Signing(s): Victorino to Red Sox

[ixcuincle]

http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/sta...93395213115392

Victorino and #RedSox: Three years, $39M.

[imayagainknowanson]

not a good contract. victorino can't hit lefties to save his life.

that looks like a disaster.

[Marc the Habs Fan]

This seems like only a decent idea if they trade Ellsbury for a lot and stick Victorino in CF.

[davebenj]

Victorino is very overrated. I've thought this for the longest time. Looks like a bad contract but we shall see how it plays out.

[JaysCyYoung]

13 million per year for a below-average defender on the wrong side of thirty who posted a 91 OPS+ last season? Yikes. Boston's not exactly having the best off-season to date.

[Better Call Saul]

Originally Posted by imayagainknowanson

victorino can't hit lefties to save his life.

Righties. And given that most pitchers are righties, that's a really bad trait.

[ixcuincle]

Boston spending money on FA's but still won't get them out of the cellar

I think they've gone so far downhill they would really need a Herculean effort just to contend again

Their time is done

[BPR*]

Originally Posted by JaysCyYoung

13 million per year for a below-average defender on the wrong side of thirty who posted a 91 OPS+ last season? Yikes. Boston's not exactly having the best off-season to date.

On the plus side, I have it on good authority that Victorino does not eat fried chicken.

[Blackhawkswincup]

Terrible deal IMO

Sox will be looking to dump him by year 2

[Clyde Donovan]

Ouch.

[Rafa Nadal]

Originally Posted by Slim Charles

On the plus side, I have it on good authority that Victorino does not eat fried chicken.

But there are alternatives. Are there any L&L in Boston?

[Clowe Me]

Boston seems to be putting that money saved up from last year to good use....

[Reality Check]

Can't blame this or the Napoli contract on Epstein

[AdmiralsFan24]

LOL I love big market teams. Dump your bad contracts and then go out a couple of months later and sign different players to bad contracts.

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Indians’ offer to Victorino was 4 yrs, $44 million. Evidence of their flexibility. Victorino got $2M per yr more from #RedSox.

[Clowe Me]

Good thing for the Indians that he tuned that down.

Does Victorino think he'll get more than 6 mil per after this contract expires?

[Kershaw]

Swisher is gonna get 20m per.

[Chazz Reinhold]

Victorino is terrible. Have fun watching his weak, infield pop ups two or three times a game.

[Static]

Genius contract. Jesus, I can run a baseball team if this is all it takes.

[Posey]

Keith Law said Victorino is a 4th OF and a platoon player. Terrible deal for the Sox.

[imayagainknowanson]

Originally Posted by pw52

keith law said victorino is a 4th of and a platoon player. Terrible deal for the sox.

lol.

[GWOW]

At a minimum, you know the Sox scouted Victorino during the pre-blockbuster of 2012 period.

My question is: what the hell did they see in him?

.629 OPS and 29 XBH in almost 425 at bats against RHP.

Just an odd move.

[BigFatCat999]

And the Red Sox need to sign a Hamilton to catch up to the Jays

[kanuck87]

So...trade A-Gon and Crawford so they could sign Napoli and Victorino?

[Blackhawkswincup]

Red Sox are reminding me of O's when they were throwing away money bringing in Tejada and others

Didn't improve there team just made headlines