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By Ian Kelly played shortstop for the Mesa Solar Sox during the Arizona Fall League where he hit .171 with six RBIs in 11 games. He was a combined 7-5 with a 2.08 ERA pitching for the Greenville Drive and Salem Red Sox. He hit .222 with 3 home runs and 16 RBIs in 40 games for the Gulf Coast Red Sox and the Drive.

By Ian While we here in Red Sox Nation are hoping that GM Theo Epstein has something up his sleeve for Jason Bay at the Baseball Winter Meetings, there are some rumors floating around today. According to Tracy Ringolsby of FOXSports.com, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have opened talks with the...

By Ian While it’s not the big move everyone is expecting from Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein at the Baseball Winter Meetings, the Red Sox have signed reliever Scott Atchison to a 1 year deal worth $420,000. According to Dan Roche of WBZ in Boston, the deal also includes two club options. Atchison had...

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By Ian “Hardly. Unless something comes across that’s really big, I don’t pay a lot of attention. We’ll be sitting in the dugout in spring training in Fort Myers and I’ll look across and be, ‘How the hell did he get over there?’ ” Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield when asked about how much he pays att...

By Ian “Major League Baseball controls all matters regarding international play of Major League games. Contrary to reports that came out earlier today, the Boston Red Sox aren’t in negotiations to play nor plan to play a game in Australia in the 2010 season. We are privileged to have a passionate...

By Ian There’s this shortstop that’s been on my mind All the time, Scutaro oh oh Now he doesn’t know my name But I think he likes Boston just the same Scutaro oh oh With regards to Phil Collins Late Thursday night, we learned the Boston Red Sox and Marco Scutaro had reached a preliminary agreement on...

By Ian According to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald, the Boston Red Sox and free agent shortstop Marco Scutaro have an preliminary agreement in place for a 2 year deal. Marco Scutaro, 34, a fundamentally solid defender and high on-base percentage hitter who can also play second base, thi...

By Ian According to Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times, the Seattle Mariners are very interested in signing Boston Red Sox free agent outfielder Jason Bay. If Bay decided to sign with the Mariners, the Red Sox would receive two compensation picks. Seattle holds the 18th pick in the 2010 draft and the...

By Ian It looks like Hotlanta is becoming the destination for former Boston Red Sox relievers. According to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com, the Atlanta Braves and former Red Sox and Dodgers reliever Takashi Saito are close to an agreement on a 1 year deal. Knobler reports the deal is worth $3 milli...

By Ian It turns out Billy Wagner did more for the Boston Red Sox than he’ll ever know. By offering Wagner arbitration on Tuesday, the Red Sox assured themselves of two draft picks if he decided to sign elsewhere. And now those two draft picks will become reality as Wagner has decided to return to the N...

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By Ian As expected, the Boston Red Sox have offered arbitration to free agents Jason Bay and Billy Wagner according to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston. This means the Red Sox are guaranteed to get at least two draft picks should they sign elsewhere. They would receive the signing team’s first round pick...

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By Ian Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has said he’d gladly move over to shortstop if it will help the team. But according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox will explore all other options before turning to Pedroia in the hole.

By Ian We all know Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will do whatever it takes to win. So this report from Peter Gammons of ESPN.com should come as no surprise to anyone. Offensively for the Dodgers in a 149 games last season, Hudson hit .283 with 9 home runs and 62 RBIs. He’s a career .282 hitter...

By Ian As we heard earlier in the offseason, the Boston Red Sox have put Mike Lowell on the trade block. It’s more of a let’s see what kind of market there is for him thing than anything else at this point. If the Red Sox were to trade Lowell then it most certainly seems they would make a trade for a first ba...

By Ian You have a potential rotation of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Clay Buchholz and Tim Wakefield in 2010. Of course if the Red Sox did trade for Halladay obviously Buchholz would be a center piece and no longer in the rotation.

By Ian Since 2004, the Boston Red Sox have used 19 different players at shortstop. It’s been a dark spot of sorts for them especially since the trade of Nomar Garciaparra. Look we know the trade of Nomar ended up helping us win the 2004 World Series but you can definitely say shortstop hasn’t been the...

By Ian Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said that Bay is still a priority for the club and doesn’t blame Bay for testing the waters. If Bay does decide to sign with another team, the Red Sox will receive two draft choices since he’s a Type A free agent.

By Ian At the 2009 Celebrity Golf Classic, David expects to be joined by a host of celebrities and MLB players, including Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Pedro Martinez, and Vladimir Guerrero as well as Red Sox teammates Clay Buchholz, Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, a...

By Ian With Victor Martinez being able to catch Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek back for what’s likely his final season in a Boston Red Sox uniform, George Kottaras temporarily found himself out of a job on Wednesday. According to Alex Speier of WEEI.com, the Red Sox put Kottaras on release waiver...

By Ian According to Sean McAdam of Comcast Sports New England, the Boston Red Sox were rebuffed in their efforts to host the MLB All-Star Game in 2012. Instead, the game will be hosted by the Kansas City Royals at newly renovated Kauffman Stadium. Red Sox management had hoped to have the game at Fenw...

By Ian Here is a press release from the Boston Red Sox concerning ticket prices for the 2010 season. BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today announced prices for existing seats and standing room tickets available to the public at Fenway Park for the 2010 regular season and tickets available to the pu...

By abruno A couple of months ago I was contacted by Absolute Broadcasting General Manager Mike Winn about a new website targeted at active, sports minded women in the surrounding Boston and New England Area. Winn represents multiple radio stations in Nashua, New Hampshire including WGAM Radio, 1...

By Ian Dispute Centers on TBS/Major League Baseball Commercial Bart Steele, a songwriter living in Chelsea, MA, has filed an appeal in his lawsuit against Turner Broadcasting, Major League Baseball, The Boston Red Sox, the rock band Bon Jovi, and other defendants. The case is Steele v. Turner B...

By Ian Two more members of the Boston Red Sox filed for free agency on Friday. They are pitcher Paul Byrd and utility infielder Chris Woodward. Byrd pitched in seven games for the Red Sox in 2009 after coming out of semi-retirement. He went 1-3 with a 5.82 ERA. Woodward came over from the Mariners after t...

By Ian I’m confused. I thought the Boston Red Sox rotation for 2010 was already set. We already know that Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Clay Buchholz and Tim Wakefield will be in the starting rotation in 2010. So what’s the pressing need for John Lackey? According to Michael Silverm...

By Ian The Major League Baseball Players Association sent out an email to the media on Friday and the Boston Red Sox have eight members who are eligible for salary arbitration for 2010. They are Brian Anderson, Fernando Cabrera, Manny Delcarmen, Jeremy Hermida, Casey Kotchman, Hideki Okajima...

By Ian Boston Red Sox left fielder and current free agent Jason Bay has been named as a winner of the 2009 Silver Slugger Award. The award is given annually to the top performing player at each position. In 151 games with the Red Sox in 2009, Bay hit .269 with 36 home runs, 139 RBIs and 13 [...]

By Ian On Monday, there was report that Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was going to exercise his player option after the Red Sox had declined their team option. Although the article stated he was going to exercise his player option, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and his agent, Scott Boras, stated t...

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By Ian On Friday, November 6, 2009, I filed a Notice of Appeal to the First Circuit Federal Court, which marks a turning point in my copyright lawsuit. The defendants in the case include Turner Broadcasting, Major League Baseball, The Boston Red Sox, and Bon Jovi. These defendants are connected i...

By Ian Varitek hit .209 with 14 home runs and 51 RBIs in 109 games during the 2009 season. He did see his role reduced behind the plate when VMart was acquired from the Cleveland Indians. Jason Varitek to Exercise Player Option, Will Stay With Red Sox [NESN.com]

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By Ian Rather than exercise the annual $4 million option on Tim Wakefield, the Boston Red Sox have re-signed him to a 2-year deal worth $7 million. They also announced they have declined the $5 million option on Jason Varitek’s contract. Varitek still holds a $3 million team option that includes $...

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By Ian Back on October 12th, we learned that the Boston Red Sox were going to pick up the option on the contract of catcher Victor Martinez. And today, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein made it official. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox have exercised the $7.5 million option on VMart’s c...

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By Ian Right now, it’s not looking like he’ll be a member of the Boston Red Sox. I sure hope that Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has a plan because Red Sox Nation will be all over him if he doesn’t bring in a shortstop that can get the job done. All you need to do is look at what happened to Julio Lugo.

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By Ian Earlier on Thursday, Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay filed for free agency. Later in the day, two of his teammates joined him. Reliever Billy Wagner and reserve outfielder Rocco Baldelli both filed for free agency on Thursday afternoon.

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By Ian Buster, I’m about to give you a new job here, get ready for this. I know I haven’t prepped you on this, but you are no longer ESPN baseball analyst, you are now the general manager of the Boston Red Sox. What are you going to do in the offseason, general manager Olney, to get the Red Sox back to the Wo...

By Ian As we wait for free agency to start in Major League Baseball, there are some members of the Boston Red Sox organization still playing baseball right now. There are currently eight players in the Red Sox organization playing in the Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox.

By Ian And oh by the way, do you know who was the last team to beat Cincinnati in the regular season? It was the UConn Huskies last year who beat them 40-16 on October 25, 2008 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. I wonder if Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox will be making another appearance lik...

By Ian When Jed Hoyer was hired away from the Boston Red Sox by the San Diego Padres to be their general manager, it was thought that he may try to bring some people over from the Red Sox. Hazen, who grew up in Massachusetts, has been the Red Sox farm director since 2006.

By Ian The question of the offseason for Boston Red Sox fans is whether or not they will re-sign Jason Bay. The question remains where he wants to play. And if we judge from Bay’s chat at WEEI.com on Thursday afternoon, we still don’t know. Bay stopped by WEEI.com and besides answering questions about h...

By Ian While the New York Yankees are currently playing in the World Series (go Phillies btw), we can expect another battle to heat up between the Boston Red Sox and Yankees this offseason. Young pitching prospect Chapman visits the Sox [Boston Globe]

By Ian Boston Red Sox skipper Terry Francona will no longer have Brad Mills to turn to on his bench. Alyson Footer of MLB.com said on her Twitter page that the Houston Astros have hired the Red Sox bench coach as their next manager. Mills had been with Francona for a long time as he was Francona’s first b...

By Ian Another one of Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s brain trust is leaving for a general manager’s job. According to multiple baseball sources,  Red Sox assistant GM Jed Hoyer will be named the GM of the San Diego Padres next week. He will replace former GM Kevin Towers who was let go on October 3rd....

By Ian Fenway Sports Group (FSG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of New England Sports Ventures (NESV). In addition to Fenway Sports Group, NESV owns the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, and 80 percent of New England Sports Network. A premier sports-management organization headquartered in Boston, F...

By Ian The top two free agents this offseason that play left field are going to be St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Bill Buckner Matt Holliday and Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay. You can bet your last dollar that the Red Sox will definitely be trying to re-sign Bay during the two week period after...

By Ian It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they’ll host the Louisville Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. If you missed my game preview, be sure to check it out. UConn’s Charles Returns A More Motivated Player [Hartford Courant] UConn ready to start title defense [AP via ESPN]

By Ian When the Boston Red Sox acquired Billy Wagner in a trade with the New York Mets, they knew they weren’t going to re-sign him. Sox GM Theo Epstein planned on offering Wagner arbitration so that if Wags declined and signed somewhere else, the Red Sox could get two draft picks.

By Ian In 56 games with the Red Sox, VMart hit .336 with 8 home runs, 41 RBIs and a stolen base. Overall in 155 games with the Indians (99 games) and Red Sox, he hit .303 with 23 home runs, 103 RBIs and a stolen base. The Red Sox hold a $7.5 million option on Martinez and now that we know it will be exercised, what...

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By Ian The main one being what will it take to keep Jason Bay in a Red Sox uniform? Will the Red Sox pickup the options of Victor Martinez and Alex Gonzalez (no brainers to me)? Have we seen the last of Jason Varitek in a Red Sox uniform? For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston...

By Ian After a record-breaking and record-setting 6th inning last night that saw them put up a 12 spot before making an out against the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox will now have to deal with the thorn in their side that is the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays have taken 5-of-7 games from the Red Sox t...

By Steve Second Baseman Dustin Pedroia: Hit .326 with 2 HR and 15 RBI had a .393 OBP and a .522 SLG for the month. Very consistent in the field. Grade: A Daisuke Matsuzaka: Was 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA for the month in 5 starts. Walked 14 hitters while striking out 30 in 27 IP. Grade: B-

By Steve Center Fielder Jacoby Ellsbury: Hit .287 for the month with 2 HR and 12 RBI and an OBP of .337 and a .404 SLG. Stole 8 bases in 9 attempts and continues to play gold glove caliber defense.   Grade: B- Third Baseman Mike Lowell: Missed half the month on the DL with a hip and oblique problems. Hit just ....

By Steve Eckersley currently serves as a studio analyst for select Boston Red Sox games on New England Sports Network (NESN). The AL 1992 Cy Young award and MVP winner, Eckersley enjoyed success as both a starter and reliever and is one of only two pitchers to have both a 20-win season (1978) and a 50-...

By Steve Second Baseman Dustin Pedroia: Brought his BA back to .303 through June went 36 for 101 to hit .354 with 4 HR and 9 RBI for the month. Continues to make dazzling defensive plays in the field. Grade: A Infielder/Outfielder Brandon Moss: Hit only .222 for the month (8 for 36) with 5 RBI in limited time....

By Ian Former Red Sox GM Dan Duquette is in some hot water for selling two 2004 World Series tickets. For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant and Providence Journal websites.

By Ian Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling told WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan this morning during his weekly appearance that he will not pitch again this season as he will undergo surgery on his shoulder Monday morning. UPDATE: Rob Bradford of the Boston Herald has a partial transcript of the i...

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