The Red Sox are hoping Marco Scutaro is the solution at shortstop, at least for the next two years. After cycling through seven shortstops since the middle of the 2004 season, the Red Sox agreed to give Scutaro a two-year deal, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the deal. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity Friday because the deal was contingent on Scutaro passing a physical. Scutaro hit career highs with a .282 average, 12 homers and 60 RBIs for Toronto last... Read Full Story
I have been a Red Sox fan since 1975, when I was seven. That's a long time. Over that period, Mike Lowell is one of my favorite all-time Red Sox players. Tonight, the Lowell era in Boston officially reached its conclusion as the Sox shipped him and $9 million to the Rangers for catcher Max Ramirez, who is promising at the plate but questionable behind it. Ramirez had injuries to both wrists for much of 2009. Lowell was productive in each of his four seasons with Boston, especially in 2007... Read Full Story
The Red Sox have reportedly acquired Max Ramirez, the third-string catcher from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Lowell.
It appeared inevitable that Lowell was going to be dealt. I will talk about Lowell, one of the nice guys in baseball, at a later date.
The Red Sox apparently have Ramirez slated as a first base-designated [...] Read Full Story
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox have exercised their 2010 contract option on catcher Victor Martinez and declined options on shortstop Alex Gonzalez and catcher Jason Varitek, the team said on Monday. Boston have also signed right-handed pitcher Tim Wakefield on a two-year contract, keeping the 43-year-old knuckleballer with the club for a 16th consecutive season. Martinez, acquired shortly before Major League Baseball's trade deadline on July 31, had been widely expected to remain... Read Full Story
Recently there's been a lot of talk on the grapevines, blogs, word of mouth engines and such about free agents and general manager Theo Epstein held a press conference recently to speak about the hopes that are held to turn their due diligence regarding free agents into potential action that may keep players like Bay slugging away in left field after the dust settles. The Red Sox retain exclusive rights to Bay until the clock strikes midnight on Friday. After that time, all free agents can... Read Full Story
The lack of offense from David Ortiz to start the season has returned to haunt him in the playoffs. His Boston Red Sox teammates are looking just as punchless. And it's proving costly, with Boston facing elimination after losing 4-1 to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The club that has owned the Angels in the playoffs most of this decade heads east trailing 0-2 in the best-of-5 AL series. Game 3 is Sunday at Fenway Park. Ortiz went 0 for 4 Friday, extending his hitless streak to 0 for... Read Full Story
Josh Beckett and Jered Weaver both pitched shutout ball during the first three innings Friday night in Game 2 of the AL playoff series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels. After scrawling the initials of late teammate Nick Adenhart with his finger on the back of the mound — a routine he has followed since the car crash that killed his friend back in April — Weaver retired his first nine batters and struck out two. Beckett received a little defensive help from second baseman... Read Full Story
Mike Jacobs hit a three-run homer and Alberto Callaspo's two-run double keyed Kansas City's biggest inning in almost a year, rallying the Royals past the Boston Red Sox 12-9 on Monday night. After falling behind 6-0 in the third and 8-2 in the fifth, the Royals seized an 11-9 lead with six runs in the sixth, the most they've scored in one inning since Sept. 24, 2008. Billy Butler had an RBI double off Manny Delcarmen and then Callaspo hit a two-run double. Yuniesky Betancourt finished it off... Read Full Story
The addition of Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox lineup has proven to be mutually beneficial to the team and its grateful newcomer. Martinez had a career-high tying five hits and four RBIs, Josh Reddick and Rocco Baldelli homered, and the Red Sox reached season highs in runs and hits Sunday in a 18-10 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. Eight different players had multiple hits for the Red Sox, although no one was as productive as Martinez. Obtained from Cleveland on Friday before the non... Read Full Story
