Adalberto Ibarra Ends Up Signing With Sox -- For Much Less Than Expected

by wolf9309 on Aug 19, 2010 9:15 AM EDT in News

As we've seen from him going to Salem, at last Adalberto Ibarra is signed by the Sox, but not the deal that had been agreed upon earlier.

Earlier it was reported that he was signing for a 5 year major league deal for between 3 and 4.3 million dollars, however, per Alex Speier of WEEI, Ibarra apparently failed his physical due to a minor issue and the Sox were no longer comfortable giving him a major league deal. Now he's in on a minor league deal with a bonus between $700,000 and $800,000. So might not be time to start stitching those Boston Ibarra jerseys just yet.

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Darn it, wolf

You should have told us sooner!

(Rips off “IBARRA” from jerseys, starts resewing “VARITEK” . . . .)

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by lone1c on Aug 19, 2010 9:18 AM EDT reply actions

+1

The back of my Catcher of the Future jersey is getting pretty torn up. There’s some rule about kidnapping Joe Mauer’s family and forcing him to play for us, right?

Wait 'til next/this year?
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by nuthinboutnuthin on Aug 19, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I don't think coercion works too well here.

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by lone1c on Aug 19, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Well if it's a minor problem

AND it saved us a 40-man roster spot AND it saved us 2-3 mil, sounds fine to me.

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by Rogue Nine on Aug 19, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

Ha ha...makes it look like this was posted by my cousin's girlfriend or something

Ibarra does endd up signing with the Sox

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard

by Bloggy on Aug 19, 2010 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

haha is that what my title was originally?

I claim no responsibility… came in to work, saw that, and posted it quickly. Was not yet under the influence of coffee.

by wolf9309 on Aug 19, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I might have preferred the increased money

For increased confidence in a more definite “Catcher of the Future,” y’know?

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 19, 2010 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

yeah kinda how I feel too.

by wolf9309 on Aug 19, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

What is the minor problem...

If it’s minor then why did it cost him millions…

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by Frederick0220 on Aug 19, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

well it was the difference between a minor league and major league deal

they are no longer completely confident that he will make the majors- the 3 million was over 5 years.

by wolf9309 on Aug 19, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

It's not exactly millions.

It’s the difference between the 5 years, and the number of years he spent in the minors, x 400,000 or so.

If he never makes the majors, or stays for less than four years, then it’s a big difference. Otherwise, not so much.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 19, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

And Wolf basically got to that before me.

Whoops

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 19, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Boyz, Rizzo continues to go loco

2 more taters this afternoon.

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by Frederick0220 on Aug 19, 2010 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

In a 7-tater game

But still, very ridiculous. Slugging approaching .700 since the break.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 19, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

1B of tha future fa sho

To do this well and show this level of power in a man’s 1st taste of the upper minors at 20/21 missing nearly a full season due to cancer is extremely, extremely impressive.

This isn’t like Lars, either (circa 2008).

Sufficient sample size, less contact issues, and he isn’t a headcase.

I got flack over at SoSH for saying that Lars doesn’t have it between the ears but this has been well documented.

From Lars, himself, no less.

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by Frederick0220 on Aug 19, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions