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Look out AL East – not that Marcoo Scutaro is healthy, he is ready to do some damage.  Somehow, some way, Marco Scutaro racked up a career high 632 at-bats despite playing with several injuries in 2010 — a pinched nerve in his neck, a sore left elbow and a right rotator cuff issue.  Scutaro [...]

Are the Red Sox the team to beat in the American League in 2011?  Asked to comment on Yankees GM Brian Cashman stating that the Red Sox had a better roster than his Yankees heading into the 2011 campaign, Manager Terry Francona was very grounded in his response.  Francona said: “I didn’t see that.  That’s [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka is primed and ready for a big 2011 MLB schedule and he has the full confidence of his team and teammates. Theo Epstein has emphasized how a decent finish in 2010 should help give him the confidence to build towards a healthy and productive 2011.

It’s as simple as that – David “Big Papi” Ortiz will hit against lefties during the 2011 MLB schedule.  Manager Terry Francona has given Big Papi the full vote of confidence that he can still hit against lefties.  Francona also feels that sitting the big man against lefties also has a negative impact on how [...]

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 [...]

The Red Sox must be patient with shortstop of the future – Jose Iglesias.  Iglesias was hampered with injuries during much of the 2010 season.  Because of that, Iglesias played in only 70 games.  It is unlikely that the Red Sox will call up Iglesias during the course of the 2011 MLB schedule.  Maybe when [...]

DeMarlo Hale likely will be back as Terry Francona’s bench coach in 2011.  The New Yoirk Mets decided not to bring Hale back for a 2nd round of interviews for its vacant managerial position.  So most of Francona’s staff will be back, with the exception of pitching coach John Farrell who was named the Toronto [...]

The Red Sox have hired Curt Young as their new pitching coach.  Young had been with the Oakland A’s for 23 years in various positions.  Young served as the A’s pitching coach for the last 7 seasons but stepped down at the end of the 2010 MLB schedule to pursue other options in the game.  [...]

The Red Sox and David “Big Papi” Ortiz will figure out the DH’s future with the club in the upcoming weeks. The Red Sox have a team option which they must exercise within 3 days of the end of the World Series for $12.5 million for the 2011 MLB schedule.  While that seems like a [...]

While it has made a little extra work for Terry Francona, the Red Sox skipper is thrilled that his longtime friend John Farrell finally got his shot to manage at the major league level.  The Toronto Blue Jays named Farrell their Manager on Monday afternoon, and now Francona and the Red Sox will get to [...]