Everyone cringes a little bit when Jonathan Papelbon starts running his mouth. Last spring he started in on money, saying that he "owed it to baseball" to rake in as much money as he could. He even told Tom Caron that he'd go play for the Pirates if they were the ones who gave him a fat contract. It was highly uncouth and not super popular. In an attempt to keep his closer's mouth shut Theo has agreed to give him $6.25 million for the year.
Javier Lopez, who I don't recall ever sticking his foot in his mouth, is also getting a nice payday. Miles ahead of Papelbon in intelligence and looks (but not on the same level of pitching ability), Javier will be receiving $1.35 million for his efforts this year.
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