Will Roger Clemens Pitch In 2007?
Deja vu all over again: it looks like we're in for another winter of Roger Clemens rumors. With a 2.50 ERA in 80 innings, his delayed debut has been a smashing success. The only problem is that the Astros have a nearly unsurmountable deficit in the playoff standings.
As Buster Olney speculates in his blog today, the Red Sox will probably be willing to pay the Rocket $4MM a month to get them to the World Series in 2007. Olney figures the chances of this happening are better than 50%. Would the Yankees counter with $5MM a month and a game-used Luis Sojo baseball bat? Perhaps.
I love how everyone "thinks" (aka wants) Roger to return to the Yankees or the Red Sox. The guy is 44 and will be 45. He missed a lot of time with his kids playing in Boston\Toronto\NY and he likes being in Houston. Yeah he wants to play for a winner but its not like they are the Royals. They will contend, esp in a week division and league. I bet if the Stros sign a big free agent (Lee?) next season, Roger will be back. And he will either return in August, or I bet they give him a 10 day rotation through August.
Posted by: Astro Fan in NYC | August 27, 2006 at 03:59 PM