Breaking Red Sox sign Wade Miller

[wilheim]

Astros release Miller Sox sign him. ESPN News.




wil.

 

[Noreaga+]

grasping at straws here.. injury prone.

 

[sherman]

i wouldnt call that grasping at straws at all, in fact i am very happy, just last night i told my boys we had to sign either miller, randy johnson or derek lowe...im happy....

 

[MadCapper]

very good when healthy...

never healthy

 

[sherman]

and oh yeah, injury prone? he was hurt last season and the prior three seasons he made a total of 91 starts.....i'm happy if wade miller makes 30 starts for the sox this season

 

[sherman]

why do u guys keep saying that? he made over 90 starts in the past 3 seasons (prior to last season)

 

[wilheim]

Calculated risk by Boston, they got him cheap (by today's standards) for only a one year deal. Miller can be very good when healthy. Shoulder gave him problems midseason last year.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/21640


wil.

 

[blueedwards]

the astros cut him for a reason

 

[wilheim]

Astros cutting finanancial corners for battle to sign Beltran. Miller was making 3.4M and would want a raise to stay.


wil.

 

[RobFunk]

the sox have a nice team that will win some games, so if you buy the most expensive tickets in the leauge they will probably win when you go.

but they are not at all serious about winning a title in 05

 

[sherman]

the astros cut him for a reason

oh really blue? good players get cut all the time....

i.e. david ortiz was let go by the twins because they didnt think he was worth the money he was going to get......think they woudl like to have him back now?

 

[sherman]

the sox have a nice team that will win some games, so if you buy the most expensive tickets in the leauge they will probably win when you go.

but they are not at all serious about winning a title in 05

i disagree

 

[Noreaga+]

sherman stop being a homer. boston could sign chuck finley and youd say he has a few good years in him

 

[wilheim]

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Wade Milller becomes a free agent

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Starting pitcher Wade Miller, who missed a good portion of the 2004 season with Houston due to a rotator cuff injury, was not tendered a contract for 2005 and has become a free agent.

Midnight (et) Monday was the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man rosters. Players who were not offered contracts became free agents.

The 28-year-old Miller was a force in Houston's rotation from 2001-03 with a 45-25 mark in that period. The righthander went 7-7 with a 3.35 ERA in 15 starts last season, but didn't pitch after June 25.

 

[blueedwards]

he is damaged goods. did he take a physical yet? if not...bet he doesn't pass.

 

[steeser]

I really like the signing.

 

[wilheim]

Blue the minute I find out will let you know. So now the Red Sox have the Red Cross pitching staff - Shilling, Clement, Wells and Miller looks like they will need a wheel chair to cart em in from the bull pen.



wil.

 

[RobFunk]

this is the worst sox team ive seen on paper in 4 years.

 

[blueedwards]

rob, you don't like renteria?

 

[wilheim]

Just for the record:

The Angels staged a baseball blitzkrieg Monday, swooping in with virtually no warning, nabbing free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera with a four-year, $32-million contract and severing ties with one of the franchise's most popular players, overachieving shortstop David Eckstein.