Jon Lester pitched 4 innings of 1-run ball in Tuesday’s 3-0 loss to the Houston Astros managed by former bench coach Brad Mills. Lester did give up 3 hits and 2 walks, but he managed to limit the damage to just 1 earned run. He is slowly working up his innings and fine-tuning his pitches, [...]
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Finally – it seems like a long time ago when we 1st discussed whether the Red Sox would try to lock up soon-to-be free agent Josh Beckett this spring. Well it looks like talks are in the works to keep Beckett in a Red Sox uniform in Boston for the foreseeable future. This is GREAT [...] Jon Lester pitched much better in his 2nd start of the spring. Even though the Red Sox ended up losing to the Tampa Rays 8-6, Lester shined during his 2 2/3 innings pitched. He gave up just 1 unearned run on 2 hits and 1 walk. Lester also struck out 4 batters on the day. [...] John Lackey pitched 2 perfect innings in Saturday’s 9-3 over the Minnesota Twins. It was a solid effort from the former Angels ace who signed a lucrative 5-year, $82.5 million deal with the Red Sox this winter. Lackey was excited to get the 1st one out of the way — “I felt pretty good. It’s [...] Jon Lester had a poor start to 2010 spring training action – giving up 4 earned runs in his only inning of work. Lester gave up 3 hits and 2 walks and he put the Red Sox in a bad 4-0 to start the game. Lester had this to say about his effort: “We’re all [...] Clay Buchholz will be the Red Sox Jimmy Fund Spokesplayer in 2010. Buchholz was honored to be chosen for the Rally Against Cancer endeavor – sponsored by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Previous Red Sox players who have served in the role include Buchholz’s teammates Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia and Jon [...] There were several early arrivals for Red Sox Spring Training in 2010 – Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon and Jon Lester just to name a few. It’s a good sign that the Red Sox are chomping at the bit to get going in 2010 – hopefully to erase the bitter tastes in their mouths after a [...] 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 [...] After signing a 1-year deal with the Red Sox for $9.35 million this week to avoid arbitration, Jonathan Papelbon dropped some interesting quotes about the whole process. In a radio interview on 98.5 the Sports Hub, Papelbon talked about why he hasn’t inked a long-term deal like fellow Red Sox superstars Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis [...] Red Sox starter John Lackey is looking forward to playing in an environment where every game counts. Let’s just hope he is up to the task after signing the lucrative 5-year, $82.5 million deal in mid-December. |
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