After making all kinds of noise this winter about his free agency in 2012, Jonathan Papelbon expressed his desire to stay with the Red Sox long term:
What do you make of the perception that you will seek the biggest contract in free agency and leave the Red Sox after 2011?
Papelbon responded, "I think thatÆs the perception, that IÆm going to go somewhere else, but itÆs all a perception. Right now this is the way itÆs working out. ItÆs that simple. ItÆs one year at a time, itÆs working out and both sides are happy. Why would you try to do anything else is my way of thinking. Of course IÆd love to be with Boston for a long term."
He continued, "But this is the way it is right now and IÆm happy going one ...
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Do the Boston Red Sox Want to Keep Jonathan Papelbon Long-Term?
Posted: 17th February 2010 by Josh Levitt in MLBComments Off on Do the Boston Red Sox Want to Keep Jonathan Papelbon Long-Term?