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Tim Wakefield tossed 3 shutout innings in his spring debut in Tuesday’s 9-0 win over the Florida Marlins.  Wakefield stymied a hard-hitting Marlins ball club that had been raking the ball so far this spring.  Wakefield needed just 30 pitches (22 strikes) to record his 9 outs.  He gave up 2 hits and struck out [...]

Pitchers and catchers don’t have to report until tomorrow, but we already have word of one player who is slowed by injury – Daisuke Matsuzaka.  Matsuzaka spent 2 stints on the disabled list in 2009 and ended up starting just 12 games for the Red Sox, going 4-6 with an awful 5.76 ERA and 1.87 [...]

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 [...]

Tim Wakefield was honored with the Bart Giamatti Award at the Going to Bat for B.A.T. Dinner in New York City on Tuesday night.  The Bart Giamatti Award is given “for excellence in the community to the player who best exemplifies the compassion demonstrated” by the late Giamatti.  Giamatti was Commissioner of Major League Baseball [...]

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 Boston Red Sox need to act soon if they expect to keep Josh Beckett.  The Red Sox have a history of locking up “players they want” before it gets to the tipping point where a player might want to test the free agent market (a la Jason Bay last spring).  The Red Sox clearly [...]

The Boston Red Sox and Manager Terry Francona announced how the outfield will look in 2010.  With the signing of veteran center fielder Mike Cameron a few weeks ago, the Red Sox though it best to keep Cameron in center field once he joins the Red Sox.  Cameron is a 3-time Gold Glove winner in [...]

The Red Sox are still confident that they can hit well enough during the 1st half of the 2010 MLB schedule to stay in the thick of the playoff race.  The Red Sox expect Casey Kotchman to get a lot of time at 1st base with Kevin Youkilis moving over to 3rd base while Mike [...]

One of the biggest starting pitching questions for 2010 is which Daisuke Matsuzaka will we get?
This much we know – Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and John Lackey will top one of the best starting rotations in baseball.  Whether the Red Sox rotation becomes one for the ages depends upon which Daisuke Matsuzaka they will get.
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The Boston Red Sox bit the bullet and signed John Lackey to a 5-year, $85 million deal on Monday afternoon.  The Red Sox now have one of the best starting rotations in baseball – Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz and Daisuke Matsuzaka/Tim Wakefield.  The move could also allow the Red Sox to [...]