by mike silver | Dec 16, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Uncategorized
This will certainly be a defining offseason when Red Sox historians look back on Theo Epstein’s legacy as Boston GM. If the acquisitions work, fans and media alike will sing high praise – and the untouchable GM will become all the more invincible. If the moves fail,...
by evan brunell | Dec 7, 2009 | Marco Scutaro, Theo Epstein
In Sunday’s newspaper, the biggest caution flag on the 2010 season yet was tossed. This offseason, one of the hottest debates surrounding the Red Sox is if the team should “go for it” this year — ala sign Matt Holliday/Jason Bay, pull off a...
by mike silver | Dec 4, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Marco Scutaro
As Harold Ramis once said to Seth Rogen in Knocked Up after Seth knocked up his one night stand, “This is a good thing.” It may have looked tragic at the time, but he got a beautiful daughter out of it and even got to spend the night with Katherine Heigl....
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 mike silver | Dec 3, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felipe Lopez, Marco Scutaro, Placido Polanco
Pedroia to Short? Sometimes, the answer is so obvious that it was staring you in the face the entire time. Well, maybe Pedroia to short isn’t that obvious, but I’m surprised that it took this long for anyone to suggest the move at all, myself included. There are risks...
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...
by mike silver | Nov 27, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Marco Scutaro, Toronto Blue Jays
Though the Red Sox will be seeing plenty of Alex Gonzalez next season, it won’t be in a Red Sox uniform, as their ultimate fail-safe signed on with the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. It’s never a good sign to see Plan B go off the market – or Plan C/D/F for that...
by mike silver | Oct 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Felipe Lopez, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera
One of the more pressing issues facing the Red Sox this offseason, the shortstop position can be considered the number two need for the team – just behind the gaping hole that is left field. But while the left field hole is larger, shortstop may actually be the...
by mike silver | Oct 15, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Marco Scutaro, Matt Holliday, Rich Harden, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
Like most teams, the Boston Red Sox offseason will be defined by the willingness of their owner to open his wallet. Fortunately for Sox fans nationwide, Uncle John certainly has some deep pockets. However, the amount he is willing to spend will have a lot to say about...
