Per Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald, the Sawx signed RHP Brad Penny, formerly of the LA Dodgers and Florida Marlins.
The agreement, a one-year deal with a base salary of $5MM, will be finalized Monday. Incentives and performance bonuses can increase the total deal another $3MM if Penny pitches more than 160 innings, McAdam reports.
Good News For Yankee Fans: Penny's Interleague numbers: 7-11 with a 5.08 ERA in 24 appearances against American League opponents. Penny has spent his entire career in the National League.
Based on his contract, I expect him to occupy one of Boston's rotation spots. As with all deals, I like the incentives. However his interleague numbers suggest that this Penny should be more worthless than the one cent currency denomination of the United States.
Here's $8MM more that could have went to Teixeira. Brillinat, Sawx, brilliant!
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Haha, great point about the extra $8M. I think its a pretty good signing with a good amount of upside. He's probably a poor (homeless) man's Ben Sheets in that you pay him knowing that when he takes the mound he's going to be good, but the health is a major question mark.
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