Jon Heyman of SI reported earlier that the Boston Red Sox have made an offer to free agent right-hander Roy Oswalt. Oswalt must have plenty of options out there, because Heyman says that he hasn’t accepted it yet. “#Redsox made offer to oswalt but are unsure hed go since hes yet to accept. he rejected [...]
Is it physically impossible for the Oakland A’s to keep any good players? Every time you turn around, they are shipping off proven talent for prospects. And they just did it again. The A’s have sent closer Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Raul Alcantara, 3B [...]
If this is true, it would be quite a huge deal. The Red Sox made a huge splash last offseason when they acquired Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, and they look like they might make huge waves again this year. Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com, is reporting that the Red Sox are actively (as opposed to [...]
Many thought that with the Boston Red Sox so willing to let closer Jonathan Papelbon walk to Philadelphia, they were sold on having his replacement waiting in-house. But, according to a report, the Sox aren’t necessarily sold on Daniel Bard as the guy to step in as the ninth-inning guy. According to Dan Knobler of [...]
We mentioned earlier today that the Philadelphia Phillies were reportedly moving on from Ryan Madson and focusing their attention on Boson Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Well, that does indeed seem to be the case. Because Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com is reporting that the Philies have reached an agreement with Papelbon and he’ll become a [...]
It was widely believed earlier this week that the Philadelphia Phillies were poised to sign a contract with Ryan Madson for four years and about $44 million. However, some reports say a deal was never in place and that Ruben Amaro backed out of the deal. Now, according to Jayson Stark on Twitter, the Phillies [...]
Chicago Cubs fans must be thrilled about having a new team president that was the mastermind of two Boston Red Sox World Series titles. It’s going to be great! Wait ’til you see who you get now! Well, while Theo Epstein did some great things for the Red Sox, he hasn’t been stellar as of [...]
Theo Epstein’s reign of terror as “the guy that finally brought these whiny fans a title or two” has officially ended. Epstein has resigned as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox and will now take over as the guy who will run the Chicago Cubs. Here is a joint press release from both [...]
There was a report recently that accused players for the Boston Red Sox of drinking beer, eating fried chicken and playing video games in the clubhouse during games. Pitcher Jon Lester sort of admitted to that on Monday, saying that he drank “ninth inning rally beer.” We translate that to mean that yes this stuff [...]
Okay, so this might take a little longer than we all thought. It seemed like the Chicago Cubs already had a deal in place for Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein, and that deciding on compensation was somewhat of a formality. But, no. A source tells CSN Chicago that talks have gone sour and become [...]
Take this how you want, but I kind of take this as a swipe at soon-to-be-ex General Manager Theo Epstein. This offseason, the Boston Red Sox made some huge splashes in free agency, including signing Carl Crawford. Everyone thought that they had pulled one over on the Yankees, who actually got better production from Brett [...]
While the Boston Red Sox surely don’t want to lose a guy like Theo Epstein, they have to understand that he doesn’t have anything left to do in Boston. He took a team that hadn’t won a World Series title in 400 years and made them a two-time champion. For guys like Epstein, that challenge [...]
The Boston Red Sox did a hell of a job finishing up the season this year. Starting September with a huge lead in the AL Wild Card, the Sox managed to blow it on the final day of the season. Not just that, but they had a 3-2 lead late against the Baltimore Orioles at [...]
During this past offseason, it was thought that the Boston Red Sox destroyed the New York Yankees in terms of adding huge pieces. The Red Sox landed Adrian Gonzalez and also signed Carl Crawford to a seven-year, $142 million contract. The Yankees missed out, because they wanted Crawford too. Or did they? According to GM [...]
Boston Red Sox fans can’t be in a great mood lately. The Red Sox have fallen 2.5 games behind the New York Yankees while losing four of their last five. Now, it’s time to throw some injury news in the mix. Josh Beckett messed up his ankle on Monday and they called it at the [...]
The Boston Red Sox have sent their pricey centerfielder to the disabled list. Carl Crawford was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain and the Sox aren’t taking any chances. The strain isn’t thought to be all that serious, but the $142 million man relies heavily on his legs and it’s better to be safe [...]
We don’t know who Lewis Yocum is, but he’s probably pretty rich. He’s also pretty busy at the moment what with all the Tommy John surgeries he’s performing. We mentioned earlier today that he’ll be performing the surgery on Royals prospect John Lamb on Friday, and now it looks like he’s got the Red Sox’ [...]
If you haven’t seen it yet, just be warned. Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd got popped in the face with a pitch this weekend against the Boston Red Sox. It was so bad that you could see the horror and concern on the face of Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis. Byrd got popped pretty good [...]
The Boston Red Sox have place Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled list with a swollen and bloated ERA. There was hope that the swelling on the 5.30 ERA would go down after more starts, but it just wasn’t happening. “We had our trainers take a look at his ERA and we didn’t initially think he’d [...]
Tampa Bay Rays DH/OF Manny Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring after he was informed that he tested positive yet again for performance-enhancing drugs. Sources tell ESPN that he tested positive for PED’s in spring training and has decided to retire instead of sitting out a 100-game suspension. “Major League Baseball recently notified [...]
I should preface this with the fact that I don’t really hate the New England Patriots. Yes, it’s annoying that their fans can be so mouthy and they act like they are still sports victims when it comes to championships. The Celtics just won it all a couple years ago. The Red Sox won in [...]
According to Tim Brown (not the former Oakland Raiders WR) of Yahoo! Sports, the Texas Rangers have agreed to a deal with third baseman Adrian Beltre. The deal is reportedly done pending a physical. The rumors out there have this as a six-year, $96 million contract. That would be ridiculous. Yes, Beltre hit .321 last [...]
This is great. Oney Guillen is the son of Ozzie Guillen and apparently got a lot of his personality from his old man. Bobby Jenks spent some six years with the Chicago White Sox, but he recently went to the Boston Red Sox. Upon doing so, he ripped his Chicago manager and claimed that he [...]
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (dumbest name in sports ever. And that’s saying something when you have a team called the Mighty Ducks playing up the street) have pulled their latest offer for free agent Adrian Beltre. A source tells the Los Angeles Times that “the door is still open” on possibly negotiating a [...]
Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I even pass these reports along. Yesterday, ESPN’s Buster Olney said that the Boston Red Sox were the favorites to land free agent catcher Russell Martin. Today? He’s saying that the New York Yankees are making a strong push. “Heard this: The Yankees are now taking an aggressive approach in [...]