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Red Sox To Sign Mike Napoli
9:40am: The incentives could increase the value of the deal to $13MM,
Bradford reports. It's a strict one-year deal, according to WEEI.
9:23am: Napoli gets $5MM plus incentives for the one-year deal, Jon Heyman of
CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links).
8:08am: The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have reached an agreement on a new
contract, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports. The Paragon Sports International
client is believed to be getting a one-year deal.
The sides had agreed to a three-year, $39MM contract earlier in the
offseason, but the deal didn’t go through as expected. Napoli has a hip
issue that prompted the Red Sox to seek protective language in the deal.
However, the 31-year-old remained a top first base target for Boston
throughout the process. Despite the hip issue, Napoli expects to be ready for
Opening Day, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Napoli drew interest
from other teams after the initial delay in finalizing the agreement.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox considered other options for first base such as Adam
LaRoche and Michael Morse.
The Rangers had re-opened talks with Napoli, ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's Ben
Rogers reports. The Red Sox could offer more playing time, however, and he
ended up agreeing to terms with Boston.
Napoli posted a .227/.343/.469 batting line in 2012, reaching the 20-home
plateau for the fifth consecutive season with 24. The right-handed hitter
made the All-Star team for the first time in his career, but missed time with
a quadriceps injury. Ultimately Napoli fell short of the career-best numbers
he posted in 2011: 30 home runs and a .320/.414/.631 batting line. The Red
Sox project to rely on Napoli as their primary first baseman, but he did
catch 72 games with Texas in 2012.
Napoli ranked 14th on MLBTR's list of top 50 free agents entering the
offseason. He wasn't linked to draft pick compensation, as the Rangers
decided not to make him a qualifying offer.
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折腾许久的拿胖与红袜签约案 刚刚已经落定了 今年合约为 : 1Y / 5M
原本的合约为 3Y / 39 M 却因为卡在拿胖的臀部伤势的影响而迟迟未定案
新一年的合约大减价 成了一年 5M 的合约 另外还有激励奖金在内
只要不受到臀部伤势的影响去躺伤兵的话 今年包含激励奖金在内最多可领到 13M
原本条子也有意续留他 但是他想要更多的上场机会而选择了红袜
整个大减价 .....