by evan brunell | Dec 4, 2009 | Marco Scutaro
Marco Scutaro has inked a two-year deal to be a Boston Red Sox, reports Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse. The money is unknown, but I would hazard a guess at $15 million — $7.5 million per year — with a mutual option for a third year. (And I think I’m...
by evan brunell | Dec 3, 2009 | Marco Scutaro, Quick Post
First, we hear that the Red Sox have requested medical records on Marco Scutaro. Now, Jerry Crasnick tells us that Scutaro worked out in Miami with special assistant to the general manager, Allard Baird, in presence. (Baird is one of Epstein’s right-hand men, a...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Gabe Kapler
We’ve known that Alex Cora was the All-Aughts Team of the Decade backup infielder for a while now. But how about his counterpart in the outfield? Well, that was a rather easy choice. What is a Red Sox team of the decade without the Hebrew Hammer, Gabe Kapler?...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Billy Wagner, Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson, Rafael Soriano, Rich Harden
The arbitration tender deadline has come and gone, and unsurprisingly, many players were not tendered arbitration contracts they had the right to accept or reject. Also unsurprisingly, Boston offered arbitration to its two eligible players: Jason Bay and Billy Wagner....
by evan brunell | Nov 30, 2009 | Adam Everett, Craig Counsell, Cristian Guzman, Felipe Lopez, Hanley Ramirez, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, Ryan Theriot, Stephen Drew
With the departure of Alex Gonzalez to Toronto, it’s time to move on and explore what options are available to Boston to man the shortstop position in 2010 — and possibly beyond. I’ve gone through some potential free-agent and trade options and then...
