Hendry Asleep at the Wheel

When Wade Miller was made a free agent the Cubs should of jumped all over him. Instead Wade Miller jumped over to the Redsox.

Miller, who was 7-7 with a 3.35 ERA in 15 starts before going on the disabled list June 29 with a season-ending rotator cuff injury, passed a physical exam Wednesday in Boston and agreed to a contract with a $1.5 million base salary and $3 million in incentives. Agent Bob Garber said the deal will be finalized on Thursday.

A very good deal for the Red Sox. If Miller makes his incentives and starts 30+ games he will be a 20 game winner for the Redsox. If he runs into the injury bug and is shut down again the most the Redsox lose is $1.5 million. Hendry could not come up with something close to that? I know we don't need the pitching but he is a hell of alot better pitcher than Glendon Rusch. Great pick up by the Redsox.

UPDATE: I just realized that instead of signing Pedro Martinez the Redsox turned that cash into David Wells, Matt Clement, and Wade Miller.

Has there been a better free agent signing this offseason than Wade Miller? Granted, the former Houston Astro starter is coming off a rotator cuff injury that prematurely ended his season last June. But how much risk is there for the Red Sox at a base salary of $1.5 million next year?

EXACTLY! Via Rich's weekend baseball BEAT.