ESPN Reporting Red Sox sign Crawford $142M

celticGreen+ · Dec 9, 2010

The Boston Red Sox will sign free-agent outfielder Carl Crawford, a source confirmed to ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes on Thursday night.

Carl Crawford
#13 LF
Tampa Bay Rays
2010 STATS
GM
154
HR
19
RBI
90
R
110
OBP
.356
AVG
.307
The Boston Globe first reported the news of the impending seven-year, $142 million contract Thursday night. The deal would be contingent on Crawford's passing a physical.

Crawford was considered the top position player on the free-agency market this winter, just ahead of outfielder Jayson Werth, who signed with the Washington Nationals on Sunday for seven years and $126 million.

Earlier Thursday, sources close to Crawford told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Mark Saxon that the free agent was leaning toward signing with the Los Angeles Angels. Multiple baseball sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com and ESPN.com's Jayson Stark that they expected Crawford to end up in Anaheim.

JakeT. · Dec 9, 2010

Huge upset. Angels supposedly had this guy locked up.

JakeT. · Dec 9, 2010

Rotoworld:

Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports that the Red Sox have reached agreement on a seven-year, $142 million contract with Carl Crawford.

The Red Sox must have learned Wednesday that the Angels were beginning to move aggressively. So they pounced. It's a shocking amount of money, but probably fitting in a market where Jayson Werth is handed a seven-year, $126 million deal. The 29-year-old Crawford batted .307/.356/.495 this past year with 19 home runs and 47 stolen bases for Tampa Bay. He's an excellent defensive outfielder and is now part of a massive roster improvement in Boston. That lineup suddenly looks really, really good.

Seymour · Dec 9, 2010

Salary cap this sport

TomGshotput · Dec 9, 2010

No matter what happens April through October, it's a fun offseason

TonyMar · Dec 9, 2010

that is some unreal money...

Crawford had the 'perfect storm'...

1st the werth contract set the stage...then a bidding war for his services...

& in the end the angels were unwilling to make him the richest outfielder in mlb history...as the red sox swept in and unloaded that contract...

Yankees on the clock...cliff lee?

JakeT. · Dec 9, 2010

It's tough to hate the Yankees for overspending while still liking the Red Sox at this point.

TonyMar · Dec 9, 2010

It’s the Yankees’ move after Red Sox add Crawford

Matthew Pouliot
Dec 9, 2010, 12:35 AM EST

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Boston’s big investment comes with big ramifications, and since the market’s top position player is off the board, several pieces should fall into place over the next couple of weeks.

- The Yankees pretty much have to do what it takes to land Cliff Lee now, and that probably means upping the ante to seven years. After all, that’s what Crawford and Jayson
Werth received. The only viable plan B for the Bombers is Zack Greinke, and the Yankees would face stiff competition for him as well.

- The top remaining position player on the board, Adrian Beltre, seems destined for Anaheim. The Angels have plenty of money to spend and a clear need at third base. All indications were that Crawford was their top priority, and they’re going to be very disappointed to have missed out on him. However, they could end up spending $14 million per year on Beltre and use the rest of the money earmarked for Crawford on bullpen help. They’re the clear favorites for Rafael Soriano now.

TonyMar · Dec 9, 2010

man 7 years is alot for a pitcher...

Doug · Dec 9, 2010

Boston looks a lot better than NYY right now.

JakeT. · Dec 9, 2010

Doug said:
Boston looks a lot better than NYY right now.

They looked a lot better at the start of last season as well IMO.

NyMets609 · Dec 9, 2010

jeezus.....

Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2b
Crawford LF
Gonzalez1B
Youk3B
OrtizDH
DrewRF
Scutaro SS
Catcher

bigtendominator · Dec 9, 2010

I move Crawford to lead off and put Gonzo at #3 and you have to put Youk #4, because you can get the 1st to be L,R,L,R,L and put Ellsbury at #7 or #9.

Mlink · Dec 9, 2010

red sox are not better than the yankees..

go position by position.. Tex vs Agonz..... TEX... has a WS title, has been in the AL, switch hitter, better fielder, overall better hitter..

cano vs midget man....... cano
jeter vs scutaro... jeter may be in decline but jeter is still the better player
arod vs youk............ arod and its not close

CF ells vs granderson....... grandy
LF crawford vs gardner .... crawford and its not close
RF drew vs swish.... swish
catcher........ yanks have posada and montero.. sox have varitek..

yanks still have the better team

Huckel · Dec 9, 2010

baseball is a joke with this shit offseason after offseason and im in chicago. But honestly we have high payrolls and the only big multi year we have EVER had has been alfonso soriano. Every year boston and NY continuely hand out bigger contracts.

jonik · Dec 9, 2010

Mlink said:
red sox are not better than the yankees..

go position by position.. Tex vs Agonz..... TEX... has a WS title, has been in the AL, switch hitter, better fielder, overall better hitter..

cano vs midget man....... cano
jeter vs scutaro... jeter may be in decline but jeter is still the better player
arod vs youk............ arod and its not close

CF ells vs granderson....... grandy
LF crawford vs gardner .... crawford and its not close
RF drew vs swish.... swish
catcher........ yanks have posada and montero.. sox have varitek..

yanks still have the better team

your opinion is not slated AT ALL.

Betallsports · Dec 9, 2010

Mlink said:
red sox are not better than the yankees..

go position by position.. Tex vs Agonz..... TEX... has a WS title, has been in the AL, switch hitter, better fielder, overall better hitter..

cano vs midget man....... cano
jeter vs scutaro... jeter may be in decline but jeter is still the better player
arod vs youk............ arod and its not close

CF ells vs granderson....... grandy
LF crawford vs gardner .... crawford and its not close
RF drew vs swish.... swish
catcher........ yanks have posada and montero.. sox have varitek..

yanks still have the better team

Huge Yankees Fan here.... and even though you make some good points
Red Sox Got a lot better.......

The Only Key to make the Yanks a Better Team, will be Lee.

So they better offer him the Magic # "7" years......otherwise, the Red Sox are the Favs for AL East and WS.

2PLAYSMAX · Dec 9, 2010

LOL. It's like a fantasy team. Yanks are probably pissed at the deemed necessary Jeter signing. If they aren't able to sign Lee they will be in bad shape.

billhill999 · Dec 9, 2010

Doug said:
Boston looks a lot better than NYY right now.

This makes the 11th consecutive December I've heard that.

billhill999 · Dec 9, 2010

2PLAYSMAX said:
LOL. It's like a fantasy team. Yanks are probably pissed at the deemed necessary Jeter signing. If they aren't able to sign Lee they will be in bad shape.

Yeah, that infield of A-Rod, Jeter, Cano, and Tex is laughable.

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