February 10, 2008
No Boston Arbitration
The Red Sox agreed to terms with Kevin Youkilis on a $3 million one-year contract. That clears the team's arbitration schedule.
Youkilis had come in far from the number offered by the team. He asked for $3.7 million, while the team offered $2.525 million. Last season the Red Sox ended up renewing his contract at $424,500.
That's decently below the mid-point.
Youk had a great post season but has had poor second halfs in both of his full seasons. Imagine how much better Boston would have been if they had kept Carlos Pena.
