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Baseball Musings
March 13, 2008
No Longer Doug?

Nick Cafardo reporters that something is going on with Doug Mirabelli.

Update: The Red Sox released Mirabelli, but I'm not sure why. It looks like they're just trying to save money:

Wakefield endorsed Cash last season when Cash caught him and at that point it gave the Red Sox the thought that Cash could be a cheaper way to address the backup catcher role. Brown has caught minor league knuckleballer Charlie Zink.

Assistant GM Jed Hoyer was assigned this winter by Theo Epstein to find the team a backup catcher. But after a long and thorough search, Mirabelli was brought back at a salary of $550,000 which also included a $275,000 roster bonus, a $150,000 conditioning bonus and the possibility to earn $1.25 million in performance bonuses based mostly on games. Mirabelli, a member of the Red Sox since 2001, was hitting .273 with one RBI in 11 spring at-bats, while Cash is hitting .250 in 16 at-bats. Mirabelli was briefly dealt to San Diego in 2006 but reacquired when catcher Josh Bard struggled catching Wakefield's knuckleball.

Since no one else is likely to pick up Doug, we may see him back at Fenway before the year is out.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:23 PM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Apparently he's been released.

HALLELUJAH

Too bad it couldn't have come two years earlier without the expense of Josh Bard and Cla Meredith.

Posted by: Jim at March 13, 2008 12:51 PM

Finally.

Posted by: Yamen at March 13, 2008 01:07 PM

Guess Dougie won't be goin' deep tonight.

Posted by: nomars_girl at March 13, 2008 01:26 PM

The Red Sox released Mirabelli, but I'm not sure why. That he can't hit or stay healthy may have something to do with it.

Posted by: Bandit at March 14, 2008 07:40 AM
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