by askillin | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Alex Cobb, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Dylan Bundy, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Moore, Mike Gonzalez, Oakland Athletics, Wei-Yin Chen
The first six weeks of the season haven’t all gone according to plan for the Red Sox. Various injuries and some poor hitting with men on base have conspired to dampen their offensive production, Felix Doubront and Clay Buchholz have each turned in a stinker or two,...
by huntergolden | Jul 10, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Franklin Morales, Joel Hanrahan, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Matt Thornton, Mike Gonzalez
As a rule of thumb, I hate the idea of trading for relievers because, well, let’s face it – trades involving relievers almost always end up as a losing bet for the team that needs one. We needn’t be reminded of that in Boston where we’ve been on both sides of that...
by dpoarch | Jan 20, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Kyle Lohse, Manny Machado, Mark Buehrle, Mark Reynolds, Matt Wieters, Melky Cabrera, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Markakis, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baseball’s offseason sucks. Well, alright, every sports offseason sucks. But baseball’s feels worse, somehow. Maybe it’s just how slowly it moves. There’s no real free agent blitz like there is in football; it can be months before free agents...
by mike silver | Dec 21, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Garrett Atkins, Kelly Shoppach, Mike Gonzalez, New York Yankees, Quick Post, Tampa Bay Rays
Though the Boston rumor mill may be idling at the moment, the rest of the AL East is gaining momentum. Here’s a summary of the recent rumors and additions from around the division – minus Curtis Granderson: – According to MLBTradeRumors, the Yankees are...
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 zach hayes | Dec 18, 2006 | Brendan Donnelly, Bryce Cox, Chad Cordero, David Murphy, Eric Gagne, J.C. Romero, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Gonzalez, Pittsburgh Pirates, Trades, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena
Brendan Donnelly is signed. J.C. Romero is signed. Along with Timlin, Okajima, Delcarmen, Tavarez, Snyder, Corey and Hansen, the bullpen is almost complete. J.D. Drew (probably) and Julio Lugo fill out the lineup, and Daisuke Matsuzaka rounds out the rotation. The...
by evan brunell | Dec 5, 2006 | Adam Jones, Andy LaRoche, Andy Pettitte, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Wilson, Chad Cordero, Hayden Penn, J.D. Drew, J.J. Putz, Jason Jennings, Jon Lieber, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Capellan, Kevin Mench, Marcus Giles, Mark Loretta, Mike Gonzalez, Noah Lowry, Salomon Torres, Trading Manny Saga, Trot Nixon, Washington Nationals
There’s way too much stuff going on at the winter meetings for me to post any comprehensive article today. It’s about Manny today, as there were a blizzard of news. First, as we all probably know by now, Sunday at midnight (so technically Monday) the Red...
