We Get Another Year Of Jamie Kotsay!
January 9, 2009 by Mike
From Boston Herald:
Mark Kotsay, whom the Sox obtained from Atlanta last August, has agreed in principle on a one-year deal to return to the club, pending a physical and completion of the contract. Kotsay will earn $1.5 million plus incentives.
The 33-year-old Kotsay hit .226 with 12 RBI in 22 regular-season games with the Sox. In the postseason, when third baseman Mike Lowell went down with a hip injury and the Sox were forced to move Kevin Youkilis back to third, Kotsay took over as the team’s starting first baseman.
This season, Kotsay is expected to serve as the Sox’ primary backup at first, as well as an extra outfielder (along with Baldelli) and left-handed pinch hitter.
Kotsay was expected to command a salary of $3 million to $4 million as an everyday outfielder for another team. But the collapsed free agent market offered him few alternatives, and when his asking price dropped, the Sox were in a position to offer him a lesser deal.
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