Red Sox Sign Ryan Dempster To 2 Year Deal + Mike Napoli Situation

Hey Guys!



The Red Sox have signed Ryan Dempster to a 2 year deal worth $26 million dollars. Ryan Dempster was a good pitcher this year, somewhat. He pitched good for the Cubs but when he got traded to the Rangers he didn't pitch that good. But then again, towards the end of the season in his final starts he went 5-0 with a 1.91 ERA. Here's his stats with the Cubs, Rangers, and all together.

Cubs: 5-5, 2.25 ERA, 83 Strikeouts, 16 Games Started
Rangers: 7-3, 5.09 ERA, 70 Strikeouts, 12 Games Started
All Together: 12-8, 3.38 ERA, 153 Strikeouts, 28 Games Started

So yeah, those were his stats for the 2012 season. His total stats look good but his stats with the Rangers don't look too good. Dempster has struggled against American League teams in his career and he struggled this year with the Rangers being in the American League. Dempster was never really a great pitcher and his best record was 17-6 in his career. That was his only season with an ERA under 3.00. He has also only made 2 all star appearances in his 15 year career and he is 35 years old. I don't think he's that good of a pitcher but he may be able to pitch good these next 2 years. He might be able to be an effective quality starter in our rotation, but who knows.

Now, let's talk about the Mike Napoli situation. Recently, Shane Victorino was introduced to the Red Sox on Thursday and we gave him a number and a jersey and officially announced and agreed to his signing. Now why wasn't Mike Napoli officially signed to our team? Well, a lot of sources have been saying that it has something to do with a medical condition. Nobody knows what exactly it is because our general manager Ben Cherington is not saying anything. Nobody really knows what's going on except that Mike Napoli has not been introduced or officially signed yet to Boston. Why do things like this happen to us? This never happens to any other team. Anyways what do you think about the Red Sox signing Ryan  Dempster? More importantly, what do you think about this Mike Napoli situation?

- DJ