Prospect Nick Hagadone to get Tommy John surgery
The Sox 2007 first-round draft pick, Nick Hagadone, is going to undergo TJ surgery and will miss the rest of the season. Hagadone spent a small portion of last year with the Lowell Spinners and put up a 1.85 ERA in 24.1 IP with 8 walks and 33 strikeouts.
Link: SoxProspects.com Nick Hagadone Bio
Bobby Kielty has hand surgery
I’m afraid I’ve got more bad news on the injury front. OF Bobby Kielty (currently on the DL in Pawtucket) has had surgery on his left hand to remove a bone spur. He will be out 4-6 weeks at the minimum.
Bryan Corey is back!
Pitcher Justin Masterson was sent back down to the minors today and reliever Bryan Corey was brought up in his place. Masterson just finished a somewhat brilliant major league debut as he went 6 innings yesterday, only yielding 2 hits and 1 run.
Corey should hopefully help our struggling bullpen out a little bit. If you [...]
Game: April 24, 2008
April 24th, 2008 - LAA 7 @ BOS 5
Winning pitcher: Joe Saunders (4-0, 2.55 ERA)
Losing pitcher: Manny Delcarmen (0-1, 5.06 ERA)
Best performance: Justin Masterson 6IP 2H 4BB 4K 1ER ND
Worst performance: Javier Lopez/Manny Delcarmen 0.0IP 1H 1BB 2ER (Same line for both of them)
Season Record: 15-9, .625
Justin Masterson called up to start this afternoon
Pitcher Justin Masterson was called up from the Portland Sea Dogs today to make a spot-start against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Craig Hansen was sent back down to make room for him.
With Beckett and Daisuke both missing starts due to the flu and post-flu symptoms (Josh’s stiff neck), the Red Sox were [...]
Hard Drive Crash
I’m sorry everyone. I missed the most news-packed portion of the season thus far because my hard drive on my personal computer crashed. I essentially lost the last 10 years of my life (digital pictures, e-mails, etc.) and I’m still pretty upset about it. Unfortunately I wasn’t smart enough to keep backups either.
Life goes on, [...]
