by charliesap | Jan 29, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Josh Beckett, Roy Oswalt
I like the fact that GM Ben Cherington has put an emphasis on adding Triple-A depth with regards to starting pitchers, but at some point the real need needs to be addressed. This team needs at least — and I emphasis AT LEAST — one more dependable fourth or...
by charliesap | Jan 27, 2012 | Quick Post
MLB Trade Rumors passes along the announcement that The Red Sox have signed starting pitcher John Maine to a minor league contract. Maine, now 30 years old, was once rated as the 54th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America back in 2004. His best major league...
by charliesap | Jan 26, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon, Poll
This week’s poll question sways away from the on-field product and into the entertainment aspect of going to a Red Sox game. When the Red Sox acquired Andrew Bailey from the Oakland A’s, he immediately assumed the position shortly left open due to the...
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 charliesap | Jan 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clayton Mortensen, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto
It sounds weird to say that the Sox have made a move in order to clear salary, but that’s essentially what they did on Saturday when they sent their former starting shortstop, Marco Scutaro, to the Colorado Rockies for 26-year-old righthander Clayton Mortensen....
