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I am interested to see whether the Sox/Papi arbitration hearing actually takes place today, or if they settle at the eleventh hour.

Posted by TFox Feb 13 '12, 07:47

Sox offering $12.5M, Papi wants $16.5M. Sox apparently convinced they'll win at a hearing.

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that is an excellent payday for a guy who cannot play the field. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 07:57 12
- Exactly, with Vlad Guerreros out there still I'm a little surprised they went for it -- nm - budice Feb 13, 08:02 11
  - well, I would prefer Ortiz to Vlad, but not sure if I would say he is worth likely 12 million more. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 08:04 10
    - Vlad hit 13 HRs and a .733 OPS last year. Papi hit 29 with a .953. - TFox Feb 13, 08:07 6
      - Oh, I fully understand why they would want to sign him, I am just not sure it is "smart" money spent. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 08:12 5
        
        I don't mind signing him to 1 year deals that pay for his prior year's production. - TFox Feb 13, 08:16 4
        
        I guess it depends on what else you might need to get done. - groiny Feb 13, 08:20
        
        And when he falls apart, you only have 4 months to pay him. - Will Hunting Feb 13, 08:16 2
        
        yup, whereas in the NBA he would have gotten a 5 year $100 mil deal that they would be trying to get out of in 1 year's time -- nm - Beaker Feb 13, 08:17 1
        
        *jisms dreaming about getting to call him 'David Ortiz's Expiring Contract' for two years* -- nm - Bill Simmons Feb 13, 08:19
    - From a pure hitting perspective, Vlad every day of the week. He still has it. -- nm - budice Feb 13, 08:07 2
      - Uhhh....having watched him all of last year, he most certainly didn't have it then. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 13, 08:11
      - .... -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 08:07
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- Curiosity over! -- nm - TFox Feb 13, 07:51 3
  - Sox saved $2M, kudos to them -- nm - budice Feb 13, 08:01 2
    - I think the offseason was generally smartly played by Papi. - TFox Feb 13, 08:04 1
      - I would say him getting anything over 10 mill was sheer genius by his people. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 08:06

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