Not surprisingly, the Red Sox bungled their negotiations with Kevin Millwood, who signed a 4 year deal with the Rangers. The Red Sox only offered him three years. Even though Larry Luchino bragged about the extra money they have to work with, they didn't seem willing to spend any of it to get Millwood. Boras and Millwood were asking for quite a bit, but what they asked for is about on par for pitching free agents this off-season.
Millwood's record last year was an unimpressive 9-11, but his ERA was an AL best at 2.86. He would have given the Red Sox great depth in the rotation and given us more leeway to trade guys like Clement, Wells, and Arroyo. Instead, the Red Sox didn't propose an offer that would have had a chance of convincing Millwood to come play for Boston as opposed to Texas.
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