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Thoughts on Marco Scutaro Signing

ESPN’s Buster Olney gives the specifics of shortstop Marco Scutaro’s contract with the Boston Red Sox. Essentially, Scutaro is guaranteed $12.5 million dollars over two years ($5 million ’10, $5 million in ’11, with a $1 million signing bonus, and $1.5 million buyout on a ’12 mutual option). The 34 year-old Scutaro is coming off a career year offensively [...]

Placido Polanco Close to Becoming a Philly

John Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweeted that Placido Polanco, former Detroit Tigers’ second basemen, is close to signing an $18 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies to play third base. Todd Zolecki of Mlb.com reports that the deal is pending a physical, but is for three years with a mutual option for 2013. Polanco posted a .285 BA, with 10 HRs, [...]