Okajima: Ability or Fortuity?

In Hideki Okajima, the Red Sox have had a shut down set up man as dominant as any in the majors. But can they really count on him for an entire season? The Red Sox have Okajima signed through 2008 with an option for 2009. So what can they expect from him over the long...

Reds demote Edwin Encarnacion, should Red Sox be interested?

Yesterday, the Cincinnati Reds optioned third baseman Edwin Encarnacion to Triple-A. Encarnacion, long known as the savior of the Reds. Perhaps burdened by unreasonable expectations, Encarnacion is not a popular man in Cincinnatti right now. Manager Jerry Narron (who...