Red Sox 7-year deal for David Price

For all the money the Red Sox are paying Darqueze Dennard JerseyDavid Price, the Boston fans don't just want a pitcher who gives the team a chance to win every five days. And it's not enough for him to wind up among the Cy Young contenders in the offseason. With a $217 million, seven-year contract that is the richest ever for a pitcher, the Red Sox are expecting playoff wins. And that's the one thing Price hasn't delivered. ''I think I was just saving all my postseason wins for the Red Sox,'' Price said on Friday during http://www.officialbengalsnflstore.com/AUTHENTIC+DOMATA+PEKO+JERSEYhis introductory news conference in a Fenway Park function room filled with championship memorabilia. ''I know good things are going to happen to me in October. That just hasn't been the case thus far,'' said Price, who is 0-7 with a 5.27 career ERA in eight career postseason starts. ''I know I can throw the ball as well in October as I do in the regular season. That time is coming for me, and hopefully it's in 2016.'' Despite winning it http://www.officialbengalsnflstore.com/AUTHENTIC+DRE+KIRKPATRICK+JERSEYall in 2013 - their third World Series championship in 10 years - the Red Sox have finished last in the AL East in three of the past four seasons. Their rebuilding began in August when they brought in Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, and this week he made his big move. Price gets $30 million in each of the next three seasons, $31 million in 2019 and $32 million in each of the final three years. His deal tops the $215 million Clayton Kershaw will earn from the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2014-20. The deal with Price - ''one of the best pitchers in baseball, a true No. 1,'' Andre Smith JerseyDombrowski said - gives the 2012 Cy Young Award winner a chance to opt out after three years. But it also goes against the team's stated desire not to commit to long-term deals for pitchers who have already turned 30. ''There are exceptions to any rule, and certainly this is one of the most exceptional pitchers,'' owner John Henry said. ''He's putting up historical numbers, or at least bordering on that, at this stage of his career.'' The AL's top pitcher http://www.officialpanthersnflshop.com/MEN+JONATHAN+STEWART+JERSEYin 2012 and the runner-up twice in seven full major league seasons, Price has a 3.09 ERA with 1,372 strikeouts and 104 wins. He went 18-5 with a 2.45 ERA with Detroit and Toronto in 2015, striking out 225. Red Sox general manager Mike Hazen also praised Price's value as a teammate. While trying to decide whether to accept the ballclub's offer, Hazen said, Price asked about other players in the system all the way to Class A Greenville. The attitude, Hazen said, was: ''If I'm going to sign here long-term, I want to know who my teammates are going to be long-term. Not just David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia.''