The Boston Red Sox sign Justin Germano
The Red Sox have signed 29-year old righty reliever/starter Justin Germano to a minor league deal. Germano pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Indians last year and he was 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. He has now pitched in 79 games (36 starts) in his first six years in the majors and he is 8-20 with a 5.02 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Germano will compete for a long man job out of the pen this spring for the Red Sox.