Comments on: David Ortiz and Red Sox avoid arbitration for $14.575 million http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258945 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:17:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258945 So, we won’t have to hear him cry about how the Red Sox don’t resepect him? I guess the next time he’ll weep like a sissy is when someone beans him at the plate.

]]> By: aceshigh11 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258916 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:43:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258916 So we can expect him to bitch about his contract NEXT year too.

Big Papi = Big Baby

]]> By: buffalomafia http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258848 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:13:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258848 Red Sox are going to release him to make room for another pitcher?

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258825 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:32:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258825 Ben and Fernando in the lobby sitting in a corner:

Ben: This has gone long enough Fernando, let’s drop this circus and settle the dispute, I have other fish to fry.

Fernando: Come on, Ben. David is coming off the best season of his professional career since ’07, he was owed at least a two year deal, you offered arbitration and you’re going to get burned because your raise is too low; no panel is going to just give him a $150K raise after having such a great season. And to top it off he’ll soon be in the Best Shape of His Life-

[Ben hands him an envelope with pictures]

Fernando: WHERE DID YOU GET THESE???

Ben: Oh it was a Valentine’s gift from Dan Lozano.

Fernando: That is SO low, at least Theo was a man of integrity and fair negotiation. I hate to think what you had on him that you ran him out of town-

Ben: Spare me the histrionics, shall we settle on a one year deal worth halfway between our arbitration numbers?

]]> By: richwizl http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258820 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:25:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258820 Good, everyone is happy; now, let’s get working on putting a hustling ball club on the field.

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/13/david-ortiz-and-red-sox-avoid-arbitration-for-14-575-million/comment-page-1/#comment-258819 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:23:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=110966#comment-258819 I’ve been saying it for a while now that the parties would settle around the $14MM mark +/- at the 11th hour.

For inquiring minds. Should anyone be interested that will put the Red Sox 2012 payroll for MLB Luxury Tax purposes at just about $182.1MM +/-. That’s assuming they do NOT have any other signings.

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