Boston signs Papelbon and Lopez
Jonathan Papelbon likes to set records. His 25 consecutive scoreless innings pitched to start a postseason career is a record and now so is his $6.25 million dollar salary. The club has avoided arbitration with Papelbon and also set a record for an arbitration-eligible relief pitcher’s salary. Who says we’re in an [...]
Youk inks contract extension
The Red Sox and first baseman Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a four-year contract, worth more than $40 million, a deal also including a $13 million option for 2013 (roughly averaging $10 million per year). He has to pass a physical on Friday to finalize the agreement. Once it is a done deal, his arbitration [...]
Sox farm system ranked 13th
It sounds a lot worse than it is, but Baseball America has ranked Boston’s farm system as the 13th “best” in baseball for 2009. That’s quite a jump from 2nd last year but there is a pretty easy explanation of that. Of last year’s top 5 Red Sox prospects (Buchholz, Ellsbury, Anderson, Masterson, [...]
Paul Byrd’s got jokes
To all intents and purposes, Paul Byrd has retired; however, he’s said that he’ll stay in training shape throughout the season just in case he changes his mind in July. This gives an option to the Red Sox in case they have a starter go down and need somebody solid to fill up the [...]
Thank you Alex Cora
ESPN sources are saying that Alex Cora is close to signing a 1 year deal with the New York Mets. Cora had been with the Red Sox since being traded here from the Indians in 2005. He’s done pretty much everything the club has asked of him; this ranges from being asked to [...]
David Pauley designated for assignment
David Pauley is only 25 yrs. old but he seems so much older to Sox fans for some reason. It’s probably because of his career 9.53 ERA in the major leagues from having a bunch of streaky spot-starts, or it could be because he threw a gem against the Yankees in 2006 but lost [...]
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