BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Wakefield Finally Re-Signs With Red Sox

Tim Wakefield’s contract worries ended when he re-signed with the Boston Red Sox for one year at $450,000, nearly triple what he made last season.

Wakefield, who made $175,000 last season, had complained that the team was not showing him respect for his contribution last year when he was its winningest pitcher at 16-8 with a 2.95 ERA.

He chose the one-year deal instead of a multiyear contract because it would have deprived him of the possibility of going to arbitration next year.

General Manager Dan Duquette said he expected the contracts of the team’s remaining three unsigned players--pitchers Aaron Sele, Eric Gunderson and Brian Bark--to be settled today.

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Cincinnati Red reliever Jeff Brantley will have surgery today for a stress fracture in his right foot and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. Brantley’s foot swelled after he pitched an intrasquad game Tuesday. . . . San Diego Manager Bruce Bochy received a one-year contract extension through 1997 by the Padres, with the team holding an option for 1998. . . . Bret Saberhagen, who underwent shoulder surgery in October, took a big step toward recovery when he threw for the first time since last year’s National League playoffs. Saberhagen, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, said he felt no pain after throwing 60 tosses from about 60 feet to Colorado trainer Dave Cilladi. . . . Seattle signed catcher Dan Wilson to a two-year contract for a guaranteed $1.4 million and also signed pitchers Bobby Ayala and Edwin Hurtado. The Mariners have signed all 40 players on their major league roster.