Dustin Pedroia signed an extension with the Red Sox today, keeping him in Boston until at least 2014. A 6 year $40.5m deal with an option for the 7th year at $11m. Hard to find anyone who will complain or think badly about this move. He was a deserving MVP candidate at 2b and he turned just 25 in August. If they pick up the 7th year he'll still be only 32. Locking up Pedroia for his prime years at under $7m a year is a great move.
He's their Jeter except the Yankees let Jeter go through arbitration every year and then gave him a 10 year $189m deal that still pays him $20m in '09 and $21m '10. The Yankees used to let there young guys go through arbitration because they could afford to pay them, but it seems common knowledge now to lock up your youngins while you can. This is evidenced by the Yankees locking up Cano, but of course they chose the one player who probably doesn't benefit from having not to worry about money the next 5 years. In any case, a solid move to lock up a great player for a fair price for the Red Sox.
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