Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Mets decline JJ's option $1m buyout instead of an $8.6m option. This'll be an interesting name to watch; JJ would make a great buy-low candidate for a bad team looking to cash him in at the deadline, but on the other hand, it was the Red Sox who wound up with Takashi Saito for $1.5m a year ago, so this could go any number of ways. What's important is, we win.
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The Red Sox released Takashi Saito and yesterday he cleared waivers. The team is interested in bringing him back , just not at the $6 million they would have had to pay him if they picked up his option. By letting him become a free agent they can now negotiate to bring him back at a lower salary. There is some risk to this as he may opt to sign elsewhere for more money but it is a risk Theo is willing...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Report: Takashi Saito Clears Outright Waivers, Open to Returning to Red Sox - NESN.com Cool to see a player understanding that his contract wasn't going to work for the team. Healthy or Not, Mike Lowell's Role Won't Be Defined For 2010 - NESN.com As this offseason gets underway, one has to wonder whether Lowell's days in Boston -- as an everyday starter at least -- are numbered. Red Sox Throwdown:...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Takashi Saito's situation is very similar to J.J. Putz; both are former closers, who enjoyed their new teams as a set-up man and may now be squeezed out due to economics. The Red Sox have the luxury of replacing Saito with younger and cheaper pitchers. The once dominant Dodgers closer had to settle for a set-up role in Boston after 2008, when some felt he was an injury risk ( only 46 gms in 2008 due...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP 5 months ago: Boston Red Sox pitcher Takashi Saito reacts after New York Yankees' Derek Jeter grounded out to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to end the baseball game Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Red Sox won 7-3. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Browse more photos » OK, so Takashi Saito isn't quite out of Boston yet : The Red Sox are...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP 2 months ago: Boston Red Sox reliever Takashi Saito, of Japan, throws in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, July 20, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Browse more photos » For all of you thinking Takashi Saito would be back next season... Well, that's just not going to happen now. The Red Sox outrighted Saito,...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe : Saito outrighted — Takashi Saito has been outrighted by the Red Sox off of their 40-man roster. This is likely a prelude to the team not picking up the 2010 option on his contract. We'll have more later.
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
[Or not. See below.] Cafardo, Globe : Takashi Saito has been outrighted by the Red Sox off of their 40-man roster. This is likely a prelude to the team not picking up the 2010 option on his contract. However, WEEI's Alex Speier reports that: there has been no transaction to this point involving Red Sox reliever Takashi Saito — specifically, to date, he has not been assigned outright to Pawtucket...
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Takashi Saito has been outrighted by the Red Sox off of their 40-man roster. This is likely a prelude to the team not picking up the 2010 option on his contract. We'll have more later....
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The Red Sox have outrighted Takashi Saito, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. Now that Saito's off the team's 40-man roster, Cafardo expects the club to turn down its 2010 option for the righty's services. The Red Sox paid Saito a base salary of $1.5MM this year and can choose to pay him the same amount next season. Since Saito has more than three years of service time, he can choose to...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Note: If a team decides to not offer a contract to an unsigned player on the 40 man roster, the player is non-tendered and becomes a free agent. Per Tim Dierkes at MLBTradeRumors , some former non-tendered players include David Ortiz , Joel Pineiro , Jayson Werth and Takashi Saito . Jeremy Reed initially looked like an unspectacular yet promising pick-up in the J.J. Putz trade. He was once a top prospect,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The last entry in our Free Agent Market series: righty relievers. Click here for a look at the full 2010 free agents list. Lowest ERA: Brendan Donnelly, Kiko Calero, Takashi Saito, and Rafael Betancourt. XFIP leaders: Betancourt, Donnelly, and LaTroy Hawkins. Best strikeout rates: Octavio Dotel, Calero, Betancourt, Russ Springer, and Donnelly. Best control: Josh Banks, Matt Herges, and Springer. Toughest...
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Rocco Baldelli will not be active for the ALDS with the Angels, due to his hip flexor problem. He will be eligible for the ALCS should the Red Sox advance. That means that Brian Anderson and Joey Gathright will be on the roster. Anderson has a terrific glove but absolutely no stick. Neither are a big threat off the bench, so Baldelli's presence will be missed. Here is the final Red Sox ALDS roster:...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Let's talk about Red Sox reliever Takashi Saito, who is a sleeper closer candidate for 2010 after bouncing back well (2.43 ERA, 52 strikeouts, 25 walks in 55.6 innings) from an interesting elbow procedure. WEEI's Alex Speier has the details - the Red Sox have a $6MM option on Saito for 2010. If the option is declined as expected, Saito will be an unfettered free agent. Through an interpreter, Saito...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP 6 months ago: Boston Red Sox's Manny Delcarmen delivers a pitch in the eighth inning of the Red Sox's 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training baseball game at Brighthouse Field in Clearwater, Fla., Sunday, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » It's no secret that Manny Delcarmen has struggled as of late,...
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