Posted in 2008, Discussion, News, Pitching, Trades, tagged Johan Santana on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
If you haven’t noticed, Johan Santana hasn’t exactly gone over and decimated the National League this season. Here’s a nice article by Chadd Finn that discusses what might be going on here.
In the meantime, the names that were being bandied about as trade bait have played key roles on this year’s Sox.
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, Bullpen, News, Roster, Trades, tagged Bryan Corey, Christian Lara, Eric Hull, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin on April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Boston completed a minor league trade yesterday, sending 23-year old shortstop Christian Lara to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 28-year old right-handed reliever Eric Hull.
Hull was used as a starter until 2005, then was moved to the bullpen, where he has excelled (against younger competition). The Red Sox acquired Hull to bolster their bullpen depth, [...]
Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Game Summary, Injuries, News, Rumors, Spring Training, Trades, tagged Brian Roberts, Bryan Corey, Chris Denorfia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Guillermo Quiroz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits, and the game was called after six and a half innings due to rain. I am encouraged that Dice-K was just able to keep from walking people; in fact the Sox didn’t issue a single walk, which is awesome. Of course, with the [...]
Posted in Bench, News, Outfield, Roster, Trades, tagged Bobby Kielty, Carlos Gomez, Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jordan Schafer on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox came to an agreement with Bobby Kielty this week, signing him to a one-year, $800k deal. The contract includes up to $300k in extra incentives.
The signing of Kielty may herald the departure of Coco Crisp, who has been considered trade bait all offseason, with Jacoby Ellsbury ready to step into the starting [...]
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 Discussion, News, Outfield, Red Sox, Rotation, Rumors, Trades, tagged Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ian Kennedy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joba Chamberlain, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Melky Cabrera, Phil Hughes, Torii Hunter on November 27, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s been a while, but as we gear up for the Winter Meetings next week, the Twins have named their asking price for two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana. After Santana declined their extension offer of 4 years and $80M, the Twins are trying to maximize their return on him before he walks. Santana does, [...]
Posted in Bench, Defense, News, Outfield, Rumors, Trades, tagged Andruw Jones, Chad Cordero, Chase Headley, Coco Crisp, Gerald Laird, Glen Perkins, Hank Blalock, Heath Bell, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Crain, Johan Santana, Jon Rauch, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Slowey, Mark Teixeira, Matt Guerrier, Mike Cameron, Mike Gonzalez, Pat Neshek, Rocco Baldelli, Torii Hunter on November 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
With the emergence of Jacoby Ellsbury this season, the Red Sox are sitting pretty with Coco Crisp as a fourth outfielder. Crisp is too good to be a fourth outfielder, but the Sox have the budget to carry him as such if they can’t get the price they want in a trade. His manageable salary [...]
Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Free Agents, Infield, Lineup, Red Sox, Roster, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged Alex Rodriguez, Curt Schilling, Erik Bedard, Johan Santana, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Scott Kazmir on November 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Last season, the Red Sox payroll on Opening Day was $143M. Very strategic, considering that the luxury tax threshold was $148M in 2007. For 2008, that threshold will be $155M, so we could assume that the front office has been given about $150M to play with for next year. There are several scenarios that [...]
Posted in Defense, Discussion, Infield, News, Outfield, Red Sox, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged Clay Buchholz, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Philip Hughes, Robinson Cano, Wilson Betemit on November 1, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Peter Gammons of ESPN mentions that the third base market may be improving quite a bit, as sources say that the Marlins are looking to trade big bat Miguel Cabrera this offseason.
One look at Cabrera and you’ll see that his bat is not the only thing that’s big: the guy has put on a ton [...]
