Red Sox Sign Reliever Scott Atchison
by Randy Booth on Dec 7, 2009 2:17 PM EST
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PrintThe Red Sox started the winter meetings with a huge bang by signing a very coveted reliever today.
Via FoxSports.com, the Red Sox have signed righthanded reliever Scott Atchison to a one-year contract with options for 2011 and 2012. He spent the last two seasons with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan.
Over 194.2 innings, he struck out 81 walked 20 and had a 2.77 ERA. Atchison, who turns 33 in March, was last in the majors in 2007 when he pitched for the Giants.
He has 53 games of big-league experience, compiling a 4.10 ERA. He had 70 strikeouts in 68 innings and allowed 68 hits.
I have never said I'm not sensational. So maybe Atchison isn't a "coveted reliever" nor did the Sox start with a "huge bang," but a move is a move in Theo Epstein's world. It's interesting to see that Atchison's strikeout numbers dropped when he was in Japan. In his big league time, he has more than one strikeout per inning. I assume Atchison would come cheap, so this is a guy that we'll just see compete for a bullpen spot in spring training.
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Same here I thought it was going to get interesting.....
Where are we now on the Top Prospects list.
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by sox-inda-south on Dec 7, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
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Though it’s been decided since the first day, basically. I was thinking of mercy-ruling it, but that would mess up the schedule.
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Numbers a Bit Off...
Randy,
You only included the ‘09 numbers for the K and BB totals. It should really be 46 walks and 166 strikeouts. That’s pretty good control, and a pretty good K/IP ratio.
Not to say he’ll duplicate his Japan numbers over here, but like you said: might as well give him a shot.
"Three-pointer from the parking lot...YES! The Golden Griff!"
For a $420K a year with 2 club options, I'll gladly give him a shot!
"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
great deal
if he works out, we have a good reliever for a total of 1.4 million over 3 years, if not, almost no loss. Probably not a difference maker, but worth a try for sure.
I don't know....but it's worth the risk.
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." -- Mike Royko
Breaking news
Casey Kelly called Theo few days ago to inform him that he’ll be committed to pitching full time: This GM meeting is already productive if you ask me.
He’ll be in ST camp too: Nice to throw the kid a bone Theo ;)
"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
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