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 evan brunell | Mar 12, 2007 | Armando Benitez, San Francisco Giants, Trades
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Red Sox have inquired as to the availability of closer Armando Benitez. It is no secret that the Giants are looking to move Benitez, as they have soured on him. (Photo from tcoletribalrugs.com.) The 34-year old Benitez is...
by evan brunell | Mar 1, 2007 | Aaron Rowand, Brad Lidge, Chad Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Houston Astros, J.J. Putz, Jim Bowden, Jon Lieber, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Scott Linebrink, Seattle Mariners, Spring Training, Trades, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena
Last week, I profiled the bench that the Red Sox had and concluded that the Red Sox have the best bench entering the season. However, while profiling the bench, I wrote about Wily Mo and his chances in Boston: A nice debut season for Boston (.301/.349/.489 in 276 AB)...
by zach hayes | Feb 2, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
The Todd Helton trade talks died earlier this week, a temporary obstacle in the path of Red Sox Nation collectively going insane waiting for spring training, a deal worthy of being discussed on a national level and one of the baseball
by mike edelman | Jan 29, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Julian Tavarez, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
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by evan brunell | Jan 29, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
My knee-jerk reaction to the Todd Helton deal occured on Saturday, and with all the new information and opinion having been dissected, I have changed my thinking somewhat even though the crux of my thinking remains: I don’t see a reason to add an aging, overpaid...
by evan brunell | Jan 27, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Julian Tavarez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
UPDATE: The Rockies are the ones being the aggressors in the talks, and the Red Sox aren’t very motivated in this deal, so this will be a deal that the Rockies will have to give more than take. This may end up being an easier pill to swallow now that the Red Sox...
by evan brunell | Jan 17, 2007 | Coco Crisp, David Murphy, Florida Marlins, Jacoby Ellsbury, Taylor Tankersley, Trades, Wily Mo Pena
Let’s take a close look at center field today. As it stands today, the Red Sox have four people who could play center for the Red Sox over the course of the 2007 season. Working from least chance of the most at-bats to most chance, we start with Jacoby Ellsbury,...
by evan brunell | Dec 26, 2006 | Andy Pettitte, Arizona Diamondbacks, Carl Pavano, Chien-Ming Wang, Kei Igawa, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Randy Johnson, Runelvys Hernandez, Trades
There is absolutely nothing going on in Red Sox land lately. The most recent transaction or news of any kind came four long and agonizing days ago when the Red Sox signed Runelvys Hernandez (scroll to see the Royals Authority’s take on this releasing of...
by evan brunell | Dec 26, 2006 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson, Trades
Just a quick note here to hope that everyone has had a great holiday season so far. Check back tomorrow early afternoon for a long column, but I’m far too beat to start my column now after a day filled with gifts, food and relatives. How about those Randy...
