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It wasn’t Fenway Park, but Daisuke Matsuzaka’s 1st start against live hitters this spring was as good as it gets.  Matsuzaka has been dealing with a sore back and other related issues this spring.  After an awful 2009 (4-6 record, 5.76 ERA, 1.87 WHIP) that Dice-K wanted to put in his rearview mirror, being out [...]

Clay Buchholz has his sights set on making the major league roster as a starting pitcher when camp breaks in early April.  The ball club had the day off on Thursday, but the Red Sox had Buchholz pitch a minor league game against the Minnesota Twins’ Class A squad in order to keep Buchholz on [...]

So much for Daisuke Matsuzaka staying on track this spring.  A stiff neck forced Dice-K to miss a scheduled live batting practice session this morning.  He never even got to throw one single pitch because of the neck situation.  It would have been the first time that he faced live hitters this spring.  If all [...]

Tim Wakefield tossed 3 shutout innings in his spring debut in Tuesday’s 9-0 win over the Florida Marlins.  Wakefield stymied a hard-hitting Marlins ball club that had been raking the ball so far this spring.  Wakefield needed just 30 pitches (22 strikes) to record his 9 outs.  He gave up 2 hits and struck out [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka looks to be back on track during early Spring Training action this March.  Matsuzaka threw a productive session on Monday of this week and could be in line for a regular bullpen session by the end of the week.  Dice-K threw long-toss from the 180-200 foot range and also threw 25-30 pitches off [...]

J.D. Drew is jacked up for a healthy and productive 2010 MLB schedule.  Although this seems to be a running issue with Red Sox players (see Daisuke Matsuzaka & Manny Delcarmen), Drew played with a sore shoulder for most of the 2009 campaign.  Drewbattled through the injury to play in 137 games and rack up [...]

Good news Red Sox fans – Dice-K is not too concerned with his latest back injury that has sidelined him early this spring.  Matsuzaka is dealing with some middle-upper back soreness that has delayed his throwing program for a few days.  He still expects to make the 2010 MLB season his best in a Red [...]

Pitchers and catchers don’t have to report until tomorrow, but we already have word of one player who is slowed by injury – Daisuke Matsuzaka.  Matsuzaka spent 2 stints on the disabled list in 2009 and ended up starting just 12 games for the Red Sox, going 4-6 with an awful 5.76 ERA and 1.87 [...]

Red Sox GM Theo Epstein is looking forward to the start of Spring Training.  Epstein had a busy off-season – signing free agents – pitcher John Lackey, center fielder Mike Cameron, shortstop Marco Scutaro and 3rd baseman Adrian Beltre.  He also traded for outfielder Jeremy Hermida.  He’s had to deal with questions of how the [...]

The latest major league baseball trend – locking up a sensational trio of starters at the top of your rotation.  The Boston Red Sox became one of the leaders of the pack when they signed John Lackey to a 5-year, $82.5 million deal this off-season.  Lackey will complement Josh Beckett and Jon Lester to form [...]