Kyle "The Hoss" Snyder will once again be a member of the bullpen band next year. After filing for arbitration earlier in the month and exchanging arbitration figures, Hoss and the Sox came to terms before the arbitration hearings period starts in February. His new one-year contract will be for $835,000- which is a $300,000 increase over his paycheck from last year. He'll also make an additional $5,000 if he makes 50 appearances and $10,000 more for 60 games.

Hoss asked for $1,025,000 when the parties exchanged arbitration figures last week, and the club offered $725,000-- so this is a nice compromise between the two, which avoids the headache of an arbitration hearing. Now that Snyder and Lopez are signed up, Kevin Youkilis is the only remaining Sox player scheduled for arbitration.

I'm glad to see him back in home whites next year, if for no other reason than giving us the possibility of more pictures like this one:

A study in height differentials