Brad Penny Signs With Cardinals

by Randy Booth on Dec 7, 2009 7:50 PM EST in News

Brad Penny has a new baseball team to ~~blow up for~~ pitch for (that would be the St. Louis Cardinals). Not only that, but he's getting paid a lot of money, too:

The Cardinals and Brad Penny have a letter of agreement, for a $7.5 million base and $1.5 in performances bonuses. Physical likely on Wed.

Are you kiddiiiiiiing me? Penny received a $5M base from the Red Sox when he was signed last offseason. I don't care what he did with the Giants -- He. Should. Not. Get. A. Raise.

Penny sticking in the National League? Story definitely checks out.

(NOTE: I am going to just ignore the fact he was pretty good with the Giants. Completely ignored.)

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haha

What a joke!

by jgonzales19 on Dec 7, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions

Cardinals were better off with the other Redsox castoff.....

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by sox-inda-south on Dec 7, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions

Another pitcher

for Dave Duncan to turn around like he did John Smoltz. LOL

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by E5 on Dec 7, 2009 8:23 PM EST reply actions

it's the Cardinals

They can justify paying whatever because, with Dave Duncan, you can pretty much guarantee that Penny will have the kind of year where he’ll get at least a couple Cy Young votes.

Kiiiidding. Kinda.

by wolf9309 on Dec 7, 2009 11:54 PM EST reply actions

Penny wasn't that bad for us.

Gave us innings at the beginning of the year. Compared to the raging inferno John Smoltz, he was only slightly combustible.

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by 0157H7 on Dec 8, 2009 12:31 PM EST reply actions

it's true

He was fine for the first half for a 5th pitche- we just ended up needing more than that from him. I certainly don’t think near good enough though to warrant between $7.5-$9 million

by wolf9309 on Dec 8, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions