Re: Red Sox pay $11 million to rid themselves of Edgar Renteria
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$11 million over three years in not a big expense for any MLB franchise and certainly not for the Red Sox.
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I think it is effectively over four years, since they are paying $8 million in salary over the next three and then have to pay the $3 million buyout if the Braves don't bring him back for his option year (which they probably won't at $11 million).
No matter what, this move will almost certainly save the Red Sox money at the SS position over the next three or four years. A one year rental and then Pedroia is pretty cheap. Plus they can have Marte at low cost for six years at 3B if he does turn into a good player.
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yeah, the 11m is mitigated by the porspect of having marte for 750k and put up all star numbers for a few years. having him on the staring lineup at 750k with a payroll of 100m two years from now is enormous.
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