by evan brunell | Dec 4, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie, Johan Santana, Justin Masterson, Minnesota Twins, Ryan Kalish, Trades
The Boston Red Sox have completed the framework of a deal with the Minnesota Twins that will send Johan Santana from the Twins to the Red Sox for Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Jed Lowrie and Ryan Kalish. This information comes from KNBR via devoted Red Sox...
by evan brunell | Dec 3, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Eduardo Morlan, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Juan Rincon, Justin Masterson, Matt Garza, Minnesota Twins, Trades
The negotiations: It’s been an interesting off-season so far. It hasn’t been hectic like past off-seasons, but it’s nigh early. Thanksgiving has passed, and a chance to go dine with a player’s family for Thanksgiving has as well (but...
by evan brunell | Dec 1, 2007 | Ben Sheets, J.J. Hardy, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Trades
UPDATE ON JOHAN SANTANA TRADE TALKS: Buster Olney reports that the Red Sox have “generated a few new ideas for its proposed offer.” I have no idea what that means. It certainly doesn’t mean that the Red Sox have changed their offer to include Clay...
by evan brunell | Dec 1, 2007 | Bobby Kielty, Brandon Moss, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, Jon Van Every, Matt Clement, Mike Timlin, Royce Clayton
Well, the Red Sox made a free agent move today (no, not Alex Rodriguez, folks) and made their arbitration tenders and nontenders. And they are… Red Sox sign Jon Van Every. Every hit .344/.416/.583 in 151 at-bats for AA Akron (Cleveland). He went up the ladder to...
by evan brunell | Nov 29, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Minnesota Twins, Trades
Yes. It’s looking real. ESPN says so. TwinCities.com says so. The Boston Herald says so. And our own Transaction Guy is chronicling the process. Looks like it’s Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Jed Lowrie and either Justin Masterson or Michael Bowden....