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[MakMan44]

http://www.boston.co...-- Red Sox news

Can the Sox even do this? I would think the Player's Association might have a problem with this due the precedent it would set.

[Sports Illustrator]

I didn't like the signing at the time. This guy was a waste.

[MakMan44]

Agreed. Got absolutely nothing out of him and I'll be glad to see the back of him. It does sound like it's going to cost some money to be rid of him though, hopefully less than outright cutting him though.

[wilked]

I frankly thought he was a good signing, loved the peripherals, thought he would have something to prove.

Well, he proved he was a fat unmotivated slob, that's about all

[Sports Illustrator]

White Sox fans told me at the time of the signing that he was done.

[nattysez]

The first story on this referred to the fact that Red Sox-selected doctors had botched the first operation on Jenks's back. The implication I took was that this settlement might include Jenks releasing the team from any liability relating to that operation. That might explain why they're discussing a settlement rather than just eating the money he's owed.

[alwyn96]

I frankly thought he was a good signing, loved the peripherals, thought he would have something to prove.

Well, he proved he was a fat unmotivated slob, that's about all

I thought it was a decent signing too, but the guy had a terrible and painful injury and what sounds like an unsuccessful surgery. It happens.

Be careful of back surgery, people!

[collings94]

This was a terrible signing, even when he was an "elite" closer, his era was always above 3.00

[threecy]

Apparently the sticking point in the Red Sox-Jenks settlement is how many free Dunkin Donuts gift cards Jenks will get.

[paulb0t]

This was a terrible signing, even when he was an "elite" closer, his era was always above 3.00

That's really unfair, and untrue. Jenks had two excellent sub 3 ERA seasons before he began to decline a bit (at least as far as "traditional" stats were concerned). He was also incredibly unlucky in 2010, as he had a 2.54 xFIP (with a 4.44 actual ERA).

If he had maintained his pre-2010 level of performance, he could've been looking at a 4 year, 40 million dollar payday.

It's a shame he never got it going here at all - I loved the signing at the time. And, possibly wouldn't have had to trade Reddick + Head for Andrew Bailey.

[mostly_running]

The first story on this referred to the fact that Red Sox-selected doctors had botched the first operation on Jenks's back. The implication I took was that this settlement might include Jenks releasing the team from any liability relating to that operation. That might explain why they're discussing a settlement rather than just eating the money he's owed.

I'm fairly certain this has to be the case. Not that there necessarily was malpractice but that the threat is there and Jenks is holding it as leverage to preserve his marketability if he tries to make a comeback.

[vadertime]

missed the post. nevermind.

Edited by vadertime, 14 June 2012 - 05:20 PM.

[alwyn96]

This was a terrible signing, even when he was an "elite" closer, his era was always above 3.00

???

How long would it actually take you to look at his stats? Like 10 seconds? It took me about 10 seconds.

EDIT: ...and I missed paul's post. I'll leave this up even though paul did a much better job replying because I'm still annoyed.

Edited by alwyn96, 14 June 2012 - 05:58 PM.

[PhilPlantier]

I'm fairly certain this has to be the case. Not that there necessarily was malpractice but that the threat is there and Jenks is holding it as leverage to preserve his marketability if he tries to make a comeback.

Does anyone know if the team doctors are actually considered employees? If so, then I suppose the team might be liable for medical malpractice under a dual-capacity exception to the Workers' Compensation statute's exclusivity provisions, but I'm not positive. If the doctors are not considered employees, then I imagine they would be required to carry their own medical malpractice insurance, in which case the team itself would not be exposed to liability (at least not in tort).