Red Sox' Bullpen in Infinitely Better Shape Than Last Year's, But Terry Francona Facing 'Tough Decisions'
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Last year at this time, the Red Sox had personnel in Oregon scouting veteran lefty Alan Embree, whom they would sign to beef up the bullpen competition. Just a few days later, Scott Schoeneweis was brought into the fold. As Terry Francona so aptly put it Friday morning in Fort Myers, the club was "scrambling" to find suitable candidates to fill out the...
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March 18, 2011
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March 18, 2011
Discuss
Baltimore Orioles trying to add pitching depth
The Baltimore Orioles are trying to add some pitching depth and according to the team's president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail (via Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun), he believes that they can still make a couple of more moves before pitchers and catchers report to the team’s Spring Training Complex in mid-February.
MacPhail said the team is working hard to add a lefty...
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January 17, 2011
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January 17, 2011
Scott Schoeneweis Hopes To Play In 2011
Despite posting a 7.41 ERA in 60 big league appearances over the last two seasons, Scott Schoeneweis still feels he can excel as a situational lefty, says Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. The 37-year-old tells Cafardo that he's hoping another team gives him a chance in 2011, after the Red Sox released him in May last year.
As Cafardo explains, Schoeneweis found his wife dead...
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January 09, 2011
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January 09, 2011
Scott Schoeneweis Hopes To Play In 2011
Despite posting a 7.41 ERA in 60 big league appearances over the last two seasons, Scott Schoeneweis still feels he can excel as a situational lefty, says Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. The 37-year-old tells Cafardo that he's hoping another team gives him a chance in 2011, after the Red Sox released him in May last year.
As Cafardo explains, Schoeneweis found his wife dead...
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January 09, 2011
Nick Cafardo on Scutaro, Lowrie, Schoeneweis, Soriano and Ellsbury
Here's the latest from the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo:
– The biggest question the Red Sox will have to make is determining between Marco Scutaro or Jed Lowrie who will be the team's starting shortstop and who will be the utility player.
– Scott Schoeneweis wants one more chance to play baseball again. He feels that he can excel as a situational lefty. â...
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January 09, 2011
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January 09, 2011
A closer look at the LOOGY market
Especially in the national league east with so many power hitting lefties I think it's essential to carry a LOOGY in the bullpen, no matter how good a righty is against lefties I still think there are certain situation that it's a must match-up. Our best in-house option for the role of left handed specialist is Pat Misch, no I doubt if Ollie will be any less a mess this...
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December 10, 2010
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December 10, 2010
Scott Downs' Trade Value
There's always demand for quality left handers at the trade deadline, but this year, they're in short supply. Bruce Chen, Will Ohman and Javier Lopez could probably be acquired and Alan Embree and Scott Schoeneweis could be signed as free agents. There are not many left-handers to choose from, and that only increases Scott Downs' trade value.Â
The Blue Jays, below...
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July 05, 2010
Scott Schoeneweis Rumors: Free agent wants to pitch again?
Free agent left-handed pitcher Scott Schoeneweis says he wants to pitch again, according to The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo. Cafardo says that he really wanted to stay with the Red Sox and wishes he’d been used more in the role that he anticipated – a situational lefty.
“I would love to pitch again this season, but it would have to be a special situation given...
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June 27, 2010
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June 27, 2010
Bullpen positives and negatives
Look on the bright side. When it comes to the Sox best relief pitchers, all are home grown.
Yet, outside of Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Manny Delcarmen there has not been a lot to like about the Sox bullpen this year. You probably had the feeling, as I did, heading into the season that the relief corps would be somewhat of a problem when the big decision heading out of Fort...
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June 10, 2010
Odds & Ends: Willis, Lee, Oswalt, Schoeneweis
Links for Sunday, as we wait to see how Buster Posey will follow up his three-RBI debut....
After being designated for assignment, Dontrelle Willis would like to play for a West Coast team, according to FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi (via Twitter). Morosi says the Diamondbacks are Willis' first choice.
In a pair of tweets, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times discusses...
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May 30, 2010
Odds & Ends: Lee, Oswalt, Schoeneweis, Indians
Links for Sunday, as we wait to see how Buster Posey will follow up his 3-RBI debut....
Joel Sherman of the New York Post expects the Yankees to sign Cliff Lee after this season, and ESPN.com's Buster Olney (Insider-only link) agrees. One AL exec tells Sherman that he has "no doubt" the Yanks will sign the left-hander.
Within the same ESPN.com piece, Olney...
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May 30, 2010
This Day in Angels Baseball: May 23rd, 2001
May 23, 2001 The Anaheim Angels lost to the Baltimore Orioles 12-5 at Camden Yards. Troy Glaus would hit a home run, score twice and drive in 3 in the game but Angels starter Scott Schoeneweis was hit hard by Baltimore, giving up 11 runs on 12 hits in 4 innings. The 11 earned runs are the most in a single game by one pitcher on the Angels. Schoeneweis was a 3rd round draft pick by...
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May 23, 2010
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May 23, 2010
This Day in Angels Baseball: May 22nd, 1999
May 22, 1999 at Tropicana Field in Florida the Anaheim Angels beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6. Tim Unroe and Todd Greene would each drive in 2 runs in the win while Mark Petkovsek picked up the win in relief and Troy Percival would record the save. Angels starter Steve Sparks went 5 innings, giving up 4 runs, walking 6 and hitting 4 batters. Four batters hit in a single game is...
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May 22, 2010
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May 22, 2010
Designate Schoeneweis
The Boston Red Sox have designated left-hander Scott Schoeneweis for assignment.
Via CBSSports.com
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May 20, 2010
Anniversary gets tougher for Schoeneweis
The Boston Red Sox have designated left-hander Scott Schoeneweis for assignment. He got the news on Wednesday night as he was getting ready for the first anniversary of his wife's death from a drug overdose.
Via MSNBC
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May 20, 2010
Anniversary gets tougher for Shoeneweis
The Boston Red Sox have designated left-hander Scott Schoeneweis for assignment. He got the news on Wednesday night as he was getting ready for the first anniversary of his wife's death from a drug overdose.
Boston Red Sox - Scott Schoeneweis - Left-handedness - Baseball - Sports
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May 20, 2010
Red Sox 3, Twins 2: Finally!
THIS kind of performance from That Clay Person is what Red Sox Nation has been waiting for years to see. Consistent, ice water in the veins, getting the job done kind of pitching…Getting his 5th win, which is more than anyone else in the starting 5 has, he pitched 8+ innings, throwing 104 pitches, 68 for strikes, giving up 2 runs (one inherited by Daniel Bard and allowed to...
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May 20, 2010
Scutaro given shot; Schoeneweis designated
Bothered by nagging soreness in his left elbow for the past several weeks, Red Sox shortstop Marco Scutaro had a cortisone shot before Wednesday night's game. Also, the Red Sox will designate lefty reliever Scott Schoeneweis for assignment.
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May 19, 2010
Reliever Nelson’s patience is rewarded
The Red Sox waited until the final days of spring training to send righthanded reliever Joe Nelson to the minors. The 35-year-old pitched well, but was bumped out of a roster spot by Scott Schoeneweis .
Boston Red Sox - Joe Nelson - Scott Schoeneweis - Spring training - sport
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May 19, 2010
Breaking News: Schoeneweis Desginated For Assignment
According to a tweet by Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have designated Scott Schoeneweis for assignment. There's no word on a corresponding roster move as of yet.
Schoeneweis, who was one of the last players to make the Red Sox out of spring training, had a rough time coming out of the bullpen. In 15 appearances, he was 1-0 with a 7.90 ERA. He had allowed...
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May 19, 2010
Red Sox Designate Schoeneweis For Assignment
The Red Sox designated Scott Schoeneweis for assignment, according to Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe (via Twitter).
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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May 19, 2010
Red Sox Designate Schoeneweis For Assignment
The Red Sox designated Scott Schoeneweis for assignment, according to Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe (via Twitter). In 13.2 innings with the Red Sox this year, the 36-year-old lefty posted a 7.90 ERA with 8.6 K/9 and 6.6 BB/9.
The Red Sox signed Schoeneweis not long after the Brewers released him this spring. Earlier in the month, Daniel Barbarisi of the Providence Journal...
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May 19, 2010
Bullpen Arson Squad Blows Another
Could someone please tell me why in the wide, wide world of sports is Scott Schoeneweis still taking away a roster spot from another more deserving Red Sox player?He did yet another bangup job on Saturday night, giving up a single to a lefty he was supposed to get out, and it led to Ramon Ramirez' failure to throw a strike across the plate to Ramon Santiago with the bases loaded...
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May 16, 2010
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/9
Given the up-and-down season the Boston Red Sox are having, you never know which team is going to show up. Is it going to be the team that swept the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays? Or is it going to be the team that got swept by the Baltimore Orioles?
It appears the team that showed up last weekend in Baltimore is the one that showed up at Fenway Park in the series against...
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May 09, 2010
Five Swings: Men Against Boys?
The Red Sox simply didn't get enough rain today, enough to get rid of C.C. Sabathia but not the rest of the Bronx tale.1. Astrodirt? I've seen more turf fields with cutouts than grass fields with artificial dirt. I'm guessing that Adrian Beltre didn't just forget how to field, but rather he's struggling with the notorious Fenway infield. Is it impossible to fix...
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May 08, 2010
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