by evan brunell | Mar 27, 2007 | Alberto Castillo, Alex Ochoa, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Cory Keylor, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Spring Training, Trades
Craig Hansen has been optioned to Triple-A (gee, what a surprise…). Alex Ochoa has accepted his assignment to Triple-A, and could have a chance of coming up as a backup outfielder due to injury. Bryan Corey has been sent to minor league camp, which firms up the...
by zach hayes | Mar 23, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Roger Clemens, Spring Training
Following a tumultuous off-season full of unneeded speculation and endless articles dissecting every angle of the Red Sox bullpen, and which one of our pickups or mainstays would fit himself into that closer’s role, the young man who dominated in 2006 will be...
by evan brunell | Mar 22, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Spring Training
The Red Sox will announce after today’s spring training game that Jonathan Papelbon has been tabbed the Red Sox closer. This means that a battle for the fifth spot in the rotation will ensue. Leaders for the rotation are Kyle Snyder, Julian Tavarez and Devern...
by evan brunell | Mar 22, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Minnesota Twins, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
One thing I’ve noticed Red Sox pitchers doing a lot this spring is not walking batters. Time and time again I keep hearing “he struck out (insert number here) and walked none.” It’s been happening a lot, so I wanted to see if it was just me or...
by evan brunell | Mar 21, 2007 | Adam LaRoche, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ronny Paulino, Spring Training, Tom Gorzelanny
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester, two important components to the future of the Red Sox starting rotation, both took the mound today with divergent outcomes. First, the one with all the attention: Dice-K pitched 5.2 innings, gave up one run on one hit, one walk, and...
by zach hayes | Mar 20, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Spring Training
Patrolling through Sons of Sam Horn and running across a Coco Crisp thread last night, I received this disturbing news from Rotoworld. The extent and severity of this new injury is unknown at this point, and the report actually states the Red Sox hope Crisp will play...
by zach hayes | Mar 15, 2007 | Jason Varitek, Spring Training
Jason Varitek. The backbone of the Boston Red Sox. The anchor of the pitching staff. The clubhouse leader and prospect mentor. The man who will help guide our prized Dice-K to the next level and conquer the American game. The captain who stuck with Boston after 2004...
by mike edelman | Mar 13, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Joel Pineiro, Manny Delcarmen, Spring Training
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by mike edelman | Mar 12, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Carl Pavano, Craig Hansen, New York Yankees, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
The Yankees are at the fort for the only time this spring. Tim Wakefield is facing off against Carl Pavano. More on the results as the game progresses. Wakefield simply didn’t have it today. He fell behind batters earlier and began throwing a bit more strikes in...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Mike Timlin, Spring Training
If you are to believe Daisuke Matsuzaka, you should disregard the two home runs jacked against him yesterday. The excerpt from the Globe: Because it was the Orioles, an AL East rival, “I thought I’d take the opportunity to experiment a little bit,”...
