for the first time in his career, but missed time with
a quadriceps injury. Ultimately Napoli fell short of the career-best numbers
he posted in 2011: 30 home runs and a .320/.414/.631 batting line. The Red
Sox project to rely on Napoli as their primary first baseman, but he did
catch 72 games with Texas in 2012.
Napoli ranked 14th on MLBTR's list of top 50 free agents entering the
offseason. He wasn't linked to draft pick compensation, as the Rangers
decided not to make him a qualifying offer.
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折騰許久的拿胖與紅襪簽約案 剛剛已經落定了 今年合約為 : 1Y / 5M
原本的合約為 3Y / 39 M 卻因為卡在拿胖的臀部傷勢的影響而遲遲未定案
新一年的合約大減價 成了一年 5M 的合約 另外還有激勵獎金在內
只要不受到臀部傷勢的影響去躺傷兵的話 今年包含激勵獎金在內最多可領到 13M
原本條子也有意續留他 但是他想要更多的上場機會而選擇了紅襪
整個大減價 .....