Giving 4.5 mil to a 16 year old seems ridiculous.
But the article seems to indicate he's going to the A's. That would mean the Red Sox are out of it, right?
I stumbled across this as I blindly followed Red Sox blog links. It's an incredibly detailed situational pitch tracking device. And it makes cool graphs! Check it out!
http://baseball.bornbybits.com/php/combined_tool.php?pit=452657&bat=0&type=-1&result=-1&count=-1&r_spd=-1&spd=90&r_brx=-1&brx=0&r_brz=1&brz=-100&l_b=0
And if we do sign some young, offensive catcher as an eventual replacement (or groom him from the minors) while keeping Tek, Tek's presence and wisdom would certainly leave a big mark on the kid.
He's looked good so far. 1.50 ERA and 4 SO through 6 innings worked in 2 appearances.
From Soxprospects:
If he plugs a hole in the bullpen (wishful thinking) it would leave breathing room in the rotation.
This came up a lot during last night's game thread, despite his ironic go ahead heroics. What do we do about 'Tek?
[table=Tek Stats]Timeframe|Average|HR|RBI|OBP|SLG
Season|.231|7|25|.306|.392
June|.123|1|4|.180|.193[/table]
There was talk about the possibility of a trade to upgrade at C:
http://www.fresnofamous.com/node/340
Bill Murray hates Heidi Watney! Boycott Bill Murray!
Apparently though, there is some strife within NESN. I heard Remy isn't too happy about the fact that she knows nothing about baseball or the Red Sox.