by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2012 | Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Gavin Floyd, Marco Scutaro, Roy Oswalt
The Red Sox made a baffling move over the weekend by trading starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Rockies, then compounded the issue by inking Cody Ross to join the outfield. In an offseason where the Miami Marlins have channeled the ghost of George Steinbrenner,...
by chipbuck | Jan 25, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Ryan Sweeney
The last few days have been pretty busy here in Red Sox Nation. Ben Cherington and his front office compatriots are slowly but surely shaping the roster into a club that should be able to win 90-95 games in 2012. In order to stay on top of all of the recent...
by aconvery | Jan 24, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Clearly, the Red Sox anticipate facing the Philadelphia Phillies and Roy Halladay in the 2012 World Series. Why else would they sign veteran outfielder Cody Ross? Because they were in desperate need of an outfielder who could hit left handed pitching? Because they...
by charliesap | Jan 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Quick Post
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports had reported, via Twitter, that the Red Sox have signed outfielder Cody Ross. Update: ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick reports, via Twitter, that the deal has a base salary of $3M and includes performance incentives. Ross made about $6.3M...
by chipbuck | Jan 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Edwin Jackson, Hanley Ramirez, Marco Scutaro, Roy Oswalt
As Charlie mentioned in his column yesterday, the Marco Scutaro trade provided the Red Sox with $6M in salary relief. While it might seem strange to many of us that a high-revenue club with a payroll consistently hovering around the luxury tax threshold could need...
