| 03 October 2010
Tim Wakefield talked with the media over the weekend and announced that he plans to retire after the 2011 season.
Wakefield finishes ’11 with a 4-5 and a 5.34 ERA, having pitched 140 innings. He pitched in 32 games, starting 19 games, with his final start netting him an extra $75,000. His base salary this season jumped from $3.5 to $5.5 million after completing 130 innings. The 44-year-old received $50,000 for each game started from 11-15, and and additional $75,000 more for starts 16-25. His base salary for ’11 is $1.5 million with a variety of bonuses.
He noted that he wanted to talk to the Red Sox about what his role might be next season. Wakefield has made it no secret that his goal heading into his 19th major league season was to break the record for most wins by a Red Sox pitcher. He currently stands at 179, 13 shy of equaling both Roger Clemens and Cy Young.
“I haven’t been told or know what’s going to happen next year, so let’s see what happens,” said Wakefield. “It would have been a lot easier going into the season knowing what I was up against.
“Obviously it wasn’t done that way and that was a little bit of the frustration that I felt. I proved to them I was going to be healthy for 2010 and I threw 140 innings this year. Nobody expected me to do that, I know that for sure and I’m proud of that. The 140 innings I gave the club hasn’t been the easiest 140 innings.”
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