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Boss Moanaroa

Beltre Declines Player Option, Hits Free Agency

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | November 3, 2010 at 12:13pm CDT

Adrian Beltre officially declined his player option for 2011 and hit the open market, according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe (on Twitter). Because he reached his plate appearance incentives in Boston, Beltre could have earned $10MM by exercising his 2011 option. As the top free agent third baseman, he is in position to sign for considerably more than that.

Beltre batted .321/.365/.553 this season with 28 homers and a league-best 49 doubles. At 31, he is relatively young and he is considered one of baseball's best defensive third basemen. Only his career .328 OBP and his tendency to play especially well in contract years will limit interest.

If the Red Sox offer arbitration as expected and Beltre turns the offer down to sign with another team, Boston gets two top compensation picks for losing a Type A free agent.

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Odds and Ends: Pokey, Lowe, Boss

By Tim Dierkes | May 26, 2008 at 10:42am CDT

Before you fire up the grill, check out these links.

  • Dayn Perry has an enjoyable series at Baseball Prospectus called Mock Blockbuster.  He proposes trades that would benefit both teams.  His latest: Greg Maddux and Brian Giles for Jordan Schafer.
  • Rays Index wonders whether Eric Hinske or Gabe Gross could be expendable once Willy Aybar returns.
  • Joe Capozzi remembers Mike Piazza’s five game stint as a Marlin.
  • Pokey Reese sighting!
  • Ned Colletti told struggling free-agent-to-be Derek Lowe the Dodgers aren’t slamming the door on him coming back.
  • The Red Sox signed an Australian teen named Boss Moanaroa.
  • Athletics Nation chats with Billy Beane.
  • Jerry Reinsdorf hasn’t ruled out re-signing Joe Crede after the season.
  • R.I.P. Geremi Gonzalez.  I remember him as a bright spot on the ’97 Cubs.  I mailed him a baseball card for an autograph, and it came back signed.

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