Takashi Saito Still in Boston, Actually

by Randy Booth on Oct 15, 2009 6:16 PM EDT in News Comment 20 comments

OK, so Takashi Saito isn't quite out of Boston yet:

The Red Sox are currently involved in a procedural matter with reliever Takashi Saito's contract which would allow them to re-sign the right-hander but for less than the $6 million on his 2010 option, according to a major league source familiar with the deal. Saito earned many of his incentives in his 2009 contract that included a $1.5 million base. Saito has been placed on outright waivers (part of the procedure) which gives the Red Sox time to work out a new deal.

We'll see what happens with this. I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back and is then traded. I'd imagine his trade value would be somewhat high after a solid season and the fact there are teams who would take a chance on Saito closing for them.

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well i'd love him to stay

especially if we trade paps. but whats up with management here?? they sign him to the deal, he fulfills the incentives, and then they want to go back on their word and sign him for less. whatever.

by revived0103 on Oct 15, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a buisness

6 millions is too much for a mop up, low leverage situations reliever: They’ve done what’s in the best team interests.

"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur

by radiohix on Oct 15, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't really think he should be a mop-up guy

he was a closer last year.

by revived0103 on Oct 15, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This year

He was, with MDC, the mop-up guy and he was a closer last year…in the mighty NL West.

"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur

by radiohix on Oct 15, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also pre-injury and "innovative" medical procedure.

@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 17, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

not really going back on their word

we just had an option saying we could pay him the same amount if we wanted to. They just decided he wasn’t worth quite that much, if he doesn’t want to make a deal with us he can always go the FA route instead. Not that he’d do too well as a FA, with his Type A status.

by wolf9309 on Oct 15, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On another matter,

since the Sox have met their predictable destiny for this year and are out of the playoffs, it is time to pick another team to root for in any games I manage to watch. Since I now live in PA, well I guess the Phillies will do over the Dodgers, and it is a no brainer to root for the Angels over the Yankees. I guess I would root for the Angels to win it all because I like Vladdy. However, the big dilemma for me would be if the Dodgers beat the Phillies and the Yankees beat the Angels, would I vote for Manny to win over the Yanks. Hmmmmm.

How are others going to deal with such dilemmas??

by NG on Oct 15, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the "everyone but the Yankees" rule should hold

And because the Angels in general irk me (only because they, with the Yanks, are the major impediments to the Sox and Twins getting anywhere in the postseason) I’m going for whatever NL team it is in the WS.

by morineko on Oct 15, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still love Manny, so I will root for him.

I’m rooting for the Angels over MFY, obviously, and then probably the NL team.

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Oct 15, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This.

Especially the Manny part.

Goddamn that DeMarlo Hale.

by Bloggy on Oct 16, 2009 6:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup

Orange County over the MFY, and then go NL!!

I’m still rooting for Pedro too.

I gotta go 'cause I'm probably definitely gonna nod out again.

by Drugs Delaney on Oct 16, 2009 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll always root for Pedro...always!

"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur

by radiohix on Oct 16, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

OverTheMonster.com

by Randy Booth on Oct 16, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+2

"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw

by BTLove on Oct 16, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to see LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA vs LA

with Torre, Manny & company winning.

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on Oct 16, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Angels, so that we look less horrible.

Other than that, underdogs all the way.

@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 17, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

at least the Sox are doing this quickly

Brewers sort of did this with Craig Counsell last year—didn’t pick up his option and then re-signed him for less than the option year cost two months after he filed for free agency.

by morineko on Oct 15, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs