MLB News: Really Jayson Werth?

Jayson Werth just got a 7 year, 126 million dollars. Let me repeat that, Jayson Werth just signed a 7 year, 126 million dollar deal. The 1 time all star, who is 31 years old got really overpaid, which is kind of scary because if Werth is going for that much, Crawford is going to get an absurd contract. I'm not opposed to the Sox signing Crawford even if it is for crazy years and money.

Best thing that came out of this is that he's not on the Red Sox.

Shaun Marcum A marked Man In Milwaukee

The Brewers and Blue Jays have agreed to a trade that will send two players a little closer to home. The Blue Jays will send Kansas City native Shaun Marcum to Milwaukee in exchange for Canadian prospect Brett Lawrie. MLBTradeRumors

I think this is setting up a Zack Grienke to Toronto deal. With another prospect along with a Anthony Gose and maybe Kyle Drybek they should have enough of a package to get the frustrated young pitcher. It sucks because I lose Marcum to the NL in fantasy but the Cuban Missle Alexi is back which I'm fine with.

Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 2

Yesterday was just another case of the MLB needing to step in and punish umpires when they are terrible. At the end of the game yesterday the strike zone suddenly became 10 feet wide, and the Red Sox were the ones who had to pay for an umpire (Dale Scott), who just wanted to leave the game. I don't know if he had a plane to catch or what, but if you saw this game you would know how bullshit his calls were, and how much of a black eye this guy gave all umpires.

But enough of that, lets talk about the people who are supposed to be deciding games...the players.

Boston got a great start from the Wake (7 innings 3 runs), but Boston could never get the bats going against Marcum. Marcum only let up 2 hits (0 runs) over 7 innings. This is basically my worry with the Sox. If a pitcher is hot at all this team completely shuts down. Anyways, Boston finally started to get something going in the bottom of the 9th, but that's when the umpire decided he had enough and called everyone out. So, yea I don't really count this as a loss.

Boston is now 6 1/2 games behind the Rays, and 5 behind the Yankees.