The Red Sox added Sean Casey, David Aardsma and reacquired Bobby Kielty, and "lost" Eric Gagne (good riddance!) and Matt Clement. Now it's time to also officially say farewell to Eric Hinske and Brendan Donnelly.
Eric signed a minor league contract with the Devil Rays, which will get him an invite to spring training. The contract will pay him a base of $800,000 if he makes the major league roster, with up to $250,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances. Poor guy doesn't sound exactly thrilled with the move from the World Champions to the bottom-dwelling Devil Rays... but grateful that he at least has employment.
Brendan also landed a non-guaranteed minor league contract with spring training invite, for the Cleveland Indians."I'm excited to join the Rays," said Hinske in a telephone interview. "After talking to [Andrew Friedman, Rays executive vice president of baseball operations], I thought it was the best fit for me. Obviously I wanted a Major League contract, but I didn't have any offers. So I'm excited to be a Ray."
on February 7, 2008 1:10 PM
Talk on boston stations is that Shilling has a shoulder injury that may require surgery, and this unnamed shoulder injury may (Herald notes it might be rotator/labrum) potentially sideline him for the season. There's also talk about contract tussles and all that.
Yikes, the season's not started yet and there's rotation anxiety already.