April 6, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Justin Hedrick signed to minor league deal
Matt Eddy of Baseball America is reporting that the Red Sox have signed former Northeastern University standout Justin Hedrick to a minor league contract. The big 26-year-old righthander was released last week after spending the 2008 season in the Giants organization at Double-A Connecticut, pitching to a 2-3 record with 9 saves, a 1.37 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 43 appearances out of the bullpen. He held righthanded batters to a .150 batting average while walking 21 in 65.2 innings of work. Originally a sixth round pick by the Giants in the 2004 draft, Hedrick owns a career minor league record of 16-19 with 28 saves, a 2.39 ERA and 379 strikeouts in 316.2 innings pitched.