Paplebon to make $12 million

[love_that_reefer]

Red Sox and RHP Jonathan Papelbon avoided arbitration Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year, $12 million contract.
The Red Sox knew this day was coming. They had an opportunity to non-tender Papelbon this winter and they even looked into acquiring Mariano Rivera from the free agent pool. Instead, the Sox are going to suck it up and pay Papelbon a ridiculous sum for his final year of arbitration eligibility. He finished with a mediocre 3.90 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 67 innings last season.

That is a lot of money for Papelbon!! He better do a lot better than last year or Saux fans are going to turn on him quick!

[Saber]

Eh, it's only setup money.

[Providence A's]

He showed up to ST early. Looks like someone is trying to get a head start on cashing in at the end of the season.