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[AB_Celtic]

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8721082/koji-uehara-boston-red-sox-agree-one-year-contract-source?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

IMO, this is our smartest signing of the offseason, as long as the money is right.

[PhoSita]

It's nice, I guess, but a one year deal for a 37 year old reliever . . . I can't say anything bad about it, but it's just a little bit odd to make that signing right now because it seems pretty low priority.

Unless the Red Sox are planning something a lot bigger than they're letting on, this next season isn't going to mean much other than winning back some fans by putting a more likable team on the field.  So whether or not we have one of the better middle relievers in the league locked up on a one year deal doesn't seem like it will make a difference. 

It doesn't even fill a really pressing need, the way that signing an older yet solid starting pitcher to a one year deal would (e.g. signing a guy like Kuroda, Haren, or Dempster).

[MBz]

We needed reliever help, this is a good deal.  I don't think it makes us a contender though.