Posted in 2008, Free Agents, Outfield, Rumors, tagged Coco Crisp, Julian Tavarez on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Julian Tavarez has joined the Milwaukee Brewers. For now, he will pitch out of their bullpen, though he will likely provide rotational insurance against injury.
Coco Crisp continues to deal with his part-time situation, to his credit. A trade won’t occur until a team steps up and is willing to pay a steeper price for Crisp.
Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Contracts, Free Agents, News, Roster, tagged Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder on May 24, 2008 | No Comments »
After initially indicating that he’d accept an assignment to Pawtucket, pitcher Julian Tavarez has opted for free agency after all. The Red Sox will still pay almost all of the $3.8M he is owed this season.
This is a small blow to our pitching depth, but I don’t really blame Tavarez, who is a veteran at [...]
Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Catching, Free Agents, Outfield, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged Bartolo Colon, David Aardsma, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kenji Johjima, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
ESPN’s Jayson Stark has some Red Sox rumors:
Posted in 2008, Free Agents, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Kenshin Kawakami on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
32-year old Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami apparently wants to pitch for the Red Sox, despite being scouted by the Yankees and Mets, according to Rotoworld. Read a take on the free agent-to-be at MLB Trade Rumors.
It seems that the Red Sox have built up a lot of good will overseas, and that may benefit them [...]
Posted in Contracts, Free Agents, News, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, tagged Bartolo Colon, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Tim Wakefield on February 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Theo Epstein has a penchant for injury-prone (read: bargain) pitching, we all know that. Last year, there was Eric Gagne, and the year before that, Keith Foulke. Then Wade Miller. This is not a problem, so long as the price for these pitchers is bargain enough. Now the Red Sox have reportedly come to terms [...]
Posted in Bench, Defense, Free Agents, Infield, News, Red Sox, Roster, tagged Brad Wilkerson, Eric Hinske, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With Brad Wilkerson signing a deal with Seattle to be their full-time right fielder, it didn’t take long for Theo Epstein to sign the next man in line. 33-year old Sean Casey signed a one-year, $800k deal with the Red Sox to be the new Eric Hinske on this year’s squad. He hit .296/.353/.393 in [...]
Posted in Contracts, Discussion, Free Agents, News, Prospects, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, Trades, Yankees, tagged Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, you’ve all heard by now, but Omar Minaya and the Mets have won the the sweepstakes for Johan Santana. The Mets are in the midst of a 72-hour negotiating window, and they will sign Santana to a big extension, probably in the ballpark of $120-150M dollars, at $20-25M per season, in order to seal [...]
Posted in Bench, Free Agents, Infield, News, Outfield, Roster, tagged Brad Wilkerson, Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Eric Hinske, Ryan Klesko, Sean Casey, Shawn Green, Tony Clark on January 24, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox are purportedly seeking a reserve first baseman to spell Kevin Youkilis, someone who could also play a little bit of corner outfield in certain situations. The word is they want a left-handed bat off the bench to complement Youk, who hits righty. This role was filled by pretty capably Eric Hinske the [...]
Posted in Bullpen, Free Agents, News, Red Sox, tagged Dan Kolb, Dan Miceli on January 24, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox have signed two former closers to minor league deals, mainly to provide injury insurance in the bullpen. That’s one of the perks of being a World Champion and a competitive club; veterans looking for a ring before they retire are willing to take a shot with you.
Dan Kolb was an All-Star closer [...]
Posted in Bullpen, Free Agents, News, Red Sox, Roster, tagged Mike Timlin on December 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Gordon Edes confirms it; the Sox have extended the 42-year old-to-be Mike Timlin for what looks to be his last season at $3M. Timlin is definitely not the pitcher he has been the last few seasons, but he ended the season on a strong note (2.64 ERA in 30 1/3 innings) and deserves another shot. [...]
