First SoxandPhils signing of the offseason

The Red Sox picked up the $12.5 million option on David Ortiz. I'm cool with it - I'd rather overpay for a year than be stuck with him for several years in case he suddenly ages. Theo Epstein says Papi is cool with it, too:

Yeah, I talked to him directly. He told me directly that he was cool with it.

So all is well that ends well. Coincidentally, Baseball-Reference had a list of players with the most walk-off home runs since 1950. Ortiz made the cut with 10. He has at least one more year as a Red Sox to try to tie Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle and Jim Thome, who have 12 each.