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Today the Boston Red Sox finalized a four year $68 million dollar contract extension with right handed pitcher, Josh Beckett. The contract will run through the 2014 season and Beckett will make $17 million dollars per season.
The ace of the rotation would have become a free agent at the end of this season, but the Sox signed him early to avoid potentially losing him to free agency. In his time with Boston, Beckett has a 65-34 record in his tenure so far with Boston and an ERA of 4.07.
With Beckett now locked up for the next four years, he solidifies the rotation for the Sox for the foreseeable future.
Alongside Beckett at the helm of the rotation is Jon Le ...
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Report: Josh Beckett Signs Extension With Boston, My Thoughts
Posted: 5th April 2010 by DJ Rallo in MLBComments Off on Report: Josh Beckett Signs Extension With Boston, My Thoughts