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It’s a high-stakes game of chicken at this point for the Red Sox and David Ortiz.
The sides are scheduled to meet in a hotel conference room in St. Petersburg today to present their salary...
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David Ortiz Signs One Year Deal with Red Sox
David Ortiz signed a contract with the Red Sox today, avoiding arbitration by mere hours. The contract is for around $14.575 million over 1 year.
This number is a compromise in between the 2 numbers offered up by the Red Sox and Ortiz. The Red Sox offered $12.645 million while Ortiz asked for $16.5 million.
As usual the Red Sox didn’t want to go into an arbitration hearing...
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Red Sox sign David Ortiz to deal
The Boston Red Sox came to terms with their power-hitting designated hitter, as the sides agreed to a 1-year, $14.575 million deal.
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Ortiz, Red Sox avoid hearing, agree at $14,575,000
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $14,575,000.
The deal was midway between the $16.5 million the designated hitter asked for last month and the $12.65 million submitted by the Red Sox, which matched his 2011 earnings.
A hearing had been scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Ortiz hit .309 with 29 homers and 96...
Via AP on Fox
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9 hours ago
Report: Red Sox, Ortiz avoid arbitration
The Boston Red Sox agreed to pay David Ortiz $14.6 million for the 2012 season, narrowly avoiding an arbitration hearing, the Boston Herald reported Monday.
The 36-year-old slugger had asked for a salary of $16.5 million, and the Red Sox offered $12.65 million.
The sides were set to face a three-person panel later Monday.
Ortiz made $12.5 million last season as the team's...
Via Fox Sports
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10 hours ago
BIG PAPI HAPPY
Report: Sox, Ortiz reach agreement
Red Sox CEO/President Larry Lucchino reportedly told a Boston news outlet that the team and David Ortiz have reached an agreement, making the arbitration hearing scheduled for Monday unnecessary.
Via PRO Rumors
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Red Sox, David Ortiz Come to Best Resolution in Arbitration Case
David Ortiz has developed a reputation for coming through in the clutch. So it’s only fitting the designated hitter and the Red Sox reached a salary agreement in the final moments before Monday’s arbitration hearing, preserving the team’s decade-long streak without a court appearance. The team confirmed the deal Monday. Both parties reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth...
Via NESN.com
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Sunday Night and No Movement on Contract Negotiations with David Ortiz. Hearing Set for Monday
With the clock still ticking, the largest salary arbitration hearing in history is still headed for a meeting sometime tomorrow. According to the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham (via Twitter), no progress on a contract to avoid salary arbitration is in the offing late Sunday evening.
Ortiz is seeking $16.5 million up from $12.5 million he earned last season. If he were to win his...
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Red Sox Have Winning History in Arbitration Cases, Going 12-5 Since 1975
David Ortiz's arbitration case has a resolution. After months of negotiations, Ortiz and the Red Sox reportedly agreed on a last-second settlement on Monday –– before the scheduled hearing –– for $14.575 million to avoid arbitration. It's the midpoint number for both parties, considering Ortiz submitted a salary request of $16.5 million, while the Red Sox requested...
Via NESN.com
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Red Sox re-sign Ortiz to one year deal
The Red Sox have successfully completed a deal to keep one of their biggest bats in Boston for at least one more season, agreeing to a one year, $14.575 million deal with designated hitter David Ortiz on Monday.
With the agreement, the Sox avoid an upcoming arbitration hearing in which Ortiz, who would have asked for around $16 million. The $14.575 million salary he will...
Via The Nosebleeds
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Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz Avoid Arbitration
The Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz have agreed to a one year contract worth $14.575 million. The 36 year old DH will return to the Red Sox for his 10th year with the team and 15th year in the big leagues. Ortiz batted .309 with 29 home runs and 96 runs batted in. This was not a surprising move for the Red Sox as they have publicly said that they wanted Ortiz to return for the...
Via Rant Sports
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Ortiz Arbitration Hearing Is Upon Us
The Red Sox haven't gone to an arbitration hearing since 2002 and that streak looks like it might be broken later this afternoon. The Red Sox offered David Ortiz arbitration earlier this off season and he accepted. However, the two sides have not been able to come together on a 1 year deal. The Red Sox offer $12.65 million which is just a shade above what he made last year...
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David Ortiz re-ups with the Red Sox
He's back
An arbitration hearing will not be necessary for David Ortiz and the Red Sox, as the two parties reach a deal with the aging DH on Monday.
Ortiz will get paid $14.575 million in 2012, signing a one-year deal to return to the team where he made a name for himself. There was talk of Ortiz potentially going to the Blue Jays, who are looking for a power-hitter. Jose...
Via The Diamond's Edge
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BREAKING NEWS: Red Sox, Ortiz Agree to Deal Before Arbitration Hearing
Jimmy KraftAccording to sources, The Boston Red Sox and their designated hitter David Ortiz have agree on a one-year deal worth $14.575 million. Ortiz indicated earlier in the offseason that he could see himself playing for another team, but ultimately wanted to start with the Red Sox. In his nine years with the club he’s hit [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists
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Ortiz and Red Sox avoid arbitration
Just before the clock struck midnight, the Red Sox reached an agreement with David Ortiz on a 1-year, $14.575 million contract, avoiding arbitration. MLBTradeRumors passes along the news from Buster Olney, noting that by doing so both sides avoid potentially offending the other side just before Spring Training.
I'm happy he's back, but would have prefered a two-year deal...
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How Does David Ortiz Stack Up to Other Veterans That Went to Salary Arbitration Hearings?
The waiting game to see whether David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox will go to arbitration hearing is in its final hours. And while it could be rescheduled, the sides are scheduled to make their cases before a panel of arbitrators on Monday.
As detailed on Thursday, the odds of the sides going to hearing are slim based on the amount of money that could be lost:
[Ortiz is] seeking...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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Red Sox DH Ortiz avoids arbitration, agrees to deal
Boston Red Sox veteran slugger David Ortiz avoided arbitration and agreed to a one-year deal worth $14,575,000 million, ESPN's Buster Olney reported on Monday.
The financial figure is halfway between Ortiz's asking price and what the Red Sox initially offered.
Boston was initially willing to pay the slugger $12.65 million last month, while Ortiz was asking for $16.5 million...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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#57: What value does David Ortiz bring?
In a perfect world, we would want David Ortiz to bat cleanup in the Red Sox lineup, a place he has resided for almost the better part of a decade, and also play enough in the field to qualify at first base. Unfortunately, Ortiz won’t see the field too often with Adrian Gonzalez being such a great fielder at the position, which means Ortiz will be relegated to utility duties in...
Via Baseball Professor
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Report: David Ortiz, Red Sox Agree to $14.6 Million Settlement in Arbitration Case
David Ortiz and the Red Sox are headed to at least one more year together, according to a report. The designated hitter and the team reached a settlement prior to their arbitration hearing, ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted on Monday. The agreement is for $14.575 million, which is the midway point between the team's $12.65 million offer and Ortiz's desired $16.5 million figure...
Via NESN.com
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David Ortiz, Red Sox Avoid Record Arbitration Hearing with $14.575 Mid-Point Deal
On the morning before David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox could have been part of a record-breaking salary arbitration hearing, the sides ultimately chose compromise over the possibly loss of millions.
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney (via Twitter), the slugger and the Red Sox will avoid arbitration by reaching a $14.575 million deal that is the mid-point between what Ortiz had...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With David Ortiz
The last time the Boston Red Sox went to salary arbitration with a player it was 2002. And with the hearing scheduled for David Ortiz today at 2 p.m., it looked as though the streak would end.
But according to a report from Buster Olney of ESPN, the Red Sox and Big Papi have agreed on a one-year deal worth $14.575 million. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has confirmed that a deal...
Via Sox and Dawgs
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David Ortiz and The Boston Red Sox Reach Agreement
Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that David Ortiz and the Red Sox have reached an agreement and will not need the arbitration hearing set for today. The deal is said to be for $14.575M, the exact mid-point between the $16.5M Ortiz had filed for and the team’s $12.65M filing. If this report is true, GM Ben Cherington has managed to avoid arbitration entirely this off...
Via Rant Sports
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David Ortiz and Red Sox avoid arbitration
Avoiding arbitration which was schedule later Monday, David Ortiz and the Red Sox agreed on a one-year deal worth $14.575 million. The number was the midpoint between what the Red Sox offered and Ortiz’s asking price.
Ortiz had one of his best seasons in years in 2011. He batted .309 with 29 home runs, 96 RBIs and a .952 OPS.
Via Sports Report 360
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David Ortiz Goes to Arbitration Monday
The final arbitration eligible case facing the Boston Red Sox will be decided Monday, February 13. The team will have until then to reach a contract with veteran slugger David Ortiz or an arbiter will decide his 2012 salary.
The 36 year old DH is coming off of an excellent 2011 season where he hit .309/.398/.554, for a .404 wOBA, 7th best in the game. Ortiz earned $12.5M in 2011...
Via Rant Sports
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Report: David Ortiz's Arbitration Hearing With Red Sox Scheduled for Monday
A date is finally in place for David Ortiz's arbitration hearing. The designated hitter and the Red Sox are scheduled to go to court next Monday to determine his contract situation, according to the Boston Globe. In the meantime, both parties will continue negotiations to settle and avoid a hearing. When Ortiz submitted his salary request, he filed for $16.5 million while the...
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