Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
by Stew Milne - AP View full size photo » The Red Sox are chasing the Yankees again, and once again both front offices are looking at the same assets. 1. The Lineup Right Now: C Martinez 1B Youkilis 2B Pedroia 3B Lowell SS Lowrie LF Anderson CF Ellsbury RF Drew DH Ortiz SP Beckett SP Lester SP Matsuzaka SP Wakefield SP Buchholz RP Bard RP Okajima RP Ramirez CP Papelbon 2. Prospects to...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... and Papelbon), the remaining Red Sox were worth 7.6 wins. Clay Buchholtz contrinbuted 2.5, Okajima 1.9, Ramon Ramirez 2.8 and Takashi Saito 2.7. Incredibly, their worst performer was a three way tie between Tazawa, Smoltz, and Javy Lopez at -0.6. The Angels starting 9 joined with Lackey, Weaver, Saunders, Santana and Fuentes combined for 45.5 wins on the way to the biggest margin of victory...
THE PURSUIT OF 80's(ness) (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... 2008 Starquest #SQ-18 Many Ramirez 2008 Topps #TS-13 Manny Ramirez 2008 Topps #AR61 Hideki Okajima 2009 Allen + Ginter #7 John Smoltz 2009 Allen + Ginter #223 Jason Bay mini 2009 Allen + Ginter #303 Rocco Baldelli mini 2009 Bowman #43 Justin Masterson 2009 Godwins Champions #3 Jon Lester 2009 Icons #28 Daisuke Matsuzaka 2009 Icons #47 Jason Varitek 2009 O-Pee-Chee #180 Josh Beckett 2009...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... from NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman: the Orioles are eyeing pitcher Hisanori Takahashi , and Hideki Okajima would like a contract extension (he's under team control through 2012 as an arbitration-eligible player). Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the fates of Jeff Karstens , Robinzon Diaz , and Justin Thomas will be decided today. Elmer Dessens doesn't have a contract with...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... the game," right on Herm. That's why the best pitcher in the league is none other than Hideki Okajima . Oh, I'm crazy you say? Look at these artifacts of record: 68 games, 6 wins, 0 losses That's more games than San Francisco Giants pitcher " Tim Lincecum " or Kansas City Royals pitcher " Zack Greinke ". Oh, you can point to their increased win totals but that's...
http://redsox.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Extra Bases blog lists those players who are eligible for salary arbitration this offseason: Jonathan Papelbon, Ramon Ramirez, Hideki Okajima, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Manny Delcarmen, Fernando Cabrera and Brian Anderson. Boston must offer them a contract by December 12, or else they become non-tendered free agents. They consider Cabrera and Anderson likely to be [...]
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... to arbitration-eligible players, a group including Jonathan Papelbon, Ramon Ramirez, Hideki Okajima, and Manny Delcarmen. They'll be offered deals, of course. But, if a contract isn't signed with, say, Papelbon, arbitration could be rough. On the free agency front, 2009 Silver Slugger Jason Bay 's agent will apparently talk to any team who will listen , including the Red Sox. His strategy...
SOX (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Major League Baseball Players Association sent out an email to the media on Friday and the Boston Red Sox have eight members who are eligible for salary arbitration for 2010. They are Brian Anderson, Fernando Cabrera, Manny Delcarmen, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon. During Theo Epstein’s reign as general manager [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... Jonathan Papelbon: $8.5 million Jeremy Hermida: $3.8 million Casey Kotchman: $3.2 million Hideki Okajima: $2.5 million Ramon Ramirez: $1.1 million Manny Delcarmen: $875,000 Total: $19.975 million ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF PLAYERS WITH YEARS 0-3 OF SERVICE TIME WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARBITRATION (based on projections and historical precedents): Jacoby Ellsbury: $475,000 Jed Lowrie: $430,000...
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... Jonathan Papelbon: $8.5 million Jeremy Hermida: $3.8 million Casey Kotchman: $3.2 million Hideki Okajima: $2.5 million Ramon Ramirez: $1.1 million Manny Delcarmen: $875,000 Total: $19.975 million ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF PLAYERS WITH YEARS 0-3 OF SERVICE TIME WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARBITRATION (based on projections and historical precedents ): Jacoby Ellsbury: $475,000 Jed Lowrie:...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... need a some help in the bullpen. Daniel Bard was great in 2009, but he is still growing. Hideki Okajima has been solid, but his ERA, WHIP and BAA numbers have increased year after year since coming to Boston in 2007. Manny Delcarmen continues to disappoint and Takshi Saito probably won’t be back in Boston next season. That means the Red Sox need some depth in the bullpen and Wagner is one...
http://redsox.wordpress.com/feed (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... addition, as the only Major League-quality lefty RP in our organization right now is Hideki Okajima (Hunter Jones was part of that Jeremy Hermida trade, remember?)
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
According to the MLB Players Association, the Sox have eight players eligible for salary arbitration. These are players with 3-6 years of service time. They are Jonathan Papelbon, Ramon Ramirez, Hideki Okajima, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Manny Delcarmen, Fernando Cabrera and Brian Anderson.
Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... 41sv), Chad Durbin (2.87), Ryan Madson (3.05) ‘07 Red Sox: Jonathan Papelbon (1.85, 37sv), Hideki Okajima (2.22), Mike Timlin (3.42) ‘06 Cardinals: Jason Isringhausen (3.55, 33sv), Adam Wainwright (3.12, 1-0 4 Sv and 0.00 in postseason), Braden Looper (9-3, 3.56) ‘05 Whitesox: Dustin Hermanson (2.04, 34sv), Cliff Politte (7-1, 2.00), Neal Cotts (1.94) ‘04 Red Sox: Keith Foulke (2.17, 32sv),...
MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
That statement seems fairly innocuous until you realize that the CTB threshold for 2010 is $170 million. Not only was the Red Sox's payroll this year "only" $125 million, Abraham did some math on likely arbitration raises for Jonathan Papelbon, Jeremy Hermida, Hideki Okajima, and Ramon Ramirez, and came to the conclusion that they'll have about $109 million committed for next season before doing...
