Breaking Red Sox sign Wade Miller

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Astros release Miller Sox sign him. ESPN News.

wil.

Noreaga+ · Dec 22, 2004

grasping at straws here.. injury prone.

sherman · Dec 22, 2004

i wouldnt call that grasping at straws at all, in fact i am very happy, just last night i told my boys we had to sign either miller, randy johnson or derek lowe...im happy....

MadCapper · Dec 22, 2004

very good when healthy...

never healthy

sherman · Dec 22, 2004

and oh yeah, injury prone? he was hurt last season and the prior three seasons he made a total of 91 starts.....i'm happy if wade miller makes 30 starts for the sox this season

sherman · Dec 22, 2004

why do u guys keep saying that? he made over 90 starts in the past 3 seasons (prior to last season)

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Calculated risk by Boston, they got him cheap (by today's standards) for only a one year deal. Miller can be very good when healthy. Shoulder gave him problems midseason last year.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/21640

wil.

blueedwards · Dec 22, 2004

the astros cut him for a reason

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Astros cutting finanancial corners for battle to sign Beltran. Miller was making 3.4M and would want a raise to stay.

wil.

RobFunk · Dec 22, 2004

the sox have a nice team that will win some games, so if you buy the most expensive tickets in the leauge they will probably win when you go.

but they are not at all serious about winning a title in 05

sherman · Dec 22, 2004

blue edwards said:
the astros cut him for a reason

oh really blue? good players get cut all the time....

i.e. david ortiz was let go by the twins because they didnt think he was worth the money he was going to get......think they woudl like to have him back now?

sherman · Dec 22, 2004

RobFunk said:
the sox have a nice team that will win some games, so if you buy the most expensive tickets in the leauge they will probably win when you go.

but they are not at all serious about winning a title in 05

i disagree

Noreaga+ · Dec 22, 2004

sherman stop being a homer. boston could sign chuck finley and youd say he has a few good years in him

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Wade Milller becomes a free agent

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Starting pitcher Wade Miller, who missed a good portion of the 2004 season with Houston due to a rotator cuff injury, was not tendered a contract for 2005 and has become a free agent.

Midnight (et) Monday was the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man rosters. Players who were not offered contracts became free agents.

The 28-year-old Miller was a force in Houston's rotation from 2001-03 with a 45-25 mark in that period. The righthander went 7-7 with a 3.35 ERA in 15 starts last season, but didn't pitch after June 25.

blueedwards · Dec 22, 2004

he is damaged goods. did he take a physical yet? if not...bet he doesn't pass.

steeser · Dec 22, 2004

I really like the signing.

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Blue the minute I find out will let you know. So now the Red Sox have the Red Cross pitching staff - Shilling, Clement, Wells and Miller looks like they will need a wheel chair to cart em in from the bull pen.

wil.

RobFunk · Dec 22, 2004

this is the worst sox team ive seen on paper in 4 years.

blueedwards · Dec 22, 2004

rob, you don't like renteria?

wilheim · Dec 22, 2004

Just for the record:

The Angels staged a baseball blitzkrieg Monday, swooping in with virtually no warning, nabbing free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera with a four-year, $32-million contract and severing ties with one of the franchise's most popular players, overachieving shortstop David Eckstein.