Source: Shane Victorino signs with Red Sox for 3 years $39 million

[pwaldo]

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...ontract-source

The Boston Red Sox reached a three-year, $39 million agreement with free-agent outfielder Shane Victorino on Tuesday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

The deal is pending a physical.

The terms of the agreement are exactly the same as the deal Boston reached with free-agent first baseman/catcher Mike Napoli on Monday.

[shortking98]

Seems pretty high for a guy of his caliber

[gladdyontherise]

You'd think Boston would've learned from their mistakes, instead they just paid $13 million for a platoon player (and he's on the lesser side of the platoon)

[pwaldo]

You'd think Boston would've learned from their mistakes, instead they just paid $13 million for a platoon player (and he's on the lesser side of the platoon)

Seems like they are going to trade Jacoby now so they essential replaced a young injury prone center fielder with an older and now more expensive injury prone center fielder.

[duwal]

yikes, 13 million for a guy that will probably have a dozen homeruns and hit under .280

[DaClyde]

Wow. Maybe next the Red Sox will trade for Jason Bay in some kind of twisted deal that also obligates them to pay the rest of Bobby Bonilla's salary.

[baseballboy2]

I laughed when I saw this. Boston should know the feeling of overpaying and wasting the best by know. You think for that price they would've went for a guy like Swisher, who will hit for the same average, but hit 20+ homers and drive in 80+ runs.