by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2009 | Billy Traber, Chris Woodward, Jed Lowrie, Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
UPDATE: WBZ and Amalie Benjamin are reporting that John Smoltz has been designated for assignment. Smoltz was a huge disappointment for the Sox, and I feel sad at this outcome. However, it had to be done. There is an empty roster spot for a reliever. It is not known...
by evan brunell | Aug 5, 2009 | Billy Traber, Josh Reddick, Quick Post
After an impressive debut, Josh Reddick finds himself optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. In 16 at-bats, Reddick hit .313/.353/.688 while filling in for Jason Bay and J.D. Drew and their hamstring struggles. While both outfielders aren’t at full health yet, last...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 17, 2009 | Billy Traber, Charlie Zink, Clay Buchholz, Game Recap
Maybe the Pawtucket Red Sox lost the battle Friday night in their home opener against the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs. But because knuckleballer Charlie Zink and reliever Billy Traber gave them nine innings, the PawSox may win the war — the war being the remainder of...
by josh lacey | May 28, 2008 | Ben Broussard, Billy Traber, Kyle Snyder
In a word, left-hander Billy Traber stopped the bleeding Tuesday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Traber earned the victory by pitching 1 2/3 innings of one-hit scoreless relief as the Yankees outlasted the Pawtucket Red Sox, 9-8. The Yankees bolted to an...