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The Red Sox have added long-time catcher Jason Varitek to list of non-roster invitees.  The Red Sox have made it clear to Tek that he has an “outside” chance of making the team. Tek has played his entire 15-year major league career in a Red Sox uniform.  Tek helped the Red Sox win World Series [...]

The Red Sox have agreed to a 1-year, $1.35 million deal with veteran catcher Kelly Shoppach.  There are also performance incentives that could increase the total compensation package.  Shoppach played in 87 games for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011, hitting just .176 on the season. This likely means the end of Jason Varitek’s Red [...]

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 [...]

What really happened and what really brought about the Red Sox September swoon in which they blew a 9-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays to fail to make the post-season for the 2nd year in a row?  These are 2 questions for which we’ll probably never really  know the truth. The Boston Globe addressed [...]

Jon Lester led the Red Sox past the Phillies 5-2 with a solid 7 scoreless innings.  He allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks in the win.  Bobby Jenks allowed 2 runs in the 9th inning, prompting Manager Terry Francona to go with Jonathan Papelbon to close out the game.  Papelbon retired the only 2 [...]

For the 2nd straight night, the White Sox pounded the Red Sox on their home turf at Fenway Park.  The White Sox won 10-7, out-hitting the Red Sox 15-12.  Alfredo Aceves suffered his 1st loss after winning 12 straight decisions.  Aceves gave up 8 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits and 3 walks in just [...]

After losing the 1st 4 times that the Red Sox had played the Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland this season, the Red Sox finally got that 1st win behind a strong performance from Josh Beckett.  It was reminiscent of that same Josh Beckett who pitched the Red Sox out of a 3-1 hole in [...]

It was a mixed bag of treats in the Red Sox 7-6 win over the Twins on Monday. The pitching left a lot to be desired.   Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up a run on a hit and a walk in 2 innings pitched.  Andrew Miller and Michael Bowden each worked a scoreless inning of relief as [...]

I love this story about Jarrod Saltalamacchia “surviving” Camp Tuck this winter.  I guess Saltalamacchia voluntarily agreed to participate in a 2-month workout session with bullpen coach Gary Tuck.  The session was affectionately nicknamed “Camp Tuck.”  Terry Francona indicated that Camp Tuck “may have finished him”.  Bench Coach DeMarlo Hale went to one of the [...]

Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jason Varitek will anchor the catching duties for the Red Sox during the 2011 MLB schedule.  The Red Sox truly hope that Saltalamacchia comes into spring training in a month or so completely healthy – both physically and mentally.  It’s his job to lose. Having Tek accept his reserve role for another [...]