Red Sox finalize $217 million, 7-year deal for David Price

Price, who was introduced to Red Sox fans after his contract was finalized on Friday, is 0-7 with a 5.27 career ERA in eight career postseason starts. I think he’s going to get what Boston can give you, Pedro-like treatment.

“I do think there is trade potential”, Henry said.

“I’ve experienced it”, Price said during his introductory press conference when asked whether he’s equipped to handle negativity in Boston. Being after teammates and me throwing the baseball world know that’s that’s one thing.

Price, 30, spent the second half of 2014 and the first half of this past season with the Tigers, after being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade at the trade deadline two seasons ago. I had a good season last year and I’m definitely going to pull myself together to have another good one this year.

Boston’s new president of baseball operations and apparently not an avid reader of The Red Sox Way – made Price a seven-year offer he couldn’t refuse. With that big of a paycheck – the richest ever for a pitcher – the Red Sox are expecting playoff wins. Greinke had a similar clause in his last contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which allowed him to make significantly more money than what was left on his original deal. “He’s putting up historical numbers, or at least bordering on that, at this stage of his career”.

Price was the victor of the American League Cy Young Award in 2012 and in seven full major league seasons has a 3.09 earned run average with 1,372 strikeouts and 104 wins.

Price has experience pitching in the AL East, which should be huge for the Red Sox. “We are extremely young and that’s what I want to be a part of”. The recent signing of David Price undoubtedly makes Boston a strong post season contender for 2016 and beyond. A year later, Dombrowski traded him to the Blue Jays at the July 31 deadline and Price helped Toronto reach the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Each of these players have some downside to signing them, but they could come in on team-friendly deals and help make an impact.

“Success in the postseason, sometimes it takes a while to come”, Dombrowski said. In particular they have a history of having among the most legendary starting pitchers in the history of the game. (It) hasn’t always happened in the postseason. That agreement has not been announced, but a person with knowledge of the negotiations described it to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because Price must still pass his physical.

“We know we’re going to be strong going forward, the one place we had a need for was at the top of the rotation and there are exceptions to any rule and certainly this is the most exceptional pitchers”, Henry said. Will Ortiz be mad that his team is going after someone who has spoken out against him in the past?