Quote (suhduelerz @ Dec 14 2010 10:32am)

Yeah you might as well wait a year or so, there is no way you guys will make the playoffs this year and if you did the Phillies are winning it.

Quote (tuckerblair89 @ Dec 14 2010 07:33am)

jaja been waiting 13 years.

Quote (suhduelerz @ Dec 14 2010 10:38am)

Whats 1 more then?

Quote (tuckerblair89 @ Dec 14 2010 07:39am)

another year ticked off my life.

you do realize the last playoff series i have seen my team in was jeffrey maier raping us

Quote (suhduelerz @ Dec 14 2010 10:52am)

You realize that the a in anquan isn't capitalized?

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BOSTON -- Right-handed reliever Kevin Gregg is close to signing a two-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles worth $12 million, according to a league source.

The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals are also still involved in talks with Gregg, the source said, but Baltimore is the clear front-runner.

Gregg posted 37 saves for the Blue Jays in 2010.

Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has said the club's bullpen remains a priority, and while he would be willing to spend for the right reliever, it hasn't been his philosophy in the past.

If the Red Sox, whose talks with Gregg have been characterized as being in the initial stages, were able to land the right-hander, he would be used as a late-inning set-up guy, along with Daniel Bard.

Quote (tuckerblair89 @ 14 Dec 2010 18:04)

signed jeremy accardo to a one year 1.1 mil deal.

Quote (virtualMayhem @ Dec 14 2010 05:38pm)

Good signing IMO. If he can stay healthy he is a low risk high reward guy. Only $1 million ... a lot better than risking $6 million on Atkins that's for sure.

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The Red Sox aren't wasting any time this offseason following their week of big-splash acquisitions, as they are reportedly already building their bullpen for next season.

The Red Sox have agreed to a contract with former Orioles reliever Matt Albers, according to NESN Insider Peter Gammons who broke the news during Tuesday's edition of Red Sox Hot Stove Live. The signing has yet to be made official by the Red Sox.

Albers was non-tendered by the Orioles and was offered free agency on Dec. 2. The right-hander didn't post great numbers in the 2010 season, but he saw a fair amount of success against the Red Sox. In 10 appearances against Boston, Albers posted a 2-2 record with a 3.65 ERA and nine strikeouts.

Overall, Albers posted a 5-3 record with a 4.52 ERA last season. The 27-year-old has a "big arm" according to Gammons, and though he has some inconsistency issues, his talents were highly sought after coming out of the Houston organization.

The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo reported earlier Tuesday that the Red Sox were interested in Albers, as someone who could make the bullpen deeper, while not neccessarily being a "primary reliever."