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Old 12-13-2010, 09:48 AM   #660
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The Boston Red Sox made an offer to New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera(notes) this offseason that he then leveraged into a two-year, $30 million deal with the Yanks. WEEI reports that the Red Sox didn't initiate the talks. Instead, it was folks on Rivera's side of the table that came to the archrival Red Sox to talk about a potential deal for the free agent.
The site also notes that the Red Sox never intended to non-tender current closer Jonathan Papelbon(notes), even if Rivera had signed with the team, since he was worth a good deal whether he was in the bullpen or he earned draft picks for the team if he signed elsewhere.
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