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Jason Coleman
According to Cot’s MLB Contracts, Saito is eligible for arbitration. Last year, his contract apparently called for the Red Sox to release him if they didn’t exercise his option (rather than offering arbitration). Does anybody know if there’s a similar provision this year?
Tim Dierkes
Saito like most Japanese veterans has a clause that makes him a FA.
pageian
Gotta think he could help a lot of teams if the price is right. I think an incentive laden contract is right for him too unless some GM ends up desperate for a closer type arm late in the off season. Wouldn’t mind seeing him sign with the Cubs if he came cheaply enough to help stabilize their pen.
Jake Humphrey
He’s been good for us, but I really don’t want him back. We’re going to need someone that can work on back-to-back days.
John
I’d love philly to pick him up
johnsilver
I don’t see how his arm could ever pass any kind of physical as the story mentions, he is taking those experimental injections to prolong his pitching career 1 game at a time to bypass TJ surgery and has a partial tear as it is.
That said.. No reason anyone wouldn’t give this still solid righty the same 3-4M contract. he still throws just as hard as his old LAD days and is a good 8th inning guy. Boston would not use him on back to back days, except on very rare occasions and guess Atlanta did not either last year.