Not Sold on Montero
The Red Sox are balking at the idea of trading Bowden, but in the end I am not convinced he will be the reason the Sox do not get Montero. I'm not sold on that premise of Montero being the "catcher of the future".
Category: Michael Bowden
Sox’s recent additions don’t mean young pitchers will be dealt
The Boston Red Sox have made a few sensational low-cost, high-reward moves lately, bringing in Rocco Baldelli, Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz.
This has led several people to posit that the Red Sox may now be more amenable to dealing Michael Bowden, Clay Buchholz or Justin Masterson for a catcher such as Texas' Jarrod Saltalamacchia or Taylor Teagarden and Arizona's Miguel Montero.
Really?
Don't be so quick to assume the Sox may be more likely to ship out some of their younger pitching because of these deals.
Rangers want Buchholz for Salty
Gammons: "Boston wouldn't part with either Clay Buchholz or two out of the Justin Masterson/Nick Hagadone/Michael Bowden trio for Jarrod Saltalamacchia."
Sox Top 10 Prospects
Baseball America came out with the Top 10 prospects. Lars Anderson is unsurprisingly ranked first, but what's with leaving Will Middlebrooks off? A surprise: pitcher Nick Hagadone third. Casey Kelly and Ryan Westmoreland, despite lack of experience, rank high.
Red Sox to go hard after Jake Peavy?
The Red Sox are in a great position to win the Peavy sweepstakes due to their depth and the Padres' asking price. That may seem like a steep price -- Bowden, Masterson and Anderson for Peavy -- but for a 27-year old who is as immensely talented as he is, it's completely logical.
Buchholz shut down for season; Kottaras called up
The Red Sox have shut down minor league pitcher Michael Bowden (stay tuned for Mike Scandura’s interview with him tomorrow)…
BOS 8, CWS 2: Pedroia tallies four hits
Batting out of the cleanup spot Dustin Pedroia collected four hits and Michael Bowden earned his first MLB win on…
8/30: Bowden Debuts
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-58) @ Boston Red Sox (78-56) Mark Buehrle (11-10, 3.86) @ Michael Bowden (0-0, -.–)…
Michael Bowden recalled to Boston
UPDATE 10:30 PM: Bowden will be starting tomorrow in place of David Pauley. 9:40 PM: The Red Sox are recalling…
SOX ON DECK: Zink stuck in AAA, other notes
It’s only natural to forgive Charlie Zink if he’s envious of former Pawtucket Red Sox teammate Brandon Moss. Moss, of…