Sox make Mirabelli release official
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Red Sox have just made Doug Mirabelli's release official. He was placed on unconditional release waivers.
Will he be back?
That all depends on how well Kevin Cash or Dusty Brown handle Tim Wakefield.
Wakefield endorsed Cash last season when Cash caught him and at that point it gave the Red Sox the thought that Cash could be a cheaper way to address the backup catcher role. Brown has caught minor league knuckleballer Charlie Zink.
Assistant GM Jed Hoyer was assigned this winter by Theo Epstein to find the team a backup catcher. But after a long and thorough search, Mirabelli was brought back at a salary of $550,000 which also included a $275,000 roster bonus, a $150,000 conditioning bonus and the possibility to earn $1.25 million in performance bonuses based mostly on games. Mirabelli, a member of the Red Sox since 2001, was hitting .273 with one RBI in 11 spring at-bats, while Cash is hitting .250 in 16 at-bats. Mirabelli was briefly dealt to San Diego in 2006 but reacquired when catcher Josh Bard struggled catching Wakefield's knuckleball.
Cash is a nonroster player, and he had not yet been upgraded to the roster. He appears to be a likely choice to be added, however.
The Sox replaced Mirabelli in the lineup with Brown, who is also considered a possible candidate for the major league club.
seems a little out of the blue.
I wonder if something happened with him the Sox did not like?
its about freakin time. Dougie sucked.
Straight Cash homey!
The Mirabelli Charity Drive is over as Theto Franepsein finally realized that if given the choice between two sub.200 hitting back up catchers, go with the one with the lower salary.
This move was also able to be made now that Schilling has been put on the 60 day DL and therefore Mirabelli won't be needed to carry his luggage on road trips anymore.
We'll miss Chicken Parm
Come on... why let Dougie go now? The real question is how many prospects will they give up in May to get him back? Buchholz and Ellsbury may not have been worth Johan Santana, but they're definitely both worth 5 months of Mirabelli. Right, Theo?
This is a sad move for all us sentimental sox fans..... but you can't argue with the logic. The sox have a few young catching prospects its time to give them a shot.
Brown and Cash, huh? Guess Kottaras goes in the "chopped liver" file...
Good God!! The3y are blocking Jose Morales' career in Minnesota and he's only 25. Can somweone do something about this? A catcher who plays (and has played) all the positions except centerfield and pitcher??!! Let's go!!
we cannot figure out why they let mirabelli go!!!!!!!!!!!!!cash does not seem to be very good in handelin wakefield///
dougie was the best!!! v tek stinkssssssss
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