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Varitek exercises option to remain with Red Sox
24 days ago by
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Catcher Jason Varitek has exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox.
There are plays to be made
25 days ago by
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On the surface, the Red Sox would seem only to lack a left fielder and a shortstop to be ready for the 2010 season. Once those spots are filled, only some minor roster tweaks would remain.
Holliday shopping done early
25 days ago by
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Multiple reports have it that the Red Sox made a four-year, $60 million offer to left fielder Jason Bay, though general manager Theo Epstein has not confirmed that. But if the Sox don’t retain Bay, the main power-hitting outfielder available is Matt Holliday, who is represented...
Red Sox get into position
26 days ago by
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It wasn’t anything unexpected, but Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein announcing that Victor Martinez will be the team’s full-time catcher next season certainly smacked of something more on the horizon, and it certainly meant the end of more than a decade of Jason Varitek...
Wakefield gets 2-year deal
26 days ago by
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Not only will Tim Wakefield be back with the Red Sox next season, he now has a contract for 2011. Not bad for a 43-year-old coming off back surgery.
Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek
27 days ago by
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The Red Sox have exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez.
Sox decline option on Gonzalez
27 days ago by
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Alex Gonzalez still could be the starting shortstop for the Red Sox next season. But if he returns, it will be at their price, not his.
Why the Sox should be going, going . . . going after Gonzalez
28 days ago by
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The one thing the Red Sox must do to bridge the gap between them and the World Series champion Yankees? Acquire Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez .
Henry trims quarter of staff at Fla. firm
29 days ago by
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John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has fired more than a quarter of the staff at his investment company in Boca Raton, Fla., a result of declining assets and “the current market environment,’’ a spokesman said.
Henry trims quarter of staff at Fla. firm
November 06, 2009 by
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John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has fired more than a quarter of the staff at his investment company in Boca Raton, Fla., a result of declining assets and ‘‘the current market environment,’’ a spokesman said.
Hermida brings his promise to Fenway outfield
November 06, 2009 by
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Jeremy Hermida’s first at-bat in the major leagues produced a grand slam. He was 21 at the time, and the Florida Marlins thought they had a player worthy of building a team around.
Marlins trade Hermida traded to Red Sox
November 05, 2009 by
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The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins for left-handers Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones.
A night at the theater
November 04, 2009 by
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Six years later, he is back in new Yankee Stadium, still pitching for the honor of Red Sox Nation.
Hazen turns down Padres, opts for Sox
November 03, 2009 by
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The Red Sox may already have lost assistant general manager Jed Hoyer to the Padres and bench coach Brad Mills to the Astros, but they won’t be losing director of player development Mike Hazen, who was offered an assistant general manager job by San Diego.
Buchholz prepared to play mind games
November 03, 2009 by
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As Astros right fielder Hunter Pence cranked eight home runs off Clay Buchholz yesterday at the Reebok Baseball Summit, the righthanded hurler sported an ear-to-ear grin.
Young pitching prospect Chapman visits the Sox
October 28, 2009 by
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Aroldis Chapman, the 21-year-old Cuban lefthander with a fastball that hits triple digits, was at Fenway Park yesterday and came away impressed with the Red Sox.
Pulling for those pushy Yankees
October 28, 2009 by
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I am rooting for the Yankees. Under the circumstances, you should too. Let us all acknowledge that the Red Sox have started to grow a little stale. Many of us have grown complacent, if not downright spoiled. The large majority of us now treat the baseball postseason as a birthright...
Mills is Astros’ choice
October 27, 2009 by
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When asked to hold up his new No. 2 Houston Astros jersey, Brad Mills made sure to flip it from the back to the front. Instead of his last name, the photographers got a shot of the team name, as Mills said, “More concerned with the name on the front than the name on the back...
Epstein’s stable has another winner
October 26, 2009 by
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Jed Hoyer, the new general manager of the San Diego Padres, said all the right things during his introductory news conference yesterday, but he fell short of saying what Red Sox fans wanted to hear - that he would trade superstar Adrian Gonzalez to Boston.
Really big news
October 26, 2009 by
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The greatest season in modern Red Sox history opened with the team’s two aces sniping at Boston’s sports media, chroniclers of the franchise’s ancient culture of doom.
Hoyer expected to be named Padres GM
October 23, 2009 by
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Jed Hoyer will be named San Diego Padres general manager, a baseball source confirmed to the Globe yesterday. Hoyer, 35, has been a member of the Red Sox’ front office since 2002, most recently as vice president and assistant general manager.
Wakefield sets goals for future
October 22, 2009 by
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Despite having back surgery Wednesday, it is clear that 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is not looking toward retirement. He said yesterday that he’s not interested only in getting the 18 wins necessary to make him the career leader in Red Sox history, but that he’...
Wakefield has surgery, looks ahead to next season
October 22, 2009 by
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Red Sox right-hander Tim Wakefield wants to pitch as long as possible after undergoing back surgery.
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