ESPN has reported that the Oakland A’s may be very interested in Manny Ramirez . as a designated hitter for the team in 2012. That is, when his 50-game suspension is complete at the end of May. The 39-year-old has been in violation of the league’s drug policy three times,…
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The Colorado Rockies acquired infielder Marco Scutaro from the Red Sox for right-hander Clayton Mortensen on Saturday in a surprising trade that could pave the way for top Boston prospect Jose Iglesias to take over at shortstop sooner than expected. The 36-year-old Scutaro hit a career-high .299 for the Red Sox last season, when he had seven homers, 26 doubles, 54 RBIs and a .358 on-base…
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The Boston Red Sox and right-hander Daniel Bard avoided salary arbitration Saturday night by agreeing on a one-year contract worth $1.6125 million. The sides settled at the midpoint of the figures they exchanged Tuesday when Bard requested $1.825 million and the Red Sox offered…
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer
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The Boston Red Sox have offered David Ortiz $12.65 million in arbitration for this coming season. Ortiz has asked for $16.5 million. The Red Sox haven’t had an actual arbitration case since 2002, but ESPN points out that this may … Continue reading →
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By now, Prince Fielder surely expected his own celebratory press conference, when he would join the flurry of activity for baseball’s offseason elite players. He would flash a big grin, don a jersey and cap, and prepare for a season as a poster child for his franchise, the way…
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After his first winter as general manager of the Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington can’t wait until spring training so he can finally see how things are working out. And his players are eager to get going for their own reasons. “I’m really looking forward to getting down there and seeing this in action,” Cherington said Thursday night before the annual dinner of the Boston chapter of…
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The Super Bowl is almost upon us and football season is just about done. That means it’s about time to start gearing up for baseball’s spring training. If you’re a diehard Boston Red Sox fan, it means it’s about time to head south to Fort Myers, Fla., to JetBlue…
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Yu Darvish is coming to America to pitch, for the team he really wanted to join for his next challenge. Japan’s best pitcher will play for the Texas Rangers, who scouted him for more than two years and then needed nearly every minute of a 30-day negotiating window before finalizing a $60 million, six-year contract Wednesday.
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The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs, unable to decide on compensation for Theo Epstein’s move from one front office to the other, have asked MLB commissioner Bud Selig to decide what the Cubs owe the Red Sox as a result.
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