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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.
While eating at a solid Italian restaurant in Boston’s famous North End, Lackey got a “taste” of what it’s like [...]

It’s good and bad – what to do with the Red Sox deep and talented starting rotation.  When you have 6 legitimate starters, what do you do?  GM Theo Epstein and Manager Theo Epstein will have to figure this out as Spring Training 2010 progresses next month.
Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and John Lackey are studs.  [...]

The Red Sox and Jonathan Papelbon are close to a 1-year, $9.35 million deal for the 2010 MLB schedule.  Papelbon earned $6.25 million in 2009 and he becomes a free agent after the 2011 MLB schedule.  GM Theo Epstein and the Red Sox were lock up young superstars Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester and Kevin Youkilis [...]