Sports Agent Blog » jonathan papelbon http://www.sportsagentblog.com Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Papelbon and BoSox make history http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/01/23/papelbon-and-bosox-make-history/ http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/01/23/papelbon-and-bosox-make-history/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:05 +0000 Dominic Perilli http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=3832 Closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and the Boston Red Sox have made history on Tuesday by agreeing to a 1-year, $6.25 million deal. This contract is the largest ever for a closing pitcher about to enter arbitration for the first time. Papelbon is one of baseball’s top closers. He saved 41 games last season when he…
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]]> Closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and the Boston Red Sox have made history on Tuesday by agreeing to a 1-year, $6.25 million deal. This contract is the largest ever for a closing pitcher about to enter arbitration for the first time.

Papelbon is one of baseball’s top closers. He saved 41 games last season when he earned $800,000. He has 113 saves and a 1.84 ERA in 3½ seasons in Boston.

Papelbon’s ERA is the second lowest in major league history. He also is 2-0 with 7 saves in the postseason and hasn’t allowed a run in 25 innings.

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