Red Sox sign Carlos Delgado to a minor league deal

by wolf9309 on Aug 7, 2010 1:14 PM EDT in News

We all heard that he was working out for the Red Sox yesterday, and today they have reached an agreement with Carlos Delgado. According to Ken Rosenthal, he will get a pro-rated portion of $3 million for the time he is in the majors, if any.

The former superstar is certainly a good hitter if, despite not playing all year, his bat is able to catch up to major league pitching. He is particularly potent against right-handed pitching, so there's a decent chance that if he makes it, it may end up as a platoon situation with Mike Lowell. Delgado has also recently recovered from the same hip surgery as Lowell, so they'll have plenty to talk about besides their platoon.

His agent has been saying that he will need a week or two in the minors, and I find it hard to believe that it will be less than two. Still, if the Sox can manage to keep their heads above water and the Yankees continue to falter a bit, Delgado has potential to be a very useful piece down the stretch.

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by n0va on Aug 7, 2010 1:56 PM EDT reply actions

Championship!

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by Rogue Nine on Aug 7, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

personally I'm happy about it

because it’s absolutely 0 risk. If he can’t hit, he just won’t even make the majors. Not a lot of moves it’s easy to make- or that would make sense to make after the trade deadline, and he has the potential to help with no risk at all. Really nothing to be down about on this move.

by wolf9309 on Aug 7, 2010 2:08 PM EDT reply actions

Pretty much.

He has to make his case in the next month that he should be on a roster. If he doesn’t, he’s a free agent, and it’s at minimal cost to the Sox.

Not a bad idea, all in all.

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by lone1c on Aug 7, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Minor league deal makes it worth while.

If he sucks in the minors, just cut him for zero loss.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Aug 7, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions

nostalgic fun here.

Remember how awesome this guy was with the jays? Him and Raul Mondesi made a nice middle of the order back then.

by SendEmHomeKim on Aug 7, 2010 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

Low Risk, Decent Reward

I really don’t see him playing too much in the field beyond giving Mike Lowell some time off; he’s error prone, and that’s the last thing we need. Though granted that helps in giving V-Mart time off if and when he needs it also (Cash behind the plate, Delgado at first, Mikey and V-Mart on the bench for a day off). Granted with the stretch run already underway, giving time off to good players is hard to do. Heck he could DH at times too, giving Papi some time off too.

In the end, it gives Tito more flexibility and Theo & Co. didn’t have to pay much at all.

FYI, Toronto is splattering Tampa Bay all over the field, 14 to 7. :-D

by Raj Ghetia on Aug 7, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions