Monday, November 29, 2004
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement on a two-year, $3 million deal Monday with veteran catcher Doug Mirabelli. Mirabelli becomes the first of 16 free agents to re-sign with the defending World Series champions. The 34-year-old Mirabelli played in 59 games this past season as the backup to Jason Varitek and hit a career-high .281 with nine homers and 32 runs batted in. Mirabelli has also enjoyed stints with San Francisco and Texas during his nine-year major league career and owns a lifetime batting average of .242 with 41 home runs and 147 RBI in 395 contests.
*NESH sources tell us that Doug "Get in My" Mirabelli brought up Varitek's playoff trouble's with the knuckler during negotiations to illustrate his own value. Hook, line, and sinker.
-Nomarfan2004
*NESH sources tell us that Doug "Get in My" Mirabelli brought up Varitek's playoff trouble's with the knuckler during negotiations to illustrate his own value. Hook, line, and sinker.
-Nomarfan2004
