Papelbon Phillies

Source: Jonathan Papelbon To The Phillies :

Jonathan Papelbon closed the book in his office with the Boston Red Sox.
Papelbon, Red Sox right-hand term, which is anchored to the Bullpen for six years, including the World Series championship season of 2007, has signed a four-year $ 50 million deal with Philadelphia Phillies, pending a physical, a source close to the ESPN.com senior writer talks said Jayson Stark on Friday,.

The agreement includes an option that could take you beyond the $ 60 million over 30 years, the source said. Another source close to the situation said that physics with the Phillies will not occur before the start of next week, before the contract could be finalized or announced.
Papelbon Phillies
If completed, the contract would be the greatest total package ever signed by a relief pitcher. The previous record was five years, $ 47 million contract signed by BJ Ryan of Toronto in December 2005.
The value of $ 12.5 million annual average of cases is related to the second largest signed by a reliever.
Mariano Rivera $ 15 million per year in each of his last two contracts, the No. 1.
Papelbon annual salary would be tied with former Phillies Brad Lidge closer who signed a three-year, $ 37500000 expansion during the 2008 season, which covers the 2009-11 seasons.
Papelbon takes 219 career saves with a 2.33 ERA and 1.02 whip with him in Philadelphia, despite pitching his entire career in the AL East.
The agreement came after the Red Sox said they would re-sign Papelbon and the Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins have also had a great interest.
"We knew it would be in demand, and we knew that the teams in position to win would do well to him," said general manager Ben Cherington.
Papelbon has agents Sam and Seth Levinson, did not call the Red Sox, and allows you to match or eclipse the Phillies, in Cherington.
"We have not had that discussion," he said. "I do not think there is a phone call, but based on conversations I had with Sam and Seth were going to be able to fill this gap in this offseason stadium."
It remains uncertain whether the Phillies lost the first round pick next June, the Red Sox as compensation for Papelbon, because the draft-pick compensation is one of the unresolved issues on the table in the labor talks year.

Under the current rules, because Papelbon is a type of free agent, should the Red Sox, the Phillies' No. 1 pick, 31 overall selection of the project.
However, the players' union has sought to reduce the number of prime free agents that would require a team to deliver a draft pick. So long as the labor negotiations are complete, none of the teams to ensure that the new definition of players who still need clearing.
However, a source familiar with the negotiations of labor predicted Friday that Papelbon is still likely to be among the elite agents at no cost their team a No. 1 pick.
Papelbon, four-time All-Star, replaces Ryan Madson, who is also a free agent.
Madson agent, Scott Boras and Phillies Ruben Amaro Jr. was CEO close to a $ 44 million four-year contract Monday. But Amaro said Boras the next day, the team president Dave Montgomery would not approve the case. It also included an option to purchase, which would have taken the contract of $ 57 million over five years.
Phillies are long compared to the contracts of pitchers more than three years. They made an exception last year when they signed left-hander Cliff Lee is a $ 120 million, five-year contract.

The five-time NL East champions search for their victory in the second round since 2008. They lost the World Series New York Yankees in 2009, was eliminated in the NLC in 2010 and got hit in the NL division series this year.
Madson has excelled in his first year as the team's closer, converting 32 of 34 opportunities. He was the man for Lidge settings for the three previous years, and spent his first nine seasons in Philadelphia. Madson was 47-30 with a 3.59 ERA and 52 saves in 491 career games, including 18 starts.
Papelbon, starters minor leagues, has converted 88.3 percent of his save opportunities to go 23-19 record 396 career appearances. He had a career high 41 saves in 2008.
Signature and closer to the re-signing former NL MVP Jimmy Rollins of Philadelphia are the first two priorities offseason. Rollins, three-time All-Star shortstop, wants to return to the Phillies and the team wants to return it at the right price.



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