The Red Sox have announced that they will be holding a press conference today regarding Josh Beckett, and Ian Browne tweets that they will announce a 4-year, $68MM extension for 2011-2014 ($17MM...
I thought I'd share an article from ESPN Boston (a site definitely worth bookmarking if you haven't already). It talks about Scutaro's time as a minor league player, and the transition he is...
Got ya didn't I? Just another mediocre AAA pitcher for bullpen depth. I'd really like for us to find a legit late-inning lefty but maybe there are none of those left...
As of right now, what picks will we have entering the next draft. I realize that we surrendered our first rounder to LAA and our second rounder to Toronto, but we also received first-round and...
I check out MLB trade rumors a lot, and they recently posted MLB's to 50 FAs and predictions for their destinations. Take it with a grain of salt but, I thought some of these predictions would...
I'm surprised that nobody has posted anything on Lowrie's injury. According to the Boston Herald, Jed Lowrie will be out 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgury on his left wrist. He had the surgery...
The Red Sox look pretty good going into 2009. Their rotation and bullpen are strong points. Pairing their pitching and defense, their overall run prevention should be more than enough to give...
Alex Rodriguez's brother, Joe Dunand, says that Rodriguez will need surgery on his right hip. (Link) He'll have the surgery on monday, and will need about 10 weeks to recover. This will...
Here's the link from MLB. $5MM plus incentives? That's a steal. Sure his defense isn't great, but the Angles could use a left handed bat, and Abreu consistently hits 20 HR, 100 RBI, Steals 20...
The Red Sox signed Papelbon for another year at $6.25 MM. I was hoping he would follow the lead of Pedroia and Youkillis and sign a long-term extension, but no such luck. This was his first...
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports that: According to one baseball source, the team has been intensifying talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks concerning 25-year-old catcher Miguel...
Word on the street is that Young wants out of Texas. The rangers have a vacancy at third base, and would want Young to shift positions to allow a young stud SS to play with the big club. Young...
UPDATE: Poll attached. It appears that Rocco Baldelli's disease is not so untreatable after all according to numerous sources including tampabay.com His doctor at the Cleveland Clinic has...
If everything this off-season happened the way i wanted it to, here's what would go down: Sign Teixeira to play 1B. Whatever amount of money it takes- probably 8 years, $180MM or more ($22.5...
Putz will set up for Rodriguez. These are big moves for the Mets, and if a team is losing to them going into the eighth, they should just give up. Most teams drool over a bullpen tandem like this one.
There it is, he finally took the money. The Yankees still want more starters and will try to sign Burnett and/or Lowe. I think this is a good thing. Sabathia will probably have significant injuries before this contract is over, and at this point, the Yankees won't be desperate to sign Teixeira.
[EDITOR'S NOTE by RANDY, 1:56 p.m.] While the Red Sox haven't made a splash in free agency, this may turn out to be the biggest move of the entire offseason. Re-signing Pedroia is absolutely huge....
21-year-old Lars Anderson was listed in MLB.com's top 50 prospects list at number 25. I'm sure everyone is just as excited about this guy as I am. The report on him is very favorable, and...
Sanspo is reporting that Red Sox VP for international scouting Craig Shipley spent 1 hour 50 minutes negotiating with Junichi Tawaza, resulting in a $6M contract offer. No word on whether...
While posting on another thread, I started thinking about everybody's proposed Teixeira scenario. 1. Sign Tex, 2. Youk to third, 3. Trade Lowell. The first two steps seem easy enough, but what...
Interesting analysis of how the Yankees' and Red Sox' offseason moves could pay out. I think the article should consider the possible returns for Lowell and/or Crisp in a trade, but overall it's well-written.
While, MLBtraderumors is not always the most reliable source, they do pose an interesting possibility regarding the white sox. Here's the link: h...
We're comparing the pitching rotations in another fanpost so I'd like to examine how our lineups compare. Red Sox Ellsbury Pedroia Ortiz Youk Drew Bay Kotsay Lowrie Veritek DEVIL Rays I...
Not sure how reliable this is, because I pulled it off of mlbtraderumors.com, but apparently Crisp talks with the A's are comming around again. This is comming from the San Francisco chronicle:h...
Rotoworld is reporting that, "The Red Sox have reportedly re-signed Bobby Kielty to a non-guaranteed contract. He'll earn $800,000 if he makes the team. The Red Sox appear set with a bench of...
The Twins just extended Michael Cuddyer for 3 years, $23 mil, and Justin Morneau for 6 years, $80 mil. Does this mean that they are trying to build a contender for the next few years, and will...
I don't think there's been a thread discussing the '08 bench for a while so I'll start one now. Kielty is gone, Hinske is gone, Belli may likely be gone. So where do we go next?There are some...
"By Jonnypops Posted on Tue Nov 13, 2007 at 12:53:16 AM EDT Well the AL Rookie of the Year has been signed, sealed and delivered and notably absent is one of our main men (and rare bright spots for...