by mike silver | Mar 22, 2010 | Alan Embree, Boof Bonser, Boston Red Sox, Brian Shouse, Joe Nelson, Scott Atchison
Sox Sign Alan Embree Just after noon yesterday, the Sox officially agreed to a minor league deal with veteran lefty reliever Alan Embree. Embree, who last pitched for the Sox in 2005, comes off a shaky 2009 season that saw him struggle in limited duty, posting an even...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jed Lowrie, Quick Post, Ryan Westmoreland
Do the Red Sox have another curse on their hands? Two separate Boston players have had bouts with cancer. David Ortiz had heart problems a few years ago. This year, Boston has had injuries befall two, with another stricken with an illness. Daisuke Matsuzaka has what...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2010 | Alan Embree, Boof Bonser, Brian Shouse, Quick Post, Scott Atchison
The Red Sox’s bullpen search has taken on an interesting look these days. With Tim Wakefield virtually certain to open the season as No. 5 starter and Dice-K on the shelf, there are two spots open. The favorites are Boof Bonser and Brian Shouse (the latter...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 18, 2010 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
An idea I’m mad I didn’t think to use as I was looking more at home run power and distance, but Jeff Zimmerman at Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at hitting spray charts for wrist injuries. As you might expect there is some pretty self explanatory...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 18, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury
As we enter 2010 the Red Sox have made large strides to lock up the core of their young players through their arbitration and early free agency years. That raises the question why the Red Sox have apparently made no attempts to start talks to extend him through...