Red Sox Closer Jonathan Papelbon Files for Salary Arbitration

Red Sox Closer Jonathan Papelbon filed for salary arbitration on Thursday, January 15th. While this is usually a formality, it’s unclear how close the Red Sox and Papelbon are to a 1-year deal for the 2009 MLB season. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has manned the player transactions for 7 winters, and he has never [...]