CLAYTON MORTENSEN RUMORS
Clayton Mortensen Eyeing A Full-Time Roster Spot With Red Sox in 2013
BOSTON –– Clayton Mortensen has shuttled back and forth from Triple-A to the majors on six occasions this season. One second, he's a passenger on the team's private charter to the West Coast, and the next, he's riding the bus to an obscure East Coast town with the Pawtucket Red Sox. Regardless of the venue, Mortensen has dazzled in relief. In 20 games for the Red...
Clayton Mortensen Recalled For Boston, Continues to Show Ability to Adapt to Any Situation
BOSTON -- Clayton Mortensen just keeps trucking back and forth from Pawtucket to Boston. With Vicente Padilla sidelined, the Red Sox called up the reliever for his fifth different stint in the big leagues. Last time around, Mortensen was promoted for a one-day affair against the Tigers on July 31. When the Red Sox traded for Craig Breslow, Mortensen received a last second call to...
Vincente Padilla to DL, Mortensen called up
Today the Red Sox placed reliever Vincente Padilla on the 15 day DL due to bicep soreness. Righty reliever Clayton Mortensen has been added to the major league roster to fill Padilla’s spot.
In 39 innings of work, Padilla had put up a 4.62 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Before this, Padilla had been struggling, allowing 8 runs in his last 10.1 innings.
According to Bobby Valentine, Padilla...
Clayton Mortensen Gets Special One-Day Appearance as Red Sox Stock Up for Doubleheader (Video)
Doubleheaders used to be the norm in professional baseball, but nowadays they are a rare occasion -- more of a way to make up for rainouts. With doubleheaders throwing a wrench in the usual plans of calling up guys and dealing with injuries, managers get a boost from special doubleheader call-up rules. Bobby Valentine is taking advantage of those rules on Saturday, tapping Clayton...
Clayton Mortensen Becomes Latest Red Sox Reliever to Step Up, Bullpen Continues to Impress
Bobby Valentine summed it up pretty well following a disappointing loss on Monday night in Oakland. The Red Sox skipper broke it down in a good news/bad news kind of way saying that it was discouraging to see what Daisuke Matsuzaka did, but quickly added that he was impressed with Clayton Mortensen. Mortensen, who was called on out of the pen in the second inning of what would be...
Josh Beckett placed on 15 day DL, Mortensen recalled
According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Josh Beckett has been placed on the 15 day DL due to a shoulder inflammation. Pitcher Clayton Mortensen was added to the roster to fill Beckett’s roster spot.
Beckett is 4-7 so far this year, with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He’s been having a rocky season both with his pitching and with his health, and it seems like a smart move...
Daniel Nava called up, Clayton Mortensen sent down
Today the Red Sox added Daniel Nava to the major league roster and optioned Clayton Mortensen to Pawtucket.
Although Clayton Mortensen was great in his 9.1 innings of work with the Red Sox, pitching to the tune of a 0.96 ERA and a 0.64 WHIP with 12 strikeouts, this is welcome news to say the least. The Red Sox outfield condition has been close to anemic for the outfielders not...
Clayton Mortensen: Four Pitches, Hot Hand
Clayton Mortensen seems intent on showing that the Red Sox gained more than $5 million in payroll flexibility when they traded Marco Scutaro to Colorado in January. The 27-year-old right-hander has been outstanding in a pair of long-relief appearances since being called up from Triple-A. Were it not for Mark Reynolds, he would be almost perfect. The Orioles third baseman has homered...
Kevin Youkilis placed on 15 day DL, Clayton Mortensen called up
The dust seems to have settled for the most part. Kevin Youkilis was just placed on the DL, retroactive to Sunday. Also, Clayton Mortensen was added to the major league roster today.
Mortenson, who was traded for Scutaro in the offseason, had a 0.90 ERA and a 10/4 K/BB ratio for the PawSox in 10 innings. His stint with the Red Sox will not last long, as Aaron Cook is also expected...
Sox option 3 players to Pawtucket
The Red Sox have optioned Clayton Mortensen, Junichi Tazawa. and Luis Esposito to the Pawsox.They also moved a few more players around in the minors.
Reassigned to minor league camp were right-hander Brandon Duckworth, left-hander Jesse Carlson, catcher Max St. Pierre and outfielder Alex Hassan.
None of those players had a chance to make the big league roster and none of...
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