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The Case for Retiring Pedro’s Number

By zach ⋅ January 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In early December, Pedro Martinez officially announced that after 18 years, he was retiring from baseball. Martinez retires with a record of 219-100, an ERA of 2.93, 8 all-star game appearances and 3 CY Young awards, which are, in all likelihood, Hall of Fame credentials. Because of this news, it is a good time to reflect [...]

Why Are the Red Sox Being so Frugal?

By Josh Segal ⋅ December 29, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Last offseason, the Red Sox made noise. The 2011 season was all about Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and speculation about the greatest team ever. We all know how that turned out. Nowadays, the Sox find themselves with a raincloud of shame and embarrassment hovering over them. Critics believe this team is incomplete and they have [...]

Andrew Bailey Strengthens Red Sox Pitching Staff

By Matthew Bond ⋅ December 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox finally made a big move this offseason. On Wednesday evening it was reported that the team was involved in a 5-player deal that sent outfielder Josh Reddick and two prospects to the Athletics in exchange for closer Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. There have been questions as to how the Red [...]

2011 SoB Story of the Year: Red Sox’ September Collapse

By John ⋅ December 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Starting in September, the Red Sox led Tampa Bay by nine games for the Wildcard. With Boston’s superstar-studded roster, nothing could go wrong, right? Wrong. Tampa just kept on winning, while Boston kept on losing. A steady diet of beer and fried chicken will do that. Boston found themselves tied with Tampa on the season’s [...]

Andrew Bailey Traded to Red Sox for Reddick, Prospects

By KC Downey ⋅ December 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have acquired their replacement for Jonathan Papelbon at closer: 27-year-old righty Andrew Bailey. Trade Details: Red Sox Get: A’s Get: RP Andrew Bailey OF Ryan Sweeney OF Josh Reddick 1B Mike Head (prospect) P Raul Alcantara (prospect) Bailey, who is under team control until 2014, has a 2.07 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, [...]

Rudolph the Red Sox Reindeer?

By Matthew Bond ⋅ December 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox might not be making big acquisitions this winter, but they made sure to deliver quite the package to season ticket holders for the holidays. The package itself is a video featuring none other than ‘Rudolph the Red Sox Reindeer’. How clever. A sing along song commences with the opening of the video, [...]

Yu Darvish Makes AL West Even Wilder

By Matthew Bond ⋅ December 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Texas Rangers went above and beyond with their holiday shopping this offseason. In need of starting pitching, the Rangers took part in the bidding war for Japanese ace Yu Darvish, and won with a $51.7 million post. This gives Texas one month to negotiate a contract with the pitcher, who is inevitably expected to [...]

Results Mixed for Previous Relievers-Turned-Starters

By Aryeh Rosenfield ⋅ December 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and GM Ben Cherington announced last week that RHP Daniel Bard will be used as a starter in Spring Training, to see if he would be a good fit for the rotation on a permanent basis. While I have already stated my reasons why I think that this move [...]

Red Sox Trade Lowrie, Weiland for Melancon, Sign Punto

By KC Downey ⋅ December 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The Red Sox finally started shaking up the team this week. First, they signed Kelly Shoppach. Then, they made a pretty significant trade: Red Sox Get: Astros Get: RP Mark Melancon IF Jed Lowrie SP Kyle Weiland Melancon’s exact role with the 2012 Red Sox is not known. The 26-year-old closed for Houston in 2011, [...]

Red Sox Sign Albers, Shoppach… Say Goodbye to Varitek?

By KC Downey ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have signed backup catcher Kelly Shoppach, a former Sox farmhand, to a one-year, $1.35 million deal. With Shoppach, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ryan Lavarnway and Luis Exposito as catchers on the 40-man roster, it likely means the Red Sox will not re-sign longtime catcher and captain Jason Varitek, who played just 68 games last [...]

So Long, J.D. Drew! Good Riddance

By andrew macdonald ⋅ December 11, 2011 ⋅ One comment

After what seemed like 25 years in a Red Sox uniform, J.D Drew will not be in the Red Sox line-up next season. No, he didn’t hurt himself not caring about anything. His five-year paid vacation is finally up. He had teased retirement ever since he signed that five-year deal and now that it’s time [...]

Hanley Ramirez to the Red Sox? Maybe it Could Happen

By Matthew Bond ⋅ December 8, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

The winter meetings are fully underway, and teams across both leagues are making significant free agent splashes. Perhaps the biggest story, the Miami Marlins are buying players like an American League East team as they prepare for life at a new stadium. The question for Miami is whether or not they will be able to [...]

Red Sox Trade Rumors: Bailey, Quentin, Danks, Uehara

By KC Downey ⋅ December 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s the winter meetings, and as usual, the Red Sox are extremely busy working the phones. With the help of MLBTR, Twitter, and other resources, here’s the latest going on with the Red Sox on the trade market… Andrew Bailey The Red Sox are in discussions with the A’s about closer Andrew Bailey. In some [...]

Report: David Ortiz Plans to Accept Arbitration From Red Sox

By KC Downey ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Designated hitter David Ortiz has decided he will accept arbitration from the Red Sox, according to ESPNDeportes.com’s Enrique Rojas. In this case, Ortiz would earn a raise from his $12.5 million 2011 salary (likely $13-15 million or so) on a one-year deal for 2012. The Red Sox had made a multi-year offer to free agent [...]

Red Sox Re-Sign Andrew Miller