Tim Wakefield will be a Red Sox again in 2009. The Red Sox exercised their option to sign him for $4,000,000.
Wakefield is a solid #4 or #5 starter who can eat up innings and give you 10+ wins a year. Lately, Wake has been plagued by some nagging back injuries, but he managed to finish this past season with 150+ innings. When he gets into a groove Wakefield is unhittable at times.
Someone very happy to see Wake re-sign is Kevin Cash. Cash is Wake's personal catcher, so it looks like Cash will be back as well.
Wakefield's signing gives the Sox another year to get Clay Buchholz settled down before taking a regular turn in the rotation. Wake will join Beckett, Lester & Dice-K to form a great starting staff.
Good move to re-sign Wake.
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