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The Red Sox have agreed to a $1.2 million deal with Alfredo Aceves for the 2012 MLB season thereby avoiding an arbitration.  Aceves had asked for $1.6 million while the Red Sox countered with $950,000.  The deal also includes an extra $100,000 in performance incentives if he reaches certain thresholds for starts and appearances or [...]

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington is mum on whether or not the team and DH David Ortiz will be able to sign a deal before the scheduled arbitration hearing.  The Red Sox have offered Big Papi $12.65 million while the big slugger countered with $16.5 million.  Since Ortiz had a solid 2011 season and since [...]

The Red Sox and Jaocby Ellsbury agreed to a 1-year, $8.05 million deal for the 2012 MLB season, thereby avoiding arbitration.  Ellsbury had a monster 2011 and deserved the big raise from his “modest” $2.4 million salary. On the other side of the spectrum, however, the Red Sox and David Ortiz are still $4 million [...]

David Ortiz has accepted arbitration from the Red Sox to be the team’s DH for 2012.  That means he will likely get a nice little pay raise from the $12.5 million he earned in 2011 given his numbers:  .309 batting average, 29 home runs and 96 RBI’s. The Red Sox and Big Papi are also [...]

Amidst rumors of discontent with his hiring, new Skipper Bobby Valentine is ready to speak with his new players. Valentine is already down in the Dominican Republic as we discussed yesterday to “recruit” free agent slugger David Ortiz.  Next up is pitcher Josh Beckett who had been critical of this past baseball season.  After that, [...]

New Manager Bobby Valentine is headed to the Dominican Republic to recruit free agent DH David Ortiz. Ortiz has repeatedly stated that he wants to remain in Boston.  But he is looking for a long-term deal at 36-years of age. The Red Sox have offered Ortiz arbitration.  That means that he would have to accept [...]

It’s been a good week for Jacoby Ellsbury & Adrian Gonzalez.  After each won a Gold Glove Award earlier this week, they each nabbed Silver Slugger Awards too.  David Ortiz was also named a Silver Sluggers Award recipient to round out the trio. What a great week – Go Sox!

The Red Sox declined to pick up the $3 million club option for reliever Dan Wheeler for the 2012 MLB season.  Wheeler has been designated a Class B free agent and the Red Sox will receive a “sandwich pick” (a supplemental 1st-round pick in between the first and second rounds of the draft) in the [...]

CC Sabathia survived 10 hits, 2 walks and 1 HBP in just 6 innings of work (129 pitches!) to help the Yankees top the Red Sox 5-2 at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.  Sabathia willed the Yankees to the win, largely in part to his 10 K’s. The Red Sox wasted numerous chances against the [...]

The A’s clobbered Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox 15-5 on Friday night at Fenway Park.  Wakefield was denied the chance to pick up his 300th of his career for the 6th time.  Not good.  He gave up 8 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings pitched.  Given the scheduled [...]