| 27 January 2010
OF Jeremy Hermida and the Red Sox avoided arbitration and agreed to a 1-year deal worth $3.345 million.
Hermida, the 11th pick in the 2002 draft, made $2.25 million as a Marlin last year when he batted .259 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs in 129 games. He asked for a raise to $3.85 million and Boston offered $2.95 million.
Tim Wakefield says he's healthy and plans to be one of the five starters come April.
"I've been right back on track with my normal offseason routine and I don't feel like there's going to be any setbacks, so I plan on being one of the five starters."
Wake is the last guy to start trouble in the clubhouse, but it will be interesting to see how Tito uses all six starters this year. As Craig from Circling the Bases reminds us, we had an abundance of pitching last season as well, but were forced to call up guys like Tazawa and Bowden along the way due to injury... I'll simply say this: Buchholz had a great September in 2009, but he has yet to prove that he is worthy of Wake's job.
Would it really be such a big deal to use a 6-man rotation?
Lastly, Fire Brand looks at the state of the Red Sox bullpen here... One if By Land wonders if offering Josh Beckett a big extension is really a good idea... And NESN.com has the 2010 Spring Training Broadcats Schedule here.
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