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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Benson tears rotator cuff; could miss 2007
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=195957&hubname=mlb
Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 baseball season.
Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday with free agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a US$3.1-million, one-year contract, according to a baseball official who spoke on condition of annonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. The contract, which is pending a physical, includes a $3 million salary this year and a 2008 club option with a $100,000 buyout. |
I'm not a fan of Trachsel after the crap he put up here in Toronto, but the deals these lower pitchers are signing all of a sudden are pretty nice (from a club's point of view). A $100,000 buyout on a $3M contract is real decent.