Jayson Werth

Columns

1. Prime time: Why current Red Sox run may just be the start

   Columns

   06/13/2011

   … intensifying as a player reaches age 34. That helps to explain why the seven-year deal between the Nationals and outfielder Jayson Werth was treated with widespread scorn this winter -- the first year of his deal comes when he is 32 years old; his $21 million …
2. For Darnell McDonald, an Opening Day symbol of arrival

   Columns

   04/01/2011

   … year-old in Single-A Delmarva, he was roommates with another Orioles first-rounder from the ’97 draft, Jayson Werth . Werth had been selected No. 26 overall, four picks after McDonald, and so perhaps it seemed natural to pair the two of them. McDonald …
3. Going for Gonzo: Why Red Sox didn't wait to acquire Adrian Gonzalez

   Columns

   03/23/2011

   … swoop in to drive up the market for Gonzalez. One need look no further than the stunning move by the Nationals to sign Jayson Werth to a seven-year, $126 million deal this winter to be reminded of the possibility. More …
4. Remember Jayson Werth and Mark Teixeira? Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez do

   Columns

   03/02/2011

   … Crawford was well aware of the potential implications Jayson Werth 's signing had. Adrian Gonzalez, on the other hand ..... saw his contract. "I'm not saying nothing about Jayson Werth , but he's two years older than me. I'm just looking …
5. No alternative: Why Crawford's deal looks even better in light of Wells trade

   Columns

   01/22/2011

   … interested in Crawford but was left empty-handed after the Red Sox reeled him in on a seven-year, $142 million deal. Jayson Werth , the other elite free agent outfielder in this year’s class, was already off the board by the time Crawford agreed …

Blogs

1. Duquette: Sox 'overpaid for Crawford'

   Blog

   09/21/2011

   … outfielders market this past offseason, that was way out of line," Duquette said. "The Nationals, they signed Jayson Werth and he wasn't worth the money that they paid for him. The White Sox got Adam Dunn and he's got 161 strikeouts …
2. Adrian Beltre has an idea what Carl Crawford is going through

   Blog

   08/22/2011

   … are a lot of guys,” explained Beltre, who is hitting .276 with 20 homers and carries a .823 OPS. “Look at [ Jayson ] Werth . Look at [Adam] Dunn. It’s always the first one. When you sign a contract like those in a city where they expect …
3. Nuggetpalooza: Yankees Post Mortem

   Blog

   08/09/2011

   … home runs. He has allowed only one first-pitch homer since joining the Red Sox (last May against the Phillies’ Jayson Werth ), the fewest such homers allowed in the majors since the start of 2010 (min. 150 first pitches in play): 1 – John …
4. Curt Schilling on M&M: Roger Clemens ‘could have done everybody a favor’ by confessing

   Blog

   07/06/2011

   … pitchers on the market were $18 million pitchers that winter. But when that’s the cream of the crop — you saw it with Jayson Werth last year — sometimes teams will pay money they wouldn’t otherwise pay a guy, because the market pushes them there …
5. Schilling: 'Don't have options' with Lackey

   Blog

   07/06/2011

   … pitchers on the market were $18 million pitchers that winter. But when that's the cream of the crop — you saw it with Jayson Werth last year — sometimes teams will pay money they wouldn't otherwise pay a guy, because the market pushes them …