Fenway Fables

The Red Sox will get the services of knuckleballer Tim Wakefield for at least one more year because they picked up his $4 million option.  Wakefield had a rough, injury plagued year in 2006 after an outstanding year in 2005.

Wakefield is one of those guys you like to have on your staff.  He can start and relieve, sometimes in the same week.  And $4 million is dirt cheap these days so it’s not much of a risk.  Even if he bounces back to his 2004 numbers (4.87 ERA, 1.38 WHIP), it’ll be a bargain.