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Red Sox pitchers struggled in the team’s 8-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday in Fort Myers.  Tim Wakefield gave up 5 earned runs on a whopping 9 hits in just 3 2/3 innings pitched.  Although the box score was ugly, Wakefield tried to take away a few positives from the outing — “Physically, [...]

Josh Beckett was electric in his 2nd spring start – tossing 3 perfect innings against the stacked St. Louis Cardinals offensive lineup.  Beckett needed just 35 pitches to work through the 9 batters.  He threw 25 of the 35 pitches for strikes and had 3 K’s, using a great combination of fastballs and change-ups mixed [...]

Josh Beckett and the Red Sox relievers looked good in the Red Sox 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in their Grapefruit League opener.  Although Beckett gave up a run in the 1st inning, he worked 2 innings giving up just 2 hits with 1 strikeout.  It wasn’t a perfect outing, but it was a [...]

Jonathan Papelbon showed up at Spring Training camp in Fort Myers earlier than required this week.  He hopes that a lot of hard work will help erase the horror of his 9th inning collapse in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park.  It was the 1st time [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Four Red Sox players filed for arbitration on Friday – Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez and Jeremy Hermida.  The Red Sox and each of the 4 players have until Tuesday to reach an agreement on a new contract.  If the 2 sides do not reach an agreement then each side will submit a dollar [...]

The Boston Red Sox agreed to a 1-year, $2.75 million deal with reliever Hideki Okajima this week.  There are also incentive bonuses in place based upon the number of appearances Okajima makes during the 2010 MLB schedule – an additional $50,000 @ 55 games, 60 games, 65 games and 70 games.  Red Sox GM Theo [...]

The Boston Red Sox are expected to offer contracts to all but one of their arbitration-eligible players for the 2010 MLB schedule.  The lone exception is likely Brian Anderson who the team acquired mid-year from the Chicago White Sox in a deal sending Mark Kotsay to the midwest.  With the off-season trade for Jeremy Hermida [...]