The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with RHP Alfredo Aceves on a one-year, $650,000 contract. The deal affords Aceves the opportunity to earn an additional $100,000 in incentives. Last season with the Yankees, Aceves went 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA, one save and two strikeouts, spending most of the season on the disabled list with an injured back. It was also reported that he broke his right collarbone in a cycling accident in his native Mexico.
The move embodies the low-risk-high-reward philosophy of Moneyball-GMs like Theo Epstein. If healthy, Aceves is all but guaranteed to be on the team in Spring Training. His back problems made him unattractive on the free agent market and the cycling accident basically erased any potential suitors, though it was reported that he was offered a Minor League contract by the Yankees.
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