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Red Sox Express Interest In Four Boras Clients

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Red Sox have expressed interest in four players - all Scott Boras clients - early in the hot stove season, according to Mike Silverman of The Boston Herald. Those four players would be Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, Mike Gonzalez, and Rick Ankiel. Silverman notes that the Sox consider Holliday and alternative to Jason Bay, should they fail to re-sign him. Gonzalez could replace Billy Wagner, although...

Once Again, David Ortiz Wants Another Power Bat

Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP 3 months ago: Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz stretches on the field prior to a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park in Boston Thursday, July 30, 2009. Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were among the more than 100 Major League Baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to a report in The New York Times....

Ortiz says the Sox need more power

Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

David Ortiz held a little get-together with the media this morning to discuss his upcoming charity golf event in the Dominican Republic. He has an impressive guest list that includes Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Lowell, newly married Clay Buchholz, Daniel...

This Is Old News

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

(BDD Photo Illustration) Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia Are the Only Returning Red Sox Starting Players Under the Age of 30 ... And to Celebrate that Fact, Ellsbury Is Switching His Number from 46 to 2 Speaking of 46 Going on 36, How's Mike Lowell Looking as Your Power-Hitting Third Baseman for Another Year? Another Kick in the Dentures: MLB Blows Off Fenway 100 and Picks Kansas City for 2012...

Wait and see again for Mike Lowell

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Mike Lowell figures there is no way out from hearing his name in trade talks this offseason. As unsettling as that can be, it still will beat last winter. Not only was...

The Value of Mediocrity

Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

I don't want to pick on Let's Talk About Tex Baby, but something he wrote yesterday got me thinking: We just haven’t had high quality prospects. Who from the Yankee farm system has gone to another organization and become anything more than a mediocre player, other than Soriano who was already a star when we traded him? Nick Johnson ? Juan Rivera? These guys are average at best. The idea that...

Trade Miguel Cabrera? Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout, Ken Rosenthal?

Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Miguel Cabrera looks perplexed. Is it because he read Ken Rosenthal's column this weekend at FOXSports.com, with a perplexing trade suggestion? Browse more photos » Up until this weekend, I thought the most absurd rumor surrounding the Detroit Tigers was that Brandon Inge was available for trade. I'm not saying the idea of trading Inge is absurd. And...

The Dirty Water Filter 11/14 - Return of the Links

Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

I'm back from my vacation/travels/schoolnight-curfew. And, I brought LINKS. I'll have to dig through a whole pile of them that I built up while away, but this should hold y'all over till then. (My apologies if I link to something that's already been linked to before; I don't recommend cramming a week of OTM into 90 minutes.) The triumph of Moneyball - THT What was the impact of the book that Billy...

Most of the Money Has Already Been Spent

Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Comcast Sportsnet New England published this great breakdown of Red Sox salaries: Here is an estimate of where the Red Sox' 2010 payroll stands at this moment: PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT J.D. Drew: $14 million David Ortiz: $13 million Mike Lowell; $12.5 million Josh Beckett: $12.1 million Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million Daisuke Matsuzaka: $8.3 million Victor Martinez: $7.7 million Jon Lester: $3.75 million...

• Contract decisions in the works - Extra Bases
• Red Sox will spend $150M in 2010 - Beale Street Beat

Hanley Ramirez wins the Sliver Slugger Award

FishStripes (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

For the second year in-a-row Hanley Ramirez has won the Sliver Slugger Award . Thursday, Ramirez garnered his second for being the National League 's best offensive shortstop as voted on by managers and coaches. He is the franchise's third two-time Silver Slugger recipient, joining Gary Sheffield (1993, 1996) and Miguel Cabrera , who won his first as an outfielder in 2005 and added another the following...

Trades Of The Decade: Hanley Ramirez For Josh Beckett & Mike Lowell

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

The only sure thing the Marlins obtained on Thanksgiving Day 2005 was salary relief. Yes, they acquired Hanley Ramirez, Jesus Delgado, Harvey Garcia and Anibal Sanchez, but none of them were considered certainties. For the four players, the Marlins gave up Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota. The Marlins had to shed payroll, but they weren't going to relinquish Beckett in a deal that didn't...

Jason Varitek’s Fast Decline in 2009

Tom's Bombs of Thought (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Jason Varitek’s hot bat early in the season appeared to justify the 2-year contract the Red Sox handed him in the offseason. However, his production has nosedived late this year. Since the acquisition of star catcher Victor Martinez, Varitek has hit just .134 while striking out one out of every three at-bats. Many wondered whether the Martinez acquisition would affect the playing time of third...

Granderson Available, Yanks Interested?

Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Well, it looks like those crazy hot stove rumors have starting to swirl. Here's one from Joel Sherman , who says the Tigers are looking to trade Curtis Granderson and that the Yankees would be one of the teams most interested. Granderson would be attractive to many teams, with the Yankees near the top of the list. They have long searched for a premium solution in center since Bernie Williams left his...

Heyman On Damon, Scutaro, Red Sox

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

The latest from SI's Jon Heyman... The Yankees are interested in re-signing Johnny Damon, and may be willing to offer two years and $16MM. Heyman believes the White Sox and Giants will be among the other suitors. Heyman says the Reds "could do worse" than Marco Scutaro at shortstop. The Reds first-round pick (#12 overall would be protected), but they probably don't have the payroll space...

Big Papi Wants to Keep Playing Past 2010. I Hope He's Willing to Move

Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Big Papi told the Herald that he has 3-4 good years left but 2010 will be David Ortiz's last year in a Red Sox uniform. If Ortiz rebounds nicely next season there is still no way that Theo is going to pick up his $12.5 million option for 2011. The Red Sox have a track record of not committing to players past their prime or once that limit their options (Mike Lowell aside) and Ortiz will be one of...

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Boston's Beckett scratched because of back spasms

agategv2o9 | 10/23/2009

BOSTON – Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was scratched from Monday night's scheduled start because of back spasms. "He's been feeling it. This time of year, guys feel it a lot," Boston manager Terry Francona said before the game against Toronto. "But on the plane last night he tried to get comfortable and didn't. I think he thought he'd wake up and take a hot shower and go about his business. And when...

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