The Red Sox have signed free agent shortstop Trevor Story to a six-year, $140 million contract ($23.3 million per year). The team has not confirmed the deal.
It would appear that the mediots and sports radio devotees who moaned that an incurable case of Raysitis would prevent Chaim Bloom from spending real money for a star player were dead fucking wrong. Huh. Imagine that.
Story, who turned 29 last November and has played shortstop for his entire six-year major league career (745 games), will move to second base with Boston. He'll have to learn the position very quickly, as the season begins in less than three weeks.