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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Well you’d better let him out! (Hat tip Rufus Leakin)
Josh Beckett hadn’t heard about the ESPN.com report quoting an unnamed Red Sox official stating: “We’d better enjoy Josh Beckett the next three years. Because we won’t be able to sign him after his deal is up after 2010.”
No matter. The right-hander had stretching to do.
“Six hundred innings from now,” Beckett said, “we’ll talk about it. We’ll see how that works. First of all I don’t even like to look into the future. Like I’m going to stretch my shoulder, which is what I’m thinking about right now. I’m not really thinking about three years from now. I haven’t even thought about it.”
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Posted: February 14, 2008 at 07:37 AM | 15 comment(s)
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Anyway, the quote says "We won't be able to re-sign him." Maybe the Red Sox did something to piss Beckett off, or he just hates Boston? Such attempts to create stories to fill column space are always lean on actual information.
The Red Sox are pretty certain they won't be interested in re-signing Beckett 3 years from now? What now?
Until there's a name associated with the quote I don't see why we should consider this any more than Beckett has.
What's everybody worried about ... Beckett clearly is planning on being in Boston through at least 2012.
Yeah, because, you know he's pitched over 200 innings for each of his two years in Boston so obviously it's going to take him five more seasons to compile 600 innings.
Yes, it was a Gammons column.
Is there any doubt this was Lucchino, getting an early start on the Sox opening lowball bid?
He hasn't been there most of the winter, he signed a lowball deal to stay in Boston, he was a hero on the World Champion Red Sox, everything he's said publicly has been hugely pro-Boston...I don't think he is unhappy with the Sox.
2/2005: Santana signed for 4/40, 2 years prior FA status having, having just won the Cy, having thrown 228 innings the prior season, and coming off two prior-prior seasons of ERA+ close to 150 (though ~270 total innings).
Beckett's deal was not below market when it was signed. There was risk all around.
Today is day 2150 of Operation Shutdown, and Derek Bell has remained steadfast.
Belly bulge belies buffing up by Beckett
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