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I don't know what to do? Are we suppose to discuss or something?

Phillies To Sign Jonathan Papelbon

 

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [November 11 at 1:18pm CST]

The Phillies have agreed to sign Jonathan Papelbon, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com (on Twitter). The deal is pending a physical. The Phillies appeared to have a deal with Ryan Madson earlier this week, but talks fell through and the sides didn't complete the rumored four-year, $44MM deal.

Papelbon, 30, posted a 2.94 ERA with 12.2 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9 in 64 1/3 innings for the Red Sox in 2011, saving 31 games. He's a Type A free agent who will cost the Phillies their first round pick in 2012. Boston will obtain the 31st overall pick in the 2012 draft unless the Phillies sign an additional Type A free agent with a higher ranking than Papelbon. If the Phillies lose Madson to another team after offering him arbitration, they'll surrender one pick and gain two.

Wow. 4 years, $44 million for a closer. Not even a great closer.

I hope they gave him a lot of money.

The deal is said to be approaching $50 million.

 

Papelbon, #Phillies working hard to agreement. Almost certain to get done. @JSalisburyCSN reporting four-year deal will approach $50M. #MLB

Just another pitcher for Pujols and Stanton to bash on.

Jesus, that's brutal. The Phillies are really loading up that payroll...

Now hearing Papelbon's deal with Phillies will include a vesting option. If exercised, would make total package worth more than $60 million.

 

-Stark

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

f***ing phillies.

Too much money, too many years, not named Rivera.

driving up the price for all other FA's....they bite the bullet there and limit our ability to sign more than one big name because prices will rocket.

i was really hoping that they would be left with no closer.

i was really hoping that they would be left with no closer.

 

 

Even better, they'll be left with no money.

if anything, they just got a lot more intense looking in the 9th inning

So long, Papeldouche!

So long, Papeldouche!

 

I call him Anus Mouth, cause of that stupid look he gives before he sets, but Papeldouche works too.

Wow, what an awful contract for a team with that much money already locked into Ryan Howard.

I would have just put Bastardo at closer and spent that money elsewhere

Papelbon's reaction:

Can not be displayed for the moment.

good I can't wait for Stanton to wipe that look off his face.

Where is Madson likely to end up?

Where is Madson likely to end up?

 

 

Here. As is the case with all the other free agents.