March 9th, 2009 •
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Red Sox, Spring Training • Tagged as Brad Wilkerson, Chris Carter, Jeff Bailey, Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay, after undergoing back surgery in the beginning of January shortly after signing a new one-year deal with the Red Sox, will be out of the lineup until at least the beginning of May. His versatility, what made him so attractive to the Sox in the first place, also causes a slight problem for the [...]
March 8th, 2009 •
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Red Sox • Tagged as Argenis Diaz, David Ortiz, JD Drew, Mark Kotsay, Predictions, Terry Francona
Red Sox Nation is rightfully exciting about the upcoming season. We have veterans on the mend, pitching aplenty, and young guys than an elementary school playground.
While the Red Sox didn’t land any big-name free agents this offseason, they reeled in more than enough “low-risk, high reward” (are you sick of that phrase yet?) players to [...]
March 7th, 2009 •
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What Happened To? • Tagged as Eric Gagne, Kason Gabbard, Rangers, Trade
Welcome to the Red Sox Rundown’s new feature, What Happened to…, a weekly series bringing you up to date on former Red Sox players. Many of these players will be former prospects at home with a new team, while others will be veterans who faded into the horizon after leaving the Sox.
Pitcher Kason Gabbard is the [...]
March 5th, 2009 •
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Red Sox • Tagged as CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Cy Young, Jon Lester, Stats
Manny Ramirez has signed with the Dodgers, making him the one of precious few big-name free agents not signed by the New York Yankees this offseason.
JD Drew has a bad back.
Brad Penny has “shoulder weakness.”
It’s time for some good news, Red Sox Nation. How does this headline grab you: Lester Wins 2009 AL Cy Young.
Yep, you heard [...]
March 3rd, 2009 •
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Red Sox • Tagged as Brad Penny, Injuries, JD Drew, Spring Training
And so it begins.
The panic, the pain, the second-guessing. And it’s not even April.
With reports today of JD Drew’s lingering back problems and Brad Penny’s not-so-stellar progress, Red Sox Nation has gone into a tailspin better suited for the snowy streets of Boston than sunny Fort Myers.
What we should have already realized hit us today: [...]
March 2nd, 2009 •
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Baseball • Tagged as Mariners, Olympics, USA, World Baseball Classic
Since the inception of the World Baseball Classic in 2006, the tournament has been treated with the type of good-will ordinarily saved for an unexpected visit from your third cousin Matilda and her six children, three dogs, and deadbeat husband. Front offices dislike the WBC, citing legitimate concerns about the health of their players. American fans are at best apathetic, [...]
