SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 13: Brad Penny #31 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a Major League...

...Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, left, talks with manager Terry Francona prior to watching pitcher Brad Penny, who has a one year contract with the team, throw his first spring training baseball game...

Sep 02, 2009; Philadelphia, PA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Brad Penny (31) delivers to the plate in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank...

CAPTION: August 5, 2009; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brad Penny (36) throws a pitch in the first inning during their game against the Tampa Bay Rays...

Boston Red Sox starter Brad Penny delivers against the New York Yankees in the first inning of their MLB baseball game at...

BOSTON - JUNE 11: Brad Penny #36 of the Boston Red Sox throws against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on...

...AP Photo/Steven Senne) 2-Jul 5, 2008; San Francisco, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny before the game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA...

...signed Schmidt to a three-year, $47 million contract last winter hoping he'd would join Brad Penny and Derek Lowe atop their rotation. Instead, the 35-year-old right-hander was limited to...

May 7, 2008; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starter Brad Penny (31) pitches during 12-1 loss to the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. Penny (5...

May 19, 2008; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starter Brad Penny (31) pitches against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport...

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Brad Penny walks back to the dugout after giving up four runs in the first inning of an...

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Brad Penny walks back to the dugout after giving up four runs in the first inning of an...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 03: Brad Penny #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on June...

September 25, 2007; Los Angeles CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny (31) pitching in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium

...baseball game Saturday, July 29, 2006, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball action in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 3, 2007. (AP Photo...