Fw: Red Sox To Sign Chris Capuano - 美國職棒

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作者: alex710707 (ㄐ迷崩潰!) 看板: MLB
標題: Red Sox To Sign Chris Capuano
時間: Fri Feb 21 08:55:42 2014

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/red-sox-to-sign-chris-capuano.html

The Red Sox have agreed to a contract with free agent pitcher Chris Capuano,
reports Ron Chimelis of the Springfield Republican (hat tip to his colleague,
Jason Mastrodonato). Capuano receives a $2.25MM guarantee, reports Jon Heyman
of CBSSports.com (via Twitter). He can earn bonuses that would increase the
value to as much as $5MM.

The 35-year-old Capuano, who is preresented by Moye Sports Associates, must
pass a physical to complete deal. If he does, it appears that he will not be
in line for a regular rotation spot, but should be first up in case another
arm is needed in that role. If he does indeed start the year off working as
the long man in the pen, it would mark just the second time in his nine-year
career that Capuano has not featured primarily as a starter. (In 2010 with
the Brewers, he started nine games and made 15 relief appearances.)

Over his career, Capuano has proven a sturdy, if unspectacular, big league arm.
Though slowed by injuries last year, he logged 198 1/3 innings of 3.72 ERA
ball for the Dodgers in 2012. Last year, in twenty starts and four appearances
from the pen, Capuano threw 105 2/3 innings and ended up with a 4.26 ERA.
Though he logged just 6.9 K/9 last year, the lowest level since his rookie
year, Capuano also held down the free passes with a 2.0 BB/9 mark. The
resulting 3.38 K:BB ratio, along with a 46.4% ground-ball rate, left him
looking good in the eyes of advanced stats like FIP (3.55), xFIP (3.67), and
SIERA (3.87).

Though he carries the baggage of two Tommy John procedures and a series of
bumps and bruises last season, Capuano looks to come at a solid rate. His new
deal lands in much the same realm as fellow southpaw Paul Maholm, who got a
slightly lower base salary ($1.5MM) but greater overall incentive package (he
would max out at $6.5MM) with the Dodgers. Another lefty, Bruce Chen, got
$4.25MM from the Royals. The younger and historically healthier Jason Vargas
landed a much bigger deal, getting $32MM over four years from Kansas City.

From Boston's perspective, it has essentially swapped out Dempster (and the
$13.25MM he was owed) for Capuano and his much cheaper price tag. While
retaining its depth entering the season, then, the club should have
additional space to take on salary if mid-season additions become desirable.

2.5M 加獎金最高5M總額 套句MLB版很夯的一句話 " 好便宜!"


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