Daniel Paul Bard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 25, 1985 in Houston, TX
High School: Charlotte Christian HS (Charlotte, NC)
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (28th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed August 23, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 2009 (Age 23)   vs. LAA 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Team: RedSox 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: 2nd Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$1.86M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.074, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: SFX [*]
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• 5/18 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball: The Week 8 Closer Report: So, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe there is more volatility coming to the closer’s position. What’s happening in Tampa Bay? How...
• 5/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Should Be Ashamed For Breaking Daniel Bard: If there is ever one decision that will haunt the current front office regime of the Boston Red Sox, it will be the handling...
• 5/17 MLB Injury News: Red Sox aren't considering shutting Daniel Bard down: As Daniel Bard works through some mental and mechanical issues in the minor leagues, the team has been asked about their plans...
• 5/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Two Triumphs in TampaUnbelievable....
• 5/16 Red Sox Life: Watching a train wreck: To say things are not going well for Daniel Bard is an understatement. Disastrous is closer to the truth. Last night at...
• 5/16 mlbreports.com : Buyer’s Remorse: The Failed Joel Hanrahan Experiment: Like us on Facebook here  Thursday May.16/2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer and Red Sox Correspondent):  While some people...
• 5/16 Fire Brand of the American League: The Circle of TrustA look at the Red Sox bullpen. Who is in and who is out? ...
• 5/13 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Lining Up The Minors: With the big boys hitting the skids a bit I thought it might be a good time to catch up on the kiddie corps. Note – the number...
• 5/4 Red Sox Life: Daniel Bard looking for consistency with Sea Dogs: Thursday afternoon at Double A Portland Daniel Bard was brought in for the 9th inning to close out a 7-3 lead. What happened...
• 5/3 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: The Baseball Fan Experience and a Dance Recital: Tonight I’m going to see my goddaughter’s dance recital. As I was thinking about this today I was thinking about the perhaps...
• 5/3 60ft6in.com: Red Sox prospects rising each day: Red Sox prospects are rising more each day. The brightest ones are now in Portland with the Sea Dogs. Anthony Ranaudo was pitching...

• 4/30 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Activate Joel Hanrahan, Bailey Will Retain Closers Job For Now: The Boston Red Sox have activated Joel Hanrahan from the disabled list,  but for the time being Andrew Bailey will  retain his...
• 4/30 MLB Injury News: Red Sox activate Joel Hanrahan from DL: The Boston Red Sox have activated right-handed reliever Joel Hanrahan from the 15-day disabled list, but manager John Farrell...
• 4/29 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Minor League Games Thread: Some quick minor league notes to catch people up on; Michael Almanzar continued his hot start to the season over the weekend....
• 4/29 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – Alone At The TopThat's no plateau......
• 4/28 BoSox Injection: Daniel Bard Demoted Again As Joel Hanrahan Expected To Return: Daniel Bard has once again been demoted to Double A Portland by the Red Sox.  Bard got the bad news after Sunday’s 6-1...
• 4/28 Red Sox Life: Breaking news - Bard optioned to AA Portland: Shortly after the Red Sox 6-1 win over the Astros Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, relief pitcher Daniel Bard was called...
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Daniel Bard Optioned Back To Double-A Portland: When Alfredo Aceves was sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket and Daniel Bard was called up from Double-A Portland, there was a part...
• 4/27 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Astros 4-27-13: Game 24: Red Sox come back to win 8-4 While this one started rough for Felix Doubront, he settled down nicely to...
• 4/27 Red Sox Life: Bats help settle down Doubront as Sox top Astros: David Ortiz drove in 3 runs and Felix Doubront pitched into the 7th inning to help the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 8-4...
• 4/27 BoSox Injection: Ortiz, Middlebrooks Lead Offensive Charge Over Astros: The Red Sox continue to roll as they have won their fourth consecutive game, and third straight against the Astros. Tonight’s...
• 4/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Punch Outs & Kick-StartsGiving 'em the old one-two!...
• 4/25 Red Sox Life: Buchholz, Papi help Sox knock Astros around: If indeed John Farrell was hired by the Red Sox to get Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz straightened out, then consider the...
• 4/25 Baseball News Source: Red Sox News: Aceves, Bard, Hanrahan and Middlebrooks: Entering the 2013 season, many of the so-called baseball experts projected the Boston Red Sox to finish in the American League...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Likely To Seek Trade For Aceves: After tonight's win over the Athletics, the Red Sox informed Alfredo Aceves that he would be demoted to the club's Triple-A affiliate....
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: Sox rally past Oakland to take another series: David Ortiz (pictured) figured prominently in a pair of 3-run innings for the Red Sox as they came from behind to beat the...
• 4/24 FFLockerRoom: Boston Red Sox Recall Pitcher Daniel Bard: MLB News: The Boston Red Sox recalled right hander Daniel Bard from Double-A Portland on Wednesday. Bard will serve as an extra...
• 4/24 BoSox Injection: Update: Wright headed to Pawtucket, Bard up from Portland.: Steven Wright, who made his Major League debut last night against the Athletics, was swiftly optioned to AAA Pawtucket following...
• 4/24 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Fire & WaterBut if there's fire on the water, then we have a problem....
• 4/24 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: I Was a Dead Man. Now I’m Back.: Two days shy of the Bard of Avon’s birthday, the Bard of Fenway is returning to Boston. Steven Wright, who made his debut...
• 4/20 Talkin Sox with Dan: Deep Depth: On Wednesday night, Andrew Bailey ran to the pitcher’s mound from the bullpen at Progressive Field in Cleveland and recorded...
• 4/16 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Baseball Goes On: Morning Roundup: There isn’t really a thing that you say after terrible events. I hope everyone, to the greatest possible extent, is safe...
• 4/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Season Preview- Portland Sea Dogs: With the Red Sox top prospect and a trio of top pitching prospects, the Portland Sea Dogs will be a fun team to follow this season....
• 4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Minor League Game Report: Trenton 9, Portland 7: Station 2 Station Man shares with us his thoughts after returning from Hadlock Field It was another cold day in Maine with a steady...
• 4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: The Expected End to the March to 162-0: They made it a couple games. Two of three in Yankee Stadium, with Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester both pitching well, is definitely...
• 4/8 Red Sox Maineiacs: Headed Home at 4-2 and We Got Some Answers: Let me start off by clearly stating that we here at RSM fully understand that the baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint....
• 4/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Relief WorkDaniel likes that bullpen. That is a nice bullpen....
• 4/3 BoSox Banter: Top prospects Xander Bogaerts, Matt Barnes headline Double-A Portland roster: By Jeff Louderback Jackie Bradley is deservedly becoming a household name among Red Sox fans. He is not the only high-ceiling...
• 4/1 Baseball Jerks: Teams Finalize Rosters as Opening Day Nears: Spring training is where much of the early part of the infamous 1989 Major League is set. Even in Hollywood, fictitious Cleveland...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Marlins, Aceves, Lester, Blue Jays: The Marlins have an Opening Day, on-field payroll of just $36.1MM, about $58MM less than in 2012, Juan Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel...

• 3/30 FanSided: 2013 MLB Preview: Boston Red Sox: After the historic collapse that ended their 2011 season, there was a lot of pressure facing the Boston Red Sox in 2012. Nothing...
• 3/29 MLB Injury News: Red Sox place Stephen Drew on concussion DL: The Boston Red Sox have placed shortstop Stephen Drew on the seven-day disabled list for concussions, the team has announced. #RedSox...
• 3/29 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Homeward BoundGoing north has never been dog-gone awesome!...
• 3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Frustrating losses are frustrating: Ugh. Stretches like this are the most frustrating thing about baseball for me. It's not the losses so much, we all know those...
• 3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox II: Maybe let's not let Dustin Pedroia pick up nine hits this time: The Yankees and their arch-rivals to the north, the Boston Red Sox, square off tonight in the first of three in Boston’s...
• 3/29 BoSox Banter: Daniel Bard sent to Double-A Portland: By Jeff Louderback That first baseman/DH Mauro Gomez and utility infielder Brock Holt were sent to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday...
• 3/28 BoSox Injection: Daniel Bard Optioned to AA Portland, Stephen Drew Starts Season on DL:   Daniel Bard had to have a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach this spring. In eight Grapefruit League appearances, he...
• 3/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Roster Power Rankings, March EditionRanking the value of the players on the Red Sox 25 Man Roster. ...
• 3/27 BoSox Banter: Mortensen has final bullpen spot advantage over Bard: By Jeff Louderback Since Clayton Mortensen has versatility and is out of options, and Daniel Bard has two options remaining, it...
• 3/27 BoSox Injection: Lester Looking Good Despite 5-1 Red Sox Loss: The countdown to the end of spring training continued today as the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 5-1.  Daniel Bard was the main...
• 3/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Niemann, Yankees, Red Sox, Overbay: Scouts watching Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann this month are wary of his lowered velocity, tweets Jayson Stark of ESPN.com (on Twitter)....
• 3/27 Pinstripe Pundits: Division Preview: Boston Red Sox: Leading up to Opening Day, we’ve been previewing the divisional rivals the Yankees will be competing with in 2013. Today, the...
• 3/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – The Future is NowAnd the past is somewhere back there. ...
• 3/24 BoSox Injection: Bradley Jr. Leads Offensive Outburst Against Phillies: As spring training games so, this game was a pretty great one to watch. Viewers got to see some old guys, some new, and some of...
• 3/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Ridin’ The PineI mean, benches need love too!...
• 3/20 Baseball Musings: Spring Training: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox: Final Score: 8-7 Orioles Full disclosure: I’m a Red Sox fan. Finished only a year ago, JetBlue Park is a miniaturized version...
• 3/19 BoSox Injection: Dempster And Bard Touched Up In Slugfest Vs O’s: Ryan Dempster gave up three runs on six hits in five innings of work in the Red Sox eventual 8-7 loss to the Baltimore Orioles...
• 3/19 Baseball Jerks: Jackie Bradley, Jr.’s Hot Spring Forcing Red Sox to Make a Decision: The Boston Red Sox have set themselves up for the future. The organization has built a strong farm system through the years via...
• 3/18 mlbreports.com : Can Lester And Co. Weather The Power Outage?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, Mar.18, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...
• 3/17 BoSox Injection: Iglesias, Gomez Lead 9-2 Offensive Outburst Against Rays: The Red Sox continued their winning ways today with another solid win against the Rays. Getting the start was Alfredo Aceves,...
• 3/17 Baseball News Source: Aroldis Chapman Wants To Close and The Reds Should Let Him: The Cincinnati Reds are expected to decide in the next few days what role flame throwing Aroldis Chapman will have for the 2013...
• 3/15 60ft6in.com: Daniel Bard release points and velocity: Each time Daniel Bard takes the mound, it seems like it is more than just an exhibition game. Many stories are written, most accentuate...
• 3/12 BoSox Injection: Young Pitching Depth Could Be Key To Red Sox Success In 2013: Pitching has been the biggest problem for the Red Sox in recent years. Nobody can deny or argue with that, as the Red Sox have...
• 3/11 Red Sox Life: Seven things you missed from a crazy Red Sox weekend: The Red Sox had a busy weekend (as far as Spring Training goes). Here's what you missed: 1. Stephen Drew was...
• 3/10 BoSox Injection: Lackey, Sox Bend But Don’t Break. Beat Rays 6-2.: Sunday afternoon against Tampa Bay was another step in John Lackey‘s bend but not break pitching journey as well as a testament...
• 3/9 Red Sox Life: A catcher's view on Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard: As I wrote about last week, Daniel Bard has had a rough 12 months. Even the start to his 2013 has been a bumpy ride, with...
• 3/9 Fire Brand of the American League: 5 Questions for Your 2013 Boston Red SoxFive Las Vegas style questions that deserve to be answered prior to the start of the 2013 Boston Red Sox season....
• 3/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Young Arms, Old LegsRed Sox spring training has it all!...
• 3/7 BoSox Injection: What’s Wrong With Joel Hanrahan?: New pitching coach Juan Nieves appears to be doing a great job so far this spring. Guys like Jon Lester, Daniel Bard, and Clay...
• 3/7 BoSox Injection: Pitching Progress Continues: Another Grapefruit League game, another 2-for-2 day for Jackie Bradley, Jr. and another long home run for Mike Napoli as the Red...
• 3/7 60ft6in.com: Red Sox perfection in exhibition: Bradley, Bard, and Webster perfect: I know it is only March 7th, and these games do not count, but there is reason for every Red Sox fan to feel really good after...
• 3/7 Red Sox Life: Red Sox crowded bullpen taking shape due to injuries: Franklin Morales and Craig Breslow, two relievers near the bottom of the bullpen pecking order, have been struggling with...
• 3/7 Red Sox Life: Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard out, but not down: It would be great to see Daniel Bard throw in a real game this Spring. It would be great to hear confidence in his speech and...
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At Roster Depth And 2013 Rebound Candidates: This week’s edition of the AL East Weekly Roundup we will take a brief look at each teams search for roster depth as spring...
• 3/4 mlbreports.com : How Might Pedro Martinez’s Past Struggles Help This Year’s Red Sox?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, Mar.04, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...

• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring News & Notes - 2/26: It's hard for bloggers of the Boston Red Sox to give their own assessment of the team so far in during spring training...
• 2/28 Fire Brand of the American League: A Song for the Season: At the beginning of every season Phil Jackson would give his players a book to read that sent them a deep message about themselves...
• 2/26 BoSox Injection: Webster and De La Rosa Rubbin’ Sox Fans The Right Way.: It’s not like after a week into spring training that I have to get all schoolgirl giddy over what a steal Rubby De La Rosa...
• 2/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring News & Notes - 2/26: It's hard for bloggers of the Boston Red Sox to give their own assessment of the team so far in during spring training...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Transaction Retrospection: The Bailey-Reddick Trade: MLBTR is launching a new series entitled "Transaction Retrospection" in which we'll take a look back on trades that have taken...
• 2/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Starting Off RightBaseball's back? Well yeah, kinda, sure....
• 2/21 Red Sox Maineiacs: Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast: Over Unders: The Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast is back with an episode of over/unders!  Barry and Brandon go through the following lines together...
• 2/21 The Baseball Continuum: ATTENTION: Spring Training games have started: Spring Training games started today as the Red Sox defeated Northeastern University today, 3-0 in a abbreviated game. Jarrod Saltalamacchia...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Lineups For Northeastern & Boston College: This afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will get a look at some new pitchers instead of their own. They may be college pitchers...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 2/20: To rephrase a famous Bob Marley line, "we be slacking" here on the Boston Red Sox news. Part of it has to...
• 2/20 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: Who Among The Red Sox Are Doing It and Who Are Screwing It?: At long last Boston’s winter of our discontent is over. The Red Sox are back on the field in Fort Myers with a new field...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Are we underestimating the Boston Red Sox chances in 2013?: There is no doubt the last two years have been brutal for the Boston Red Sox and their fans. A horrible collapse in 2011 followed...
• 2/19 Baseball Jerks: Alfredo Aceves Already Wearing Out His Welcome in Boston: In the world of professional sports there is a wide range of personalities. It is part of the nature of the sports world when...
• 2/19 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Announce Early Spring Pitching Rotation: As exhibition games grow ever closer, the Red Sox have added one more cog to the news surfacing everyday. Manager John Farrell...
• 2/18 60ft6in.com: Junichi Tazawa could be the ace the Red Sox have been searching for: If you look closely to the Red Sox pitching staff you could find one hidden gem, without much fanfare. 26 year old Junichi Tazawa...
• 2/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boston Red Sox 2013 Preview: For all of the anguish and disappointment that Boston Red Sox fans went through during the epic collapse of 2011, nothing...
• 2/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – Old Dogs & New TricksYou go, John Farrell....
• 2/14 Fire Brand of the American League: In Search of a Cure for My Raging Case of Lackey OptimismProcessing the hope that comes from green grass and bright sunlight on a warm Florida field. ...
• 2/13 BoSox Injection: The Man Behind The Staff: Throughout the winter much has been made of the Red Sox hiring of new manager John Farrell.  As the team’s pitching coach...
• 2/9 BoSox Injection: The Front End Of The Bullpen Cannot Be Overlooked: There has been quite a bit of talk about how the bullpen looks in the later innings. New acquisitions Joel Hanrahan and Koji Uehara...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Pitching InThere's a pretty nasty 'pen in Fenway....
• 2/6 BoSox Injection: For The Red Sox 2013 Is All About a Change in Attitude As Much As Personnel: If you take into account what the players are saying, how they’re acting and what fans are hearing from the Red Sox ticketing...
• 2/5 BoSox Injection: Going All In With Farrell: With the disaster of 2012 behind them, the Red Sox and their fans are looking for any and all positive developments as the team...
• 2/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Player Development: How Did Theo Do?Breaking down the minor league system under Theo Epstein....
• 2/4 BoSox Injection: Making Alfredo An “Ace” Again: He was arguably the best pitcher on the 2011 Red Sox.  His ability to excel in the swing man role made him a dangerous weapon...
• 2/3 BoSox Injection: Bard Regaining Form Could Be A Key Piece To Sox 2013 Puzzle: It wasn’t that long ago that Daniel Bard was Boston’s hands down heir apparent to Jonathan Papelbon.He had the right...
• 2/1 PaulLebowitz.com: If You’re Thinking of Comparing Hafner to Ibanez, Don’t: Those thinking of equating the Yankees signing of Travis Hafner to last year’s signing of Raul Ibanez are in for a rude awakening....
• 2/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Dreaming BigThree things that must happen if Boston wants a shot at winning the AL East...

• 1/29 BoSox Injection: Atchison Heads To The Big Apple: Until he got injured last year (was there a members of the Red Sox who didn’t get injured last year?), Scott Atchison was...
• 1/29 BoSox Injection: Ranking The AL East Position By Position: Bullpens: The AL East has always had some strong bullpens, and that looks especially true in 2013. It looks like every team, with the possible...
• 1/27 BoSox Banter: Red Sox bullpen loaded with talented arms: By Jeff Louderback Earlier in the offseason, Red Sox president Larry Lucchino told the media that the club would build “deep...
• 1/24 Fire Brand of the American League: Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 1 — The Pitchers: With 19 days to go before pitchers and catchers officially report, let’s pass some of the long cold winter weeks by making some...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Manager impressed with Daniel Bard: New Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell is impressed with what he has seen regarding RP Daniel Bard, who has changed some of his...[+] mechanics to avoid a repeat of his 2012 season. 'He looked very good,' said Farrell, who along with pitching coach Juan Nieves watched Bard throw in Mississippi. 'His arm slot is back to a normal position. He shows the power he previously had as a reliever. His mind-set is more clear and his approach is more simplified.'
• 1/22 60ft6in.com: Bard’s Chances of Making Red Sox Bullpen: Nobody ever wants to end up like Steve Blass, where all of a sudden, you can’t throw the ball like you used to. In 2012...
• 1/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: News on Baseball, the Red Sox: Ahhh. That’s better. After an absolutely brutal Sunday evening, it is important to remember that life goes on. You’ve...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | More arbitration numbers: Boston Red Sox RP Andrew Bailey will make $3.9 million as he avoided salary arbitration. Others that avoided arbitration Friday,...[+] Jan. 18, are RP Daniel Bard ($1.8625 million), RP Andrew Miller ($1.475 million) and RP Franklin Morales ($1.4875 million).
• 1/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration Drama: The Boston Red Sox have had a busy holiday weekend so far.  General Manager Ben Cherington reached agreements with all eight...
• 1/20 mlbreports.com : Boston Red Sox Pitching Roster in 2013: State Of The Union Part 2: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, January.20, 2013 For the the Boston Red Sox State Of The Union Part 1:  The Hitters blog, ...
• 1/19 BoSox Banter: Red Sox sign all arb-eligible players but Breslow: By Jeff Louderback The last Red Sox player to reach arbitration was right-handed starting pitcher Rolando Arrojo in 2002. The...
• 1/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Seven Players: When Jarrod Saltalamacchia signed a one-year deal on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox had eight players left to sign in order to...
• 1/19 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Reach One Year Deals With Ellsbury, Hanrahan And Five More: Heading into the offseason, it was rumored that the Red Sox’ eight year streak without going to arbitration with a player...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard to meet with manager: Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell will travel to Mississippi Sunday, Jan. 20, to meet with RP Daniel Bard. That is when the...[+] pitcher is scheduled to throw for the first time this offseason. 'I think as a starter last year, he tried to manipulate the ball maybe a little too much, maybe be a little too fine in ways, when he was trying to induce a ground ball a lot, rather than staying with that aggressive approach that has made him successful in Boston,' Farrell said.
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Four avoid arbitration: The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration with RPs Andrew Bailey, Daniel Bard, Andrew Miller and Franklin Morales Friday, Jan. 18,...[+] by agreeing to undisclosed one-year deals with each player.
• 1/18 BoSox Injection: Sox, Salty Ice One-Year Deal: Jarrod Saltalamacchia, one of Boston’s nine arbitration eligible players*, has been secured for the 2013 season. Salty and...
• 1/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox, Salty Avoid Arbitration: One down, eight to go for Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington as the team and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have avoided salary arbitration...
• 1/17 The Sports Provocateur: Red Sox Settle First Base and Salty Signs: The Boston Red Sox and Mike Napoli reached agreement on a one year $5 million contract. The agreement was reached weeks of...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Jarrod Saltalamacchia Avoid Arbitration: The Red Sox announced that they avoided salary arbitration with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The Munsey Sports Management client obtains...
• 1/16 Baseball News Source: MLB Salary Arbitration: Posey, Heyward, Ellsbury Headline 2013 List: Buster Posey, Jason Heyward and Jacoby Ellsbury  headline a list of 133 players that filed for salary arbitration according to...
• 1/12 BoSox Banter: Pitching is plentiful in Red Sox farm system: By Jeff Louderback A lack of effective starting pitching has plagued the Boston Red Sox over the last three seasons. It is no...
• 1/10 BoSox Injection: How Much Better Is Boston’s Bullpen?: As with many holes that needed to be filled in the off season, Boston set about making some major changes in their bullpen after...
• 1/9 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Top 25 Prospects – 15 to 11: Hello again and welcome back to my top 25 Prospect list.  This has been quite a journey.  Over the last few weeks, we have learned...
• 1/5 BoSox Banter: Trades could happen with Red Sox arb-eligible players: By Jeff Louderback If Jacoby Ellsbury would have duplicated his 2011 numbers last season – or even see just a minimal decline...

• 12/31 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for December 31, 2012: The holiday season slowed down the hectic MLB offseason, which had operated on full blast for more than a month. Although many...
• 12/29 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: Who’s Been Naughty and Who’s Been Nice: It’s that time of year again. A time when you get to look back – in the Red Sox case, it’s too painful to look...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hanrahan, Porcello, Morgan: On this date in 1994, the Padres and Astros completed a 12-player trade. Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, and four others went to...
• 12/27 Talkin Sox with Dan: Power Plays: On Wednesday, the Red Sox officially addressed an area of surplus. They have a closer. Andrew Bailey is injury-plagued. There...
• 12/27 BoSox Injection: Done Deal: Pittsburgh Closer Hanrahan Seals Deal With Sox: There was a little flirtation and a Christmas holiday break but in the end Boston and Pittsburgh consummated a deal that moved...
• 12/26 Nolan Writin': Requiem Of A Holiday: I would be lying if I told you I had any great ideas to dish out post-Christmas (for those of you who choose to celebrate it)....
• 12/26 BoSox Banter: Red Sox, Pirates finalize Joel Hanrahan trade: By Jeff Louderback The trade for right-handed closer Joel Hanrahan is completed, the Red Sox announced on Wednesday. Boston acquired...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: MLB Trend: The Shrinking Closer Market: The market for high salaried closers is shifting Once upon a time, closers like Rafael Soriano were in high demand. Draft picks...
• 12/22 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Bucs Send Hanrahan to Red Sox: The Pittsburgh Pirates have been shopping closer Joel Hanrahan all winter and it appears they finally have a taker, shipping...
• 12/22 BoSox Banter: Red Sox acquire Hanrahan from Pirates for Sands, Pimentel: By Jeff Louderback Earlier in December, the Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen by signing veteran right-hander Koji Uehara...
• 12/22 BoSox Banter: Red Sox reportedly close to acquiring Joel Hanrahan: By Jeff Louderback Apparently not confident that Andrew Bailey will rebound from his injury-plagued 2012 campaign, the Boston...
• 12/20 Baseball News Source: MLB Trends: The Shrinking Closer Market: The market for high salaried closers is shifting Once upon a time, closers like Rafael Soriano were in high demand. Draft picks...
• 12/19 Motor City Bengals: Reliever Market Changing – Maybe For The Better: One recently signed free agent deal just blew me away. “What were they thinking?”, I said to myself. “That is...
• 12/13 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Reel In Ryan Dempster: With a need to upgrade their rotation, the Red Sox signed free agent Ryan Dempster on Thursday, adding another veteran arm...
• 12/6 BoSox Banter: Red Sox sign Uehara to bolster an already deep bullpen: By Jeff Louderback The Red Sox bolstered their bullpen in late-inning situations today by signing right-hander Koji Uehara to...
• 12/6 Baseball News Source: Koji Uehara agrees with the Red Sox on one-year deal: Uehara brings a career 2.89 ERA to the Boston bullpen The Red Sox reached an agreement on a one-year deal with veteran reliever...
• 12/2 BoSox Injection: How Should The Red Sox Play The Back End Of The Bullpen?: Entering the 2012 season, the Red Sox appeared to have excellent depth in the back end of their bullpen. Despite losing Jonathan...

• 11/30 BoSox Banter: Will Red Sox non-tender anyone today?: By Jeff Louderback Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington faces more roster decisions today as arbitration-eligible players must...
• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: Chapman to be on Innings Limit: You knew it was coming, didn’t you? The onslaught of opinions of the Reds inking Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21MM...
• 11/29 Behind the Plate: Cuban Missile Crisis  [...] ...
• 11/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Add Six Players To 40-Man Roster: With the MLB Rule 5 Draft just around the corner, the Boston Red Sox have added six players to their 40-man roster. To make...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox must pursue answers at multiple positions and address needs on their pitching staff this offseason, and they should...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series. Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Scott...
• 11/12 MetsToday.com: Would You Trade R.A. Dickey to the Red Sox?: In today’s edition of “Would you …?” we discuss the fantasy of trading R.A. Dickey to the Boston Red Sox....
• 11/8 BoSox Injection: Will The Real Daniel Bard Please Step Forward?: Daniel Bard gets out of bed and looks in the mirror. “You’re the MAN! You’re THE man! YOU’RE the man!”...
• 11/6 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Aroldis Chapman and a New Call To The Pen Post: In my latest post for Call to the Pen, I examine the talk by the Cincinnati Reds about moving Aroldis Chapman out of...
• 11/6 Call to the Pen: Why Risk A Good Thing By Breaking Chapman: All pitchers are born pitchers. -Joe DiMaggio Of course, when DiMaggio uttered those words, pitchers were a completely different...

• 10/23 Baseball Jerks: Report: David Ortiz to Sign with Boston Red Sox: According to a report from Gordon Edes of ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz are close to completing a deal that would...
• 10/21 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Hire John Farrell To Be Next Manager: John Farrell set to return to Boston as manager Numerous media outlets are reporting that Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell...
• 10/20 Jays Journal: What is Farrell Worth?: We all know that John Farrell is gone. Despite AA’s policy of no lateral movement to other organizations, the Red Sox sources...
• 10/20 Jays Journal: Days Running Out On John Farrell: We now interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for an important announcement: There is still no update on the John Farrell...
• 10/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 2: The PitchersChip examines the pitching staff, and tries to determine what Ben Cherington will do with them this offseason....
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Boston Red Sox: Coming off one of the most historic late-season collapses in baseball history, the Boston Red Sox faced a tough challenge in the...
• 10/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Firing up the Beyeler bandwagon: I haven’t seen an official list of the potential replacements for Bobby Valentine yet, but if there is one, then I hope Pawtucket...
• 10/4 Baseball News Source: Who Will be the Next Manager of the Red Sox?: Red Sox will pursue Toronto Blue Jays skipper John Farrell Who will be the next manager of the Boston Red Sox? That is a prominent...
• 10/4 BoSox Injection: Sox Sacking Of Bobby V Means So Much More Is On The Line: When the axe falls it never falls softly. Last night immediately after Boston’s game 162 drubbing at the hands of the New...
• 10/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Looking at the 2013 bullpenA strong bullpen looks like it will be a strength of the 2013 Red Sox squad. Who could be part of it?...
• 10/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Your Final 2012 Manager/GM Hotseats and Predictions: Some managers have already been dismissed and others will be gone as soon as the season ends tomorrow night. Let’s go through...
• 10/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Pitching, Pitching and More PitchingThe highlights of the 2012 Red Sox on the mound. Yes, there were some!...

• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard throws simulated inning: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard threw a simulated inning Tuesday, Sept. 25, and the team would like to see him pitch in a game before...[+] the end of the season. Bard has given up a run in each of his last five appearances since returning from the minors.
• 9/23 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: September 24, 2012: 0 0 1 782 4462 Roto Think Tank 37 10 5234 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US...
• 9/23 mlbreports.com : Should The Reds Convert Aroldis Chapman Into A Starter?: Sunday September 23rd, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: When people discuss dominant pitchers, usually Aroldis Chapman enters that discussion...
• 9/21 BoSox Banter: Ineffective pitching leads to more losses for Red Sox: The sparse crowds that showed up at Tropicana Field on Wednesday and Thursday were treated to a microcosm of the dismal performance...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/20: For the first time since 1997, the Boston Red Sox will finish with a record under .500. That year they ended up at 78-84. Since...
• 9/20 BoSox Injection: Rays Turn The Beat Down Around, Take Series Finale 13-3: If ever a late season game summed up a team’s infuriatingly poor 2012 campaign, it was the Red Sox/Ray’s series finale...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/20: For the first time since 1997, the Boston Red Sox will finish with a record under .500. That year they ended up at 78-84. Since...
• 9/19 BoSox Banter: Tazawa emerges past Dice-K as a Red Sox find: Daisuke Matsuzaka and Junichi Tazawa hail from the same country, but they have little in common regarding their Major League Baseball...
• 9/19 BoSox Injection: Could Felix Doubront Be Best Suited As A Reliever?: This season was really looked on as Felix Doubront‘s last shot to be a successful major league pitcher, at least with the...
• 9/18 BoSox Injection: Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The 2012 Red Sox Lineup By The Numbers.: First in a three-part series… It can be said for every fan in Red Sox nation that turning the page on the 2012 season can’t...
• 9/17 Jays Journal: Jays Get Welcome Break Before Yankee Series: For most teams, a travel day does not normally spell much relief. However, with the Toronto making the trip to New York for a...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: MLB Investigating Red Sox Waiver Leaks: MLB is investigating the unusually high number of waiver wire reports related to the Red Sox, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Cabrera, Okajima, Quentin: Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington will focus on trying to fix his team’s pitching from top to bottom this offseason, writes...
• 9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/8: New day, same old suck from the hometown team. But I will say this. They didn't go quietly. The Toronto Blue Jays got out to...
• 9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/8: New day, same old suck from the hometown team. But I will say this. They didn't go quietly. The Toronto Blue Jays got out to...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Three on waiversThe Boston Red Sox placed RP Daniel Bard, RP Mark Melancon and RP Clayton Mortensen on revocable waivers....[+] The Boston Red Sox placed RP Daniel Bard, RP Mark Melancon and RP Clayton Mortensen on revocable waivers.
• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Bard, Melancon, Mortensen On Waivers: The Red Sox have placed Daniel Bard, Mark Melancon and Clayton Mortensen on revocable waivers, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe...
• 9/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Tables Turned on Bobby V.:   How does it feel, Bobby Valentine, to have your effort unfairly criticized? Another day, another loss, and more...
• 9/5 60ft6in.com: The 2009 100+ MPH Class: According to efastball.com, these pitchers all threw over 100 mph in 2009: 102.7 (138), Joel Zumaya (Tigers), 6/30/2009, Oakland...
• 9/5 Talkin Sox with Dan: Advice for the Red Sox: Farrell, Morales, Ortiz: It’s not that these September games don’t matter at all. There is plenty of room for evaluating guys like Jose Iglesias,...
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: WBC, Pascucci, MLB Standings, Bonds, Clemens, Pedroia, Bautista and Wild Cards: Monday September 3rd, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 9/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 131: The A’s won 20-2. That is a big win. To put it into perspective the Pythagorean winning percentage for Oakland entering...
• 9/2 BoSox Injection: The Rise & Fall of Alfredo Aceves & Why the Red Sox Need To Cut Ties: The 2012 season has been one to forget for the Red Sox and their fans for many reasons.  Embarrassing losses, relentless injuries,...
• 9/1 BoSox Injection: Sox Score Safety But Give Up Nearly Three Touchdowns. Oakland Blows Out Boston 20-2.: How can this be put delicately? Oh, that’s right. It can’t. Oakland’s 20-2 *** kicking of the Red Sox Friday...
• 9/1 BoSox Injection: What To Do With Bard and Aceves. A Tale of Two Pitchers.: Both Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves have had two of the most bizarre seasons of any Red Sox pitcher in recent memory and for two...

• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/30: When the Boston Red Sox traded away Kevin Youkilis for Zach Stewart and Brent Lillibridge, it was obvious the key piece in...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard promoted: The Boston Red Sox recalled RP Daniel Bard from Triple-A Pawtucket Thursday, Aug. 30, and optioned SP Zach Stewart to Pawtucket...[+] in a corresponding move.
• 8/30 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat of The Week Special Trade Edition! Boston Red Sox: Payroll 2013: Thursday, Aug.30/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): – In one fell swoop, the Boston Red Sox went from a team with...
• 8/30 BoSox Injection: Daniel Bard To Make Long Awaited Return To The Red Sox: It is expected that Daniel Bard will be activated prior to the Red Sox and Angels game Thursday night, in what will be a long...
• 8/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/30: When the Boston Red Sox traded away Kevin Youkilis for Zach Stewart and Brent Lillibridge, it was obvious the key piece in...
• 8/30 PaulLebowitz.com: What To Watch For Over The Final Month—American League: First something that affects everyone All the talk about the “extra” Wild Card has obscured the fact that it’s not exactly...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: The Red Sox's Future Payroll Obligations: A few days ago the Red Sox freed up more than a quarter-billion dollars in the future payroll obligation with their blockbuster...
• 8/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Booing The Yankees’ Closer: The Yankees’ closer has brilliant across-the-board numbers. He’s saved 33 games in 36 opportunities. He’s only allowed 2...
• 8/26 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: WBC Qualifiers, Suspending Aceves, Blowing Up the Red Sox and More: Sunday August 26th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: A Look Back At the 2012 Boston Red Sox Opening Day Roster: With the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers completing their big megadeal on Saturday afternoon, we need to look back at the...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: A Look Back At the 2012 Boston Red Sox Opening Day Roster: With the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers completing their big megadeal on Saturday afternoon, we need to look back at the...
• 8/23 mlbreports.com : John Farrell for Bobby Valentine: The First Managerial Trade Ever?: Thursday August 23rd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  After the Red Sox cut ties with longtime manager Terry Francona, there were a...
• 8/23 60ft6in.com: Bard’s Woes Lead to New Stat: WHIP+: Do you think Daniel Bard has a better chance of returning to Boston, or Boston winning their division? Right now it is hard to...
• 8/22 Call to the Pen: Firing of Bob McClure Only the Start For Red Sox: With the canning of pitching coach Bob McClure, the assessment of blame for a dismal Boston Red Sox 2012 season has begun. Since...
• 8/22 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Desperate Need For Starting Pitching Reinforced By Cook’s Lousy Outing: It is guaranteed to be a hot topic well after the disappointing 2012 season comes to a close on this year’s version of the...
• 8/21 Tyler's Think Tank: Supporting Crawford's Call: Little more than a month after it began, Carl Crawford's season has ended Carl Crawford's season is over. Boston's...
• 8/21 PaulLebowitz.com: McClure Was Fired Because He Didn’t Work: The key word with a pitching coach is “work”. I don’t mean working hard nor do I mean to imply the the fired Red Sox pitching...
• 8/20 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Remarks: Ortiz, Bard, Crawford & Lackey: As the Red Sox return home after a disappointing road trip that saw the club drop four of the six games against their AL Divisional...
• 8/19 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Special Edition – Fixing the Boston Red Sox: Sunday August 19th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard to be promoted in September: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard is expected to rejoin the parent club in September despite his continued struggles in the minors....[+] He has posted a 7.45 ERA in 29 innings with Triple-A Pawtucket.
• 8/14 BoSox Injection: Taking back the Red Sox: FULL TEXT…Parts 1 through 6:     Who kidnapped our Red Sox?  The Owner? CEO? GM? Manager? Players? Hand me my Red Sox souvenir Giant Foam Finger: ALL...
• 8/13 BoSox Injection: Any Postseason Hopes For Red Sox Begin in Baltimore: Call it a long shot that the Red Sox will make the postseason, given they are 5.5 games back in the Wild Card and have to surpass...
• 8/10 Call to the Pen: Can The Red Sox Rebuild Daniel Bard: “In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.” - Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO Perhaps the Red Sox are...
• 8/8 BoSox Injection: Taking the Red Sox away from these FAILURES: PT. 3: Blame the General Manager: We ask for a THIRD time: Who kidnapped our Red Sox? Hand me my Red Sox souvenir Giant Foam Finger, yet AGAIN! ALL of the above!...
• 8/7 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Injury Update: Ortiz, Bard & Bailey: The Red Sox are hanging around the Wild Card race and are doing so lately without the services of David Ortiz.  Big Papi went...
• 8/6 MLB Dirt: How the Red Sox Can Build Off a Lost Season: With about two months left in the 2012 season, the record of the Boston Red Sox stands at 54-55, a mere 5 games behind the leaders...
• 8/5 Baseball News Source: Red Sox’ Franklin Morales Starting to Fulfill Expectations: Sometimes, it takes starting pitching prospects with live arms longer to reach their Major League potential than minor leaguers...
• 8/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Dog Days Manager/GM Hotseat Grows Hotter: Let’s look at the managers and GMs whose hot seats have gotten hotter as the season’s shaken out. — Bobby Valentine,...
• 8/3 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Interested in Derek Lowe Keeping a Boston Reunion Possible: He spent 8 seasons in a Red Sox uniform and cut his teeth so to speak in the majors at the same time.  He was an instrumental...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Updates On Converted Relievers Now Starting: Building a rotation through free agency can be expensive and frustrating, so teams are understandably open to alternatives. One...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Trade Analysis – Cherington Decides Against Major Deal – For Now: With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester dramatically underperforming this season, the Red Sox could undoubtedly use a durable and effective...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/31: The so called "aces" of the Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, have combined for 10 wins this season. Daniel Bard,...

• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/31: The so called "aces" of the Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, have combined for 10 wins this season. Daniel Bard,...
• 7/30 Baseball News Source: Taking Series from Yankees Gives Red Sox Hope For Turnaround: Though some baseball pundits and many Red Sox fans believe that this weekend’s results were irrelevant – feeling that...
• 7/29 BoSox Injection: Builders Not Sellers: Oh, my God, we’re having a fire! Sale. As Tobias Funke famously suggested, maybe it’s time for a fire sale. Now before...
• 7/23 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Trade Rumor Roundup: Lester, Bard, Shoppach & Garza: After being humiliated, kicked around and swept away on home turf by the Toronto Blue Jays, the need for a pitching upgrade is imminent for...
• 7/22 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Hernandez, Upton, Bard, Gordon: As teams scan the trade market for pieces that can make a difference down the stretch, many GMs are experiencing sticker shock,...
• 7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: If Josh Beckett can't figure out how to get through the first inning of a game without giving up any runs, it could turn out...
• 7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: If Josh Beckett can't figure out how to get through the first inning of a game without giving up any runs, it could turn out...
• 7/19 BoSox Injection: Matt Albers Must Go As Soon As Possible: You may remember a time last year when Matt Albers was one of the key pieces to the Red Sox bullpen. Looking back on his 4.73...
• 7/18 Red Sox Life: How the Red Sox Can Solve Their Pitching Problems in One Move: Is there a precedent set for trading pitching coaches midway through the season? Because if there is one member of the Red Sox...
• 7/18 Fire Brand of the American League: The Resurrection of the Farm System: Chip examines the resurrection of the Red Sox farm system, and provides some insight on the organization's most exciting prospects....
• 7/17 Red Sox Life: It's Time to Jump Back on the Bandwagon: Last September was one of the toughest months to watch for a Red Sox fan, and the beginning of this season was not much easier....
• 7/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Previewing The Red Sox-Rays Series With BoSox Injection’s Derek Skytalo: With the second half of the season kicking off with a series against the Boston Red Sox, I chatted with Derek Skytalo, editor...
• 7/13 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Report Card. Second Half Homework Not Optional.: It’s inevitable that the All-Star break ushers in a mid-season gut check. The pause inevitably causes both a simultaneous...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Yankees, Garza, Upton, BoSox, Jays: CBS Sports' Jon Heyman discussed how baseball reporting is evolving in the age of social media and a 24/7 news cycle (while...
• 7/12 Call to the Pen: Red Sox Injury Update: Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz to Return This Weekend: Jacoby Ellsbury led the Boston Red Sox in WAR last season.  Clay Buchholz was an All-Star in 2010 and pretty **** good in 2011....
• 7/12 Fire Brand of the American League: What Went Wrong in the First Half: Part 1Chip takes a look at what went wrong in the first half, and how things could turn around in the second half. ...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Sweeney, Bard, Aviles, Ross: The Red Sox head into the All-Star break 2.5 games out of the Wild Card race with a 43-43 record. Here are the latest notes and...
• 7/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Midseason report: Boston Red Sox earn a passing grade, barely: REPORT CARD: Boston Red Sox Offense: B+ It is fun to look at the breakdown of the Red Sox offensive stats and leaders this year...
• 7/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Podcast Series Preview: Yankees at Red Sox (7/6-7/8): While the New York Yankees are coming off a tough series in Tampa Bay, they were able to avoid  a sweep with a huge comeback...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard clicking: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard worked back-to-back games for the first time this week with Triple-A Pawtucket, and he felt like...[+] something finally clicked. He retired the side in order on only 10 pitches (eight strikes) in his second consecutive day of work Monday, July 2. 'It puts me in a more athletic position, which I did naturally for a long time without thinking about it,' Bard said. 'For whatever reason, starting and trying to perfect mechanics, I got away from it and now I'm getting back to that delivery and 100 percent trusting it.' Bard said he stopped thinking about his mechanics during his outing Sunday, July 1. Before his outing Monday, he had allowed 10 earned runs and 12 hits (one homer) while walking 10, hitting four batters and striking out 14 in 12 1/3 innings.
• 7/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Patchwork pitching has been surprise success for Red Sox: Early on this season, Bostonians would have been hard pressed to suggest that pitching would be a bright spot in the Red Sox repertoire...

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Injuries, Ross, Bard, Hernandez: The Red Sox signed Rich Hill to a minor league contract on this date in 2010. The 32-year-old southpaw reinvented himself as...
• 6/29 Call to the Pen: Slow Starting Red Sox Have Hope: The Red Sox scored 10 runs Wednesday night. It seems as if all of the war clubs are in working order despite the never-ending...
• 6/24 Red Sox Maineiacs: Yoooouuuukkkk: Let it go one more time for old times sake...Yoooooouuuuukkk Kevin Youkilis was traded today to the Chicago White Sox...
• 6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/17/12 - 6/23/12: In case you missed it the first time around, here's a look back at the week that was here on MLBTR... The Twins signed supplemental...
• 6/23 BoSox Injection: Bard Back To Pen For Remainder of the Season: The experiment known as Bardenstein has ended. In a move that should have been made weeks ago before his confidence got shattered,...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard making progress: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard is making progress pitching in the minors, but there is no timetable for the team to recall him...[+] and use him out of the bullpen. 'He's made progress,' general manager Ben Cherington said. 'He's in a more consistent position with his delivery, more consistent arm slot, better finish with his fastball. He's throwing the fastball through the catcher with a four-seam finish, and the breaking ball has been more consistent, with typically his breaking ball playing off his fastball. Not every outing has been perfect, but he's going in the right direction and those are the things he continues to get locked in on. He's trending in a good direction.'
• 6/22 BoSox Injection: Bard Back to the Pen: Today Daniel Bard announced that he’s decided that he should go back to the bullpen and the team agrees. Despite Bard blowing...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard says he is not a starter anymore: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard said he is no longer a starting pitcher and is moving back to the bullpen as a reliever. He said...[+] he called general manager Ben Cherington about the move and both agreed it was the right decision.
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Sign Luke Bard: The Twins have signed supplemental first round pick Luke Bard for $1.227MM, reports Jim Callis of Baseball America. He signed...
• 6/20 Red Sox Maineiacs: Red Sox Links and Thoughts 6-18-12: Here are some links and thoughts I compiled while sitting at my desk watching students finish work they should have done during...
• 6/20 FanSided: Rosenthal's Four-Step Program for Red Sox Success: Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports believes the Boston Red Sox can still win the AL East.  In fact, he's so serious he even laid out...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Pitching, Morales: There's deep, multi-layered unhappiness among Red Sox players and staff, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney writes. Complaints are starting...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard tosses two scoreless innings: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard tossed two scoreless innings of relief for Triple-A Pawtucket Sunday, June 17. Manager Bobby Valentine...[+] did not have any information about the next step for Bard.
• 6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Youkilis, Lowrie, Manny, Red Sox: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe asked 55 people in baseball if they'd rather have Bryce Harper or Mike Trout.  The final tally:...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard makes another appearance: Boston Red Sox P Daniel Bard allowed an earned run, hit and walk with two strikeouts in his inning of work for Triple-A Pawtucket...[+] Monday, June 11.
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard to pitch in relief: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard will make his next appearance out of the bullpen for Triple-A Pawtucket Monday, June 11, rather...[+] than starting. The team wants him to replicate his efforts coming out of the bullpen and translate that to his starting outings.
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/10: With Daniel Bard down in Triple-A trying to figure things out with his mechanics, the Boston Red Sox turned to Daisuke Matsuzaka...
• 6/10 FanSided: Runs, Hits and Errors: When The Math Doesn't Add Up: [caption id="attachment_15022" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="I have a vision of bus rides and bad food in my future.......
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/10: With Daniel Bard down in Triple-A trying to figure things out with his mechanics, the Boston Red Sox turned to Daisuke Matsuzaka...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: The Washington Nationals and their two young prized possessions, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, took center stage on...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Marlon Byrd To Be DFA'd To Make Room For Dice-K: With Daisuke Matsuzaka returning to the Boston Red Sox rotation on Saturday, the team had to clear a roster spot for him not...
• 6/9 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: June 9: Top stories Charlotte unveils website for new stadium: Even though no one has put a shovel in the dirt yet, the Charlotte Knights...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: The Washington Nationals and their two young prized possessions, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, took center stage on...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Marlon Byrd To Be DFA'd To Make Room For Dice-K: With Daisuke Matsuzaka returning to the Boston Red Sox rotation on Saturday, the team had to clear a roster spot for him not...
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard works for Paw Sox: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard allowed three runs with two hits and two batsmen in a one-inning start for Triple-A Pawtucket Friday,...[+] June 8. He threw 16 of his 25 pitches for strikes. Bard is scheduled to start again Monday, June 11, for Pawtucket.
• 6/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 6 Disappointmenting Teams: Arizona Diamondbacks-After winning 94 games and running away with the division last year, the D-Backs are three games under .500...
• 6/8 BoSox Injection: Daniel Bard’s Comments Question Selfish Behavior: When the Red Sox sent struggling pitcher Daniel Bard to the minors for a stint … [visit site to read more]Daniel Bard’s...
• 6/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mail Bag: The Cafardo Gets Sassy EditionOh, no he didn't! Nick gets a little sassy, and fights the reader snapback!...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard thinks he found flaw: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard thinks he found a glaring flaw in his delivery while watching film. He worked on it in a bullpen...[+] session Wednesday, June 6.
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard not thrilled with demotion: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard said he is disappointed the team decided to send him down to Triple-A Pawtucket. 'It's not my decision,'...[+] Bard said. 'I'm just an employee here. Obviously I’m not thrilled with it. If it was me making the decision it might have been different, but I tried to be respectful about it and once I get the anger and disappointment out of the way, you just got to try to make the best of it.'
• 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/6: Mom, just when it looked like we were moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky, it looks like we're staying here in the basement...
• 6/6 The Baseball Page: Baseball – K is the word:   In the baseball movie “Bull Durham” catcher Crash Davis says to his pitcher Nuke LaLoosh, “Don’t...
• 6/6 The Baseball Page: Baseball K is the Word:   In the baseball movie "Bull Durham" catcher Crash Davis says...
• 6/6 BoSox Injection: Red Sox to Recall Daisuke Matsuzaka. Will Start Saturday: With the news that Daniel Bard was sent down to triple-A Pawtucket on Monday, … [visit site to read more]Red Sox to Recall...
• 6/6 Call to the Pen: Boston Red Sox Option Daniel Bard to Triple-A: Daniel Bard was once one of the up-and-coming pitchers in the Red Sox … [visit site to read more]Boston Red Sox Option Daniel...
• 6/6 BoSox Injection: Sox Management Failed “The Pen Bard” by Miscasting his Role: You’re Daniel Bard and the Cheap **** Owners screwed you to “save” a few bucks. You were a great in the set-up role,...
• 6/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Bard’s Release Point Sends Up Red FlagsGuest writer, Noah Woodward, examines Bard's inconsistent release point, and what it means about his future as a starter....
• 6/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/6: Mom, just when it looked like we were moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky, it looks like we're staying here in the basement...
• 6/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/5: While the Boston Red Sox were enjoying a day off in the cold New England weather on Monday, the baseball operations people were...
• 6/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Option Bard, Matsuzaka To Step In: The Red Sox had no other choice than to option Bard. Want to read my latest post for Yahoo? Here's a...
• 6/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Bard Gets Joba’d…Sort Of: Say this for the Red Sox: Their handling of Daniel Bard has not followed the calamitous lead of the Yankees in their “development”...
• 6/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Send Daniel Bard to the Minors: In a move that was warranted, the Red Sox announced Monday afternoon that they have sent struggling starterRed Sox Send Daniel...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard to remain as starter: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said SP Daniel Bard will remain a starter in the minors, and the team is hoping for a 'quick...[+] turnaround.' Bard did not think he needed to be sent down.
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard tried to change: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard indicated that he may have tried to become a different type of pitcher when the team moved him...[+] from the bullpen to the rotation this year. 'If anything, it's that I allowed something to happen when I switched roles,' Bard said. 'It's that maybe we tried to turn me into a starter rather than just taking the same pitcher I was out of the pen and moving that guy to the rotation. That's probably what I should have been doing. It's partially my fault. It's all my fault. It's a matter of getting back to what I had success doing in the past.' He went 5-6 with a 5.24 ERA in 10 starts while striking out 34 hitters and walking 37 innings in 55 innings.
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Bard Sent Down: The Red Sox sent Daniel Bard down to AAA. Bard has labored badly as a starter this season, and in his most recent outing he exhibited...
• 6/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bard, Royals, Bauer: There's been lots of draft chatter these past few days, but that's not all that's going on around the Major Leagues. Here are...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/5: While the Boston Red Sox were enjoying a day off in the cold New England weather on Monday, the baseball operations people were...
• 6/4 High Heat Stats: Sunday summary: Yankees 5, @Tigers 1: Derek Jeter hit the game’s first pitch over the wall in right, Phil Hughes tossed a 4-hitter for...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard wild: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard has 37 walks and 34 strikeouts in 55 innings this year. His 6.05 walk-per-nine rate and 0.92 strikeout-per-walk...[+] rate are the worst of his career.
• 6/4 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Red Sox at Phillies, May 18-20: Jonathan Papelbon, who signed a $50 million four-year contract with Philadelphia this past off-season after becoming a household...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/4: Mom, make some room in the basement because we're moving back in, temporarily we hope. With Daniel Bard unable to hit the...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Prioritizing Starting Pitching Depth: The Red Sox are prioritizing starting pitching depth leading up to the trade deadline, reports WEEI.com's Rob Bradford. Boston's...
• 6/3 FanSided: Bard's Control Issues Sink Sox In 5-1 Loss[caption id="attachment_14943" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=". Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard struggles with command in start: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard allowed five runs on one hit in 1 2/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, June 3, to suffer...[+] his sixth loss of the season. He struck out two batters, walked six and hit two batters in the game.
• 6/3 Baseball Musings: Bard Bad: Daniel Bard walks six batters and hits two, facing just 13 batters in 1 2/3 innings against Toronto. Mixed in there was a three-run...
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bard, Halladay, De La Rosa: Carlos Zambrano hit and pitched the Marlins into a first place tie with the Nationals in the NL East.  Zambrano hit a 431-foot...
• 6/3 FanSided: Old Faces, New Places: An Update On 2011 Red Sox Alumni[caption id="attachment_14941" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=" Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 6/1-6/3: Friday, June 1 @ 7:07 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-2, 7.19) vs Henderson Alvarez, RHP (3-4, 3.56) TV: NESN, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/1 High Heat Stats: Wringing the sponge: Only 3 games were played Thursday. Let’s see how much can be squeezed out of those box scores. Tigers 7, @Red Sox 3: Miggy...
• 6/1 FanSided: BoSox Injection Q&A with Derek Stykalo: After sweeping the division-leading Baltimore Orioles upon their return to the Dome, the Blue Jays face another AL East opponent...
• 6/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysAfter bar-hopping with Buddy Cole, the Advanced Scout takes two Advil and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 6/1-6/3: Friday, June 1 @ 7:07 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-2, 7.19) vs Henderson Alvarez, RHP (3-4, 3.56) TV: NESN, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...

• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/30: Whenever Justin Verlander takes the mound for the Detroit Tigers, it's an event. He's so good that in any given start, he could...
• 5/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Finally Crack .500: May is almost over, Memorial Day has come and gone, and for the first time in their rollercoaster season, the Boston Red Sox finally...
• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/30: Whenever Justin Verlander takes the mound for the Detroit Tigers, it's an event. He's so good that in any given start, he could...
• 5/29 FanSided: Sox, Tigers Recap: Beating The Odds - Bard Bests Verlander, Sox Roll 6-3:   [caption id="attachment_14860" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="May 22, 2012; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox...
• 5/29 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: May 28 – June 3This week's AL two-starters features the reigning Cy Young/MVP as well as Detroit's other ace....
• 5/29 Baseball Analytics: Hitters Not Taking Bard's Bait: While reliever-to-starter conversions are proving successful on both sides of Chicago (Jeff Samardzija for the Cubs and Chris...
• 5/29 Red Sox Life: Catching Up: A few items of note:I have to say, the 38 Studios story is becoming a minor dilemma. I didn't write about it at first because...
• 5/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Padres and Cubs play a Tuesday afternoon game as Eric Stults takes on Jeff Samardzija. Stults makes his third start for San...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Roy Oswalt Could Sign This Week: There’s an expectation that Roy Oswalt will agree to sign with an MLB team this week, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (9) David Ortiz - Ortiz's desire...
• 5/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Detroit TigersAfter finishing two sausage and peppahs, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Detroit Tigers....
• 5/28 SOX & Dawgs: Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/28-5/31: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, May 28 @ 1:35 PM Doug Fister, RHP (0-2, 1.84) vs Felix Doubront, LHP...
• 5/27 SOX & Dawgs: Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/28-5/31: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, May 28 @ 1:35 PM Doug Fister, RHP (0-2, 1.84) vs Felix Doubront, LHP...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Oswalt, Chapman, Trout: One year ago today, Mariano Rivera became the first pitcher in baseball history to appear in 1,000 games with one team. He is...
• 5/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/24: With the top three in the Boston Red Sox lineup going a combined 2-for-15 in yesterday's 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles,...
• 5/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/24: With the top three in the Boston Red Sox lineup going a combined 2-for-15 in yesterday's 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles,...
• 5/23 Fragile Freddy's: Game 44 Recap: BOS – 011 003 010 – 6 – 13 – 0 BAL – 110 002 010 – 5 – 7 – 0 There are certain things you are never prepared to...
• 5/23 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 5/23: For the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox failed to get over the .500 mark when they had a chance. The first time...
• 5/23 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 5/23: For the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox failed to get over the .500 mark when they had a chance. The first time...
• 5/22 FanSided: Sox Waste Fine Doubront Outing. O's 2-Hit Boston, Win 4-1:   [caption id="attachment_14802" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="May 17, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red...
• 5/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Believe It Or Don’t—The Bad (American League): Yesterday I examined teams that were expected to do poorly, but haven’t and whether or not their performances are real. Today...
• 5/21 Fragile Freddy's: At The Quarter Pole: The Red Sox have reached the quarter pole of the 2012 season after a successful weekend in Philadelphia.  They now sit at...
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchups: 5/21-5/23: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, May 21 @ 7:05 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-2, 7.77) vs Tommy Hunter, RHP...
• 5/20 FanSided: Runs, Hits and Errors: Sweeps, Streaks and Injury Tweaks: [caption id="attachment_14754" align="alignleft" width="366" caption="May 17, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox starting...
• 5/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/19: While Jonathan Papelbon and his Cinco Ocho alter-ego were hoping they would get a chance to shutdown his former Boston Red...
• 5/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/19: While Jonathan Papelbon and his Cinco Ocho alter-ego were hoping they would get a chance to shutdown his former Boston Red...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard doesn't last long: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard matched his shortest outing of the season Friday, May 18, against the Philadelphia Phillies. He...[+] allowed five runs, three hits and five walks over five innings in the loss.
• 5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/18: After splitting a two-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox continue their eight-game road trip with the start...
• 5/18 Baseball Musings: Cole in Control: Cole Hamels pitched seven innings against the Red Sox Friday night, walking one and striking out nine. He did give up two homers,...
• 5/18 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Philadelphia PhilliesAfter enjoying a lot, a lot of culcha dere, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Philadelphia Phillies...
• 5/18 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Red Sox (18-20) at Phillies (20-19): Red Sox (18-20) at Phillies (20-19) Daniel Bard (3-4, 4.30) vs. Cole Hamels (5-1, 2.28) Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN...
• 5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/18: After splitting a two-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox continue their eight-game road trip with the start...
• 5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Matchups: 5/18-5/20: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, May 18 @ 7:05 PM Daniel Bard, RHP (3-4, 4.30) vs Cole Hamels, LHP...
• 5/18 Crashburn Alley: Red Sox-Phillies Game Thread 5/18/12: Inter-league play is back, rejoice, rejoice. It’s a battle of Eastern division cellar-dwellers as the 18-20 glass cannon...
• 5/18 Red Sox Life: All Aboard for Philly: In a rematch of last year's World Series -- oh wait.In a meeting of the two teams everybody picked to be in the World Series in...
• 5/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Let’s Play A-Gon in CF Edition: Middlebrooks to shortstop? Dice-K has better control than Bard? Someone mentions trading A-Gon? What is wrong with this world?...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Matchups: 5/18-5/20: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, May 18 @ 7:05 PM Daniel Bard, RHP (3-4, 4.30) vs Cole Hamels, LHP...
• 5/16 The Baseball Page: Good signs in Boston: So, when you get a plethora of injured outfielders, a pitcher who would...
• 5/15 Talkin Sox with Dan: Shopping for a Catcher: The Red Sox do not have a surplus of many of things. Wins are a good example of something they certainly do not have an excess...
• 5/14 Fragile Freddy's: This & That - Red Sox Edition: Some stuff happening in Red Sox Nation this week besides just the games.  Let’s look around;Item: Jacoby Ellsbury moved...
• 5/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14: When the Boston Red Sox returned from Kansas City, they had been not only struggling as a team but also at Fenway Park. They...
• 5/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14: When the Boston Red Sox returned from Kansas City, they had been not only struggling as a team but also at Fenway Park. They...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard picks up victory: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard allowed one run on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts over six innings in a win Sunday,...[+] May 13, against the Cleveland Indians. He threw 58 of his 97 pitches for strikes.
• 5/13 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/13: After winning 4-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid a split of their four-game set with the Cleveland Indians this...
• 5/13 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: The Sox had a weekend that was about as close to precisely what the doctor ordered as it could have been.  After losing the...
• 5/13 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/13: After winning 4-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid a split of their four-game set with the Cleveland Indians this...
• 5/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #34 – Cleveland Indians (18-15) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-19): By Matthew Van Wormer The Indians are having a tough go of things in Boston this weekend. Last night, they took another one on...
• 5/11 Fire Brand of the American League: What’s Up with Daniel Bard?Chip examines Daniel Bard's recent decline in strikeouts. ...
• 5/11 The Daily Catch: Jon Lester’s Weak Early-Season Strikeout Rate: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Matt Sullivan Starting pitching is a major weakness for...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/10--5/13: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Thursday, May 10 @ 7:10 PM Derek Lowe, RHP (4-1, 2.39) vs Josh Beckett, RHP...
• 5/10 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Cleveland IndiansThe Advanced Scout starts pounding Sam Adams Imperial Whites and analyzes the Cleveland Indians. Hic....
• 5/10 FanSided: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox: Apparently it's laundry week for the Cleveland Indians. After splitting a four-game series against the division-rival Chicago...
• 5/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 29 Recap: BOS – 020 110 000 – 4 – 9 – 0KCR – 030 000 03x – 6 – 7 – 1 The Sox lost a tough one as the combination of Daniel...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/10--5/13: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Thursday, May 10 @ 7:10 PM Derek Lowe, RHP (4-1, 2.39) vs Josh Beckett, RHP...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/9: One big fat meatball pitch from Matt Albers was the final difference from keeping Daniel Bard from picking up his second win...
• 5/8 FanSided: Matsuzaka Ready To Complicate Red Sox Rotation
• 5/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/8: The Boston Red Sox might want to think about moving all of the rest of their home games to the road. With their 11-5 win last...
• 5/7 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Kansas City RoyalsThe Advanced Scout wipes the barbecue sauce from his face and analyzes the Kansas City Royals....
• 5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchups: 5/7-5/9: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, May 7 @ 8:10 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (1-1, 5.19) vs Jonathan Sanchez,...
• 5/6 Fragile Freddy's: Fire Him: Fire him.Fire Bobby Valentine right now.Look, the players are not getting it done but Bobby Valentine killed the Boston Red Sox...
• 5/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchups: 5/7-5/9: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, May 7 @ 8:10 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (1-1, 5.19) vs Jonathan Sanchez,...
• 5/6 Baseball Musings: Vitriol for Valentine: Fragile Freddy’s calls for the firing of Bobby Valentine: On Saturday his starting pitcher suffered a cut requiring eleven...
• 5/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: AL Pitching Planner: May 7 – May 13This week's AL pitching lineup features two starts from the reigning CY Young/MVP, as well as a bunch of risky pitchers....
• 5/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Brandon Duckworth helping lead PawSox: Duckworth, a 36-year-old right-hander, is THE veteranon the Pawtucket Red Sox staff. He’s also one of the more valuable hurlers...
• 5/4 FanSided: Are The Red Sox a Playoff Team?
• 5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/3: The Boston Red Sox returned home from the seven game road trip at 7-1 and all facets of the game were clicking. They did run...
• 5/3 Fragile Freddy's: Game 24 Recap: OAK – 000 103 000 – 4 – 9 – 1 BOS – 000 000 101 – 2 – 8 – 0 The Sox dropped a second straight to Oakland to fall...
• 5/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/3: The Boston Red Sox returned home from the seven game road trip at 7-1 and all facets of the game were clicking. They did run...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Updates On Converted Relievers Now Starting: One way for teams to avoid building their rotations through free agency is to move relief pitchers to the starting rotation. Few...
• 5/2 FanSided: Red Sox Bats Fall Silent During Clutch Moments
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 26: A’s look to win a series in Boston behind their ace Brandon McCarthy who comes in with a 3.23 ERA and 3.66 FIP backed by...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Bobby V’s Slow HookChip examines Buchholz's ugly seventh inning, and assesses where blame should be placed....
• 5/1 Fragile Freddy's: April Numbers Bring May Powers: With April in the books I wanted to look at a few numbers.  While statistics at this early stage of the season can be highly...

• 4/30 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout grabs a steaming cup o' chowdah and analyzes the Oakland Athletics....
• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Oakland A's @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups - 4/30-5/2: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, April 30 @ 7:10 PM Tommy Milone, LHP (3-1, 2.00) vs Clay Buchholz,...
• 4/30 PaulLebowitz.com: American League Ticking Tempers Of Ownership: Let’s take a look at some American League teams that have unexpectedly struggled or made ghastly blunders that would normally...
• 4/29 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: After a nightmarish start to the season the Sox got just what they needed from a road trip through Minnesota and Chicago with...
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Oakland A's @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups - 4/30-5/2: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Monday, April 30 @ 7:10 PM Tommy Milone, LHP (3-1, 2.00) vs Clay Buchholz,...
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/28: With Aaron Cook making his final start tonight for the Pawtucket Red Sox before his opt-out date on Monday, there have been...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard earns win Friday: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard (2-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits over seven innings in a victory over the Chicago...[+] White Sox Saturday, April 27, with one walk and six strikeouts.
• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Dodgers, O'Malley, Cook, Angels: Here's the latest pair of video news updates from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... Even once their new ownership group takes...
• 4/28 Talkin Sox with Dan: Implications of a Friday Night in Chicago: The Red Sox won their fifth straight game last night as they downed the White Sox 10-3 for the second night in a row on their...
• 4/28 FanSided: Red Sox Roster Moves: Rich Hill Returns, Justin Thomas Out
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/28: With Aaron Cook making his final start tonight for the Pawtucket Red Sox before his opt-out date on Monday, there have been...
• 4/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/27: After picking up their fourth straight win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it five straight tonight in the second...
• 4/27 PaulLebowitz.com: American League Patience Or Panic?: Let’s take a look at some teams that, prior to the season, had expectations but have struggled out of the gate. Should they...
• 4/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Clay Buchholz: Searching for AnswersChip examines the root causes of Clay Buchholz's early season struggles....
• 4/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Sweep Twins: Ross sparked Boston to a win on Monday by slugging a pair of home runs After a demoralizing weekend series with the...
• 4/26 FanSided: Kevin Youkilis Slams Red Sox To Victory
• 4/26 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Chicago White SoxThe Advanced Scout wipes the juice from his Italian beef off of his keyboard and analyzes the Chicago White Sox....
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/26-4/29: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Thursday, April 26 @ 8:10 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (0-0, 3.94) vs Philip Humber,...
• 4/26 Talkin Sox with Dan: Sacrifice Leads to Success: It was Game 3 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. October 16, 2004. The Red Sox were down two games to none to the...
• 4/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Yanks should follow Rangers model – make Robertson starter: Only about a month ago we were all talking about how much pitching depth the Yankees had.  The Yanks were 7-deep at the Major...
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/26-4/29: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Thursday, April 26 @ 8:10 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (0-0, 3.94) vs Philip Humber,...
• 4/26 MLBTradeRumors: Looking Back At The 2012 Arbitration Projections: This past offseason, we projected the salaries for 155 arbitration-eligible players who received one-year contracts. The results...
• 4/25 High Heat Stats: Games of Monday & Tuesday (4/23-24): Playing a little catch-up here; thirty teams generate a lot of box scores! Any neglect of your team is unintentional…. Tuesday...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/24: Up is down. Left is right. Daniel Bard got his first win of the season out of the bullpen. Wait, what? Yup, that's how things...
• 4/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mail Bag: The Blame Game Edition: Chip recaps another crazy edition of the Cafardo mailbag. This week, Red Sox Nation puts aside their desire to trade Youk to point...
• 4/24 Talkin Sox with Dan: Ross Puts Sox on Back: **** it. Wrong Ross. Cody Ross slugged two home runs last night, helping the Red Sox snap a five-game skid. His first long ball...
• 4/24 Red Sox Life: Bard Still Wants to Start: By now you've probably heard that Daniel Bard expects to start Friday's game. He has every right to say this, especially if that's...
• 4/24 Fragile Freddy's: Minor News: Monday was a busy day in the minors for the Sox and I want to note a few reasons why;- Daisuke Matsuzaka made his first rehab...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/24: Up is down. Left is right. Daniel Bard got his first win of the season out of the bullpen. Wait, what? Yup, that's how things...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard excels in relief: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard came on in a 5-5 tie with the go-ahead run at third base with one out in the eighth inning against...[+] the Minnesota Twins Monday, April 23, and Bard proceeded to strand the runner at third base. He picked up the win in his first relief appearance after RP Alfredo Aceves locked down his third save of the season.
• 4/23 Fragile Freddy's: Game Fifteen Recap: BOS – 120 000 201 – 6 – 12 – 2MIN – 000 410 000 – 5 – 8 – 0 It was a bit hairy but the Boston Red Sox picked up...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/23: Maybe the rain that canceled last night's game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was just what the home team needed...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard won't pitch back-to-back days: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard said he's comfortable shifting to the bullpen temporarily, but he will not make back-to-back appearances...[+] out of the pen this week.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Aaron Cook could join rotation: Boston Red Sox SP Aaron Cook, who is 2-00 with a 1.35 ERA with Triple-A Pawtucket in three starts, could join the rotation if...[+] the team decides to keep SP Daniel Bard in the bullpen. Cook has a May 1 opt-out date in his contract.
• 4/23 FanSided: Red Sox Roster Moves: Bard, Anderson and Repko
• 4/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Examining Saturday’s Disaster: I haven’t been this angry with a game in nearly two-and-a-half years. I’m serious. Not even during last September’s...
• 4/23 The Daily Catch: Red Sox: Scattered Thoughts After A Rainout: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Brendan O”Toole The Red Sox didn’t get a chance...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/23: Maybe the rain that canceled last night's game between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was just what the home team needed...
• 4/23 PaulLebowitz.com: And Daniel Bard as Jack Chesbro: The Red Sox plan for straightening out the same dysfunctional mess they’ve been since last September is apparently to take Daniel...
• 4/22 Talkin Sox with Dan: Back Peddling Into Monday: Yeah, that makes me feel better too. When times aren’t going well, whether it is in life or the state of my favorite sports...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Tonight's Red Sox vs Yankees Game Rained Out: With all of the rain here in New England, tonight's game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Historic Fenway Park...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/22: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said after yesterday's 15-9 loss to the New York Yankees that the team had hit rock bottom....
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard headed to bullpen temporarily: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard will have his turn in the rotation skipped after his start Sunday, April 22, against the New York...[+] Yankees was rained out. Bard will be available out of the bullpen until his next scheduled start Friday, April 27, against the Chicago White Sox. Manager Bobby Valentine said if Bard is used in relief, it will be in a setup capacity. 'Daniel will have an opportunity to pitch either in a bullpen session or out of the bullpen here in the next couple of days,' Valentine said.
• 4/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Question for Red Sox fans: Are your boos misdirected?: It’s the top of the eighth and there are none out. It’s not ideal, but Alfredo Aceves has earned the closing role in the absence...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Tonight's Red Sox vs Yankees Game Rained Out: With all of the rain here in New England, tonight's game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Historic Fenway Park...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/22: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said after yesterday's 15-9 loss to the New York Yankees that the team had hit rock bottom....
• 4/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Teixeira, Swisher, Yanks stun Red Sox with 15-9 victory after being down 9-0 in 6th: The way that the game looked going into the 6th inning was absolutely brutal. The Boston Red Sox had a 9-0 lead and Felix Doubront...
• 4/22 Baseball Musings: Valentine Chass-tized: Murray Chass unloads on Bobby Valentine. He gets into Bobby’s head about the Daniel Bard start where Dan was left in the...
• 4/22 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Cherington, Valentine, Bard, Cook: A look at the Red Sox following last night's ugly loss to the Yankees.. Saturday was the symbol of an organization...
• 4/21 FanSided: Aceves Not Comfortable As Red Sox Closer
• 4/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Carfardo Mailbag: Bobby V Needs a Hug Edition: Bobby Valentine has a problem.  He likes to talk.  For most people, this wouldn’t be a problem.  For Bobby, though, he...
• 4/20 The Daily Catch: Series Preview: New York Yankees: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Marc Normandin In a normal year, maybe you are excited...
• 4/20 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/20-4/22: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, April 20th @ 3:05 PM Ivan Nova, RHP (2-0, 4.15) vs Clay Buchholz,...
• 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Special Series Preview: 5 Questions with Chip Buck: Today at 3 PM the Yankees and Red Sox renew their rivalry, both donning the same outfits they wore 100 years ago when Fenway Park...
• 4/19 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees: The Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first game at Fenway Park with the opener of a three-game series against...
• 4/19 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/20-4/22: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday, April 20th @ 3:05 PM Ivan Nova, RHP (2-0, 4.15) vs Clay Buchholz,...
• 4/17 Release Points: What Brian Wilson’s Injury Means for the Giants’ Bullpen: Well, the weekend reports only confirmed what so many had already suspected, San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson needs Tommy...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/17: Bobby Valentine really didn't have a good day in his first Patriot's Day game as the manager of the Boston Red Sox. It started...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/17: Bobby Valentine really didn't have a good day in his first Patriot's Day game as the manager of the Boston Red Sox. It started...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Patriot's Day Red Sox Delight - 4/16: When David Ortiz agreed to the one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox, there were some grumblings here in Red Sox Nation that...
• 4/16 High Heat Stats: Monday morning action & random stuff: In the annual Patriots Day game in Fenway, Daniel Bard issued 7 walks (a new game high for this year) in 6.2 innings. His last...
• 4/16 FanSided: Game 10: Rays Walk out of Boston with a Win: I'd like to introduce myself as the new Staff Writer for Rays Colored Glasses. My name is Joel Trunfio, I hail from Boston, and...
• 4/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game Ten Recap: TBR – 000 000 100 – 1 – 7 – 0 BOS – 000 000 000 – 0 – 4 – 0 The Sox dropped a tough one on Patriot’s Day to...
• 4/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Is it 2010 all over again for the Red Sox?: Superstardom. Jacoby Ellsbury had always been an elite steals maven, once swiping 50 bags and 70 bags in back-to-back seasons....
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard suffers loss: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard allowed one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays Monday, April 16, to suffer...[+] his second loss of the season. He struck out seven batters and walked seven in the game.
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Walks get to Bard: Daniel Bard‘s high walk rate caught up to him in the seventh inning. With two out he issued a walk, gave up a single, then...
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Not Much Action: The Rays and the Red Sox remain scoreless after five innings. Both James Shields and Daniel Bard are pitching well, both allowing...
• 4/16 SOX & Dawgs: Patriot's Day Red Sox Delight - 4/16: When David Ortiz agreed to the one-year deal with the Boston Red Sox, there were some grumblings here in Red Sox Nation that...
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Rays and Red Sox play the annual Patriots Day game at 11 AM EDT in Boston, with James Shields facing Daniel Bard. Shields’s...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Greinke, Marcum, Damon, Indians: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe wonders how the Red Sox will approach Jacoby Ellsbury, now that he is injured for the second...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday fantasy roundup: Jeremy Hellickson, Yoenis Cespedes, Yu Darvish: What a first full week of baseball! So many interesting story lines. The biggest had to be Ozzie Guillen getting suspended because...
• 4/13 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Tampa Bay Rays: Having clinched the Wild Card at the end of the most dramatic evening of baseball in recent memory, the Rays should again prove...
• 4/12 The Baseball Page: Are the Red Sox in Trouble?Are the Red Sox in Trouble?...
• 4/12 SOX & Dawgs: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/13-4/16: Friday, April 13th @ 2:05 PM David Price, LHP (1-0, 2.84) vs Josh Beckett, RHP (0-1, 13.50) TV: NESN, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/12 FanSided: Weekly Red Sox Superlatives: Bard, Gonzo and Beckett
• 4/12 Fragile Freddy's: Feelings...Nothing More Than Feelings: Let’s face facts, it is not easy to stay positive right now as a Red Sox fan.  I will freely admit that I am much more...
• 4/12 SOX & Dawgs: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/13-4/16: Friday, April 13th @ 2:05 PM David Price, LHP (1-0, 2.84) vs Josh Beckett, RHP (0-1, 13.50) TV: NESN, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/11 Baseball Analytics: Bard's First Start Better Than it Looks: At first glance, it appears that the Toronto Blue Jays roughed up Daniel Bard in his first career MLB start last night. Bard gave...
• 4/11 Talkin Sox with Dan: Put This One on Bobby: Well that didn’t go as planned. The Red Sox notched their first win of the young season two nights ago. They pitched well...
• 4/11 Fire Brand of the American League: The Good, the Meh, and the Oh Dear God!: Following last night’s 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, our beloved Red Sox have fallen to 1-4 on the season.  After...
• 4/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Bard’s Start Complicates Matters: Daniel Bard made his first major league start against the Blue Jays last night and the line was ugly: 5 innings; 8 hits; 5 earned...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard likely to stick in rotation: Even though Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard didn't have very encouraging numbers in his initial start Tuesday, April 10, manager...[+] Bobby Valentine is encouraged that Bard will be successful in the starting role this year. 'His pitches were good, very good,' Valentine said. 'They were not quite the results he was looking for, he's a little disappointed. You take that 30 times a year, you're going to get a lot of wins. I'll bet anything on that.'
• 4/10 Talkin Sox with Dan: Pre-game Notes 4/11/12 — Red Sox vs. Blue Jays: Here are some quick pre-game thoughts as Daniel Bard takes the hill for the first time as a starter in the regular season. Rapid...
• 4/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game Five Recap: Even from the restaurant they watchedDaniel Bard make his 1st MLB start.BOS – 000 001 002 – 3 – 9 – 0TOR – 102 003 10x...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/10: After rallying for a 4-2 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/10: Well we now know that the Boston Red Sox won't match their 0-6 start from the 2011 season after rallying for a 4-2 win over...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/10: After rallying for a 4-2 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/10 Fragile Freddy's: Danny Boy: Tonight Daniel Bard will make his first regular season start since 2007 in Single A Lancaster.  Bard’s previous experience...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/10: Well we now know that the Boston Red Sox won't match their 0-6 start from the 2011 season after rallying for a 4-2 win over...
• 4/9 The Pesky Pole: Running the Red Sox: 2-1: While the sky is falling for the real Red Sox, the OOTP Baseball Red Sox are off to a 2-1 start thanks to their lights out...
• 4/9 Talkin Sox with Dan: Trying to Keep a Level Head: Disinfectant It took awhile, but all of the puke is cleaned up. No, I’m not talking about the vomit that derived from the...
• 4/9 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays: The Advanced Scout grabs a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee and analyzes the first AL East opponent of the year – the Toronto...
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard could move back to bullpen: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine acknowledged that he may consider moving SP Daniel Bard back to the bullpen to serve as...[+] the closer.
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Bobby Valentine confident in relievers: Updating a previous item, Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine seemed confident about the outlook for RPs Alfredo Aceves and...[+] Mark Melancon after the duo combined to blow another save against the Detroit Tigers Sunday, April 8. 'I just have to get the right guys matched up. Give me a little more time and I think I'll be able to do that. There's a lot of information. Trying to get all the information in there. These guys are good players and I think we have good arms out there that will do the job and I think we have good starters who are going to last longer in the game, too. This has been three days of something other than what it's going to be like for this season. I believe,' Valentine said. For now, SP Daniel Bard remains in the starting rotation.
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bard, Theo, Valentine, Cook: While three games isn't a great sample size, it's never too early to panic in Boston or New York.  Some items on the Red Sox...
• 4/9 Through The Fence Baseball: An early-season snapshot of the Boston Red Sox: Although the Boston Red Sox lost game one of the 2012 season in heartbreaking fashion, fans had to love the heart the Red Sox...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 4/9-4/11: Monday, April 9th @ 7:07 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (0-0, ---)  vs Henderson Alvarez , RHP (0-0, ---) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 5 Most Important Red Sox for 2012: 1. Josh Beckett The starting rotation is both thin and top heavy again this season, so the Sox need Beckett perform at the top...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 4/9-4/11: Monday, April 9th @ 7:07 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (0-0, ---)  vs Henderson Alvarez , RHP (0-0, ---) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Votto, Cain, Gordon, Luebke: On this date in 2004, Luis Gonzalez of the Diamondbacks and Luis Gonzalez of the Rockies both hit home runs. It was only the...
• 4/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2012 BYB AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTIONS: Every baseball blog site is posting their MLB predictions. I’ve never been a huge fan of predictions because the game is simply...
• 4/6 The Pesky Pole: Predicting the 2012 Season: I was lucky enough to receive a very early copy of Out of the Park Baseball 13 and the first thing I did was simulate the...
• 4/6 Fragile Freddy's: The Bullpen Pecking Order: No one asked, but if they did I'd tellthem Michael Bowden was my choiceas Red Sox closer.So I suppose the official topic du jour...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan - A Look Back: (Find my preview of this afternoon’s game here.)Back in October I unveiled my Plan for the Red Sox off-season.  With the...
• 4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Grading Alfredo Aceves the closer: With the announcement that Aceves will be the Boston Red Sox closer on opening day there was a mix of emotions from Red Sox Nation....
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bard, Lester, Padilla: The last time the Red Sox played a regular season game, they lost to the Orioles and the 2011 season ended in heart-breaking fashion....
• 4/4 Fragile Freddy's: Bravo to Boston.com - The Daniel Bard Debate: So I take my shots at the mainstream media like most bloggers.  Today Boston.com really came through with some nice work...
• 4/4 Fire Brand of the American League: How Does Bailey’s Injury Affect the Bullpen?: By now you’ve probably heard the news about our new closer.  If not, here’s the scoop from the Boston Globe’s ...
• 4/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Why the Red Sox should sign Roy Oswalt: The Red Sox need help. Their bullpen is suddenly a shambles, and the person key to fixing it, Daniel Bard, finds himself penciled...
• 4/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/4: The 2012 season hasn't even started yet and it's already gotten off on the wrong thumb for the Boston Red Sox. With rosters...
• 4/4 PaulLebowitz.com: With Bailey Out, Bard May Wind Up Closing: Red Sox intended closer Andrew Bailey’s thumb surgery is set to cost him a large chunk of the season. The Red Sox didn’t...
• 4/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Schilling and the Red Sox: When I think of Curt Schilling, I think of Doug Neidermeyer from Animal House: “shot in Vietnam by his own troops”. Schilling...
• 4/3 Red Sox Life: Doubront and Bard Are Starters; Aceves Sent to Pen: WEEI, citing the Red Sox, is reporting that Daniel Bard and Felix Doubront (pictured) will round out the rotation. Alfredo Aceves...
• 4/3 Fragile Freddy's: Thoughts on the Pitching: After all the hubbub the Sox formally announced the first version of the starting rotation on Sunday.  Somewhat predictably...
• 4/3 Fire Brand of the American League: Bold Predictions for 2012: The regular season is finally just a couple of days away!  On Thursday, all of the Red Sox’s supposed overblown sins of...
• 4/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Who fills in for the Red Sox with the loss of Andrew Bailey?: Reports coming out of Red Sox camp are that Andrew Bailey will need surgery to repair his injured thumb. Bailey will be back,...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 4/2: The biggest news of the day for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday was supposed to be the announcement of Felix Doubront and Daniel...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 4/1: We are getting closer and closer to the season and finally the 2012 roster for the Boston Red Sox is starting to take shape. Earlier...

• 3/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/31: It's the last day in March and with Opening Day 2012 around the corner, we still only know 3/5 of the Boston Red Sox rotation. The...
• 3/30 Talkin Sox with Dan: Patience is Key to Bard’s Success: Daniel Bard is going to give up a lot runs over the course of not-so-many innings in 2012. Get used to it. It is not easy to transition...
• 3/30 Talkin Sox with Dan: Monday’s Red Sox Notes: We are just a little over ten days away from Opening Day in Detroit. Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox have a few roster decisions...
• 3/30 The Pesky Pole: OOTP 13: First Look: Out of the Park Baseball 13 is almost here and I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy. I am going to blog about my initial...
• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Who Rides the Bus to Fort Myers?: In about an hour the Sox and Phillies will battle to the death in Clearwater.  OK, so maybe not battle to the death, but...
• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Stats: With just over a week of Spring Training to play things are starting to come into focus.  While Spring Training statistics...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: “Real life” best- and worst-case scenarios for Red Sox: Sometimes in life, we’re presented with two scenarios based on our decisions: the best case and the worst case. When the bartender...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Aceves struggles; Red Sox yet to solidify rotation: The Boston Red Sox entered this spring with two rotation vacancies. Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard were the favorites going into...
• 3/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/30: Do you know who the final two spots are going to in the 2012 Boston Red Sox rotation? Yeah, I didn't think so. If Bobby Valentine...
• 3/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Oswalt Overkill and Desperation: In the category of unsubstantiated rumors of the day, the Angels are supposedly the “frontrunners” for fussy free agent righty...
• 3/24 Baseball Musings: Managerial Disagreement: Christopher L. Gasper of the Boston Globe reports on disagreements between Bobby Valentine and Ben Cherington over Daniel Bard...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/23: There are a few different story lines that emerged from the 4-4 tie that Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees played at JetBlue...
• 3/23 Fragile Freddy's: The Fragile (In)Consistency: Daniel Bard has started a couple ofgames in Ft. Myers, but how manywill he start in Boston?Five years ago I wrote at great length...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/23: There are a few different story lines that emerged from the 4-4 tie that Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees played at JetBlue...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | No decision on Daniel Bard: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine hasn't made a final decision on whether P Daniel Bard will start or relieve this year....[+] Valentine thinks Bard will start again Monday, March 26. Valentine recently expressed that he would like Bard to mix in his changeup more often in Grapefruit League action.
• 3/22 Talkin Sox with Dan: Your Fifth Starter Pitches Tonight: As the Red Sox enter the dog days of spring, two questions still remain for the team that totes around quite a bulky payroll:...
• 3/22 Fragile Freddy's: Trade With a Competitor?: The Sox are the rare team with somedepth behind the plate.It is conventional wisdom that teams do not trade with teams they are...
• 3/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/22: Giving up four runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates wasn't exactly what Jon Lester had in mind yesterday when he took the mound...
• 3/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/22: Giving up four runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates wasn't exactly what Jon Lester had in mind yesterday when he took the mound...
• 3/22 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Relievers: Tonight marks the final post in my position-by-position analysis of last month's CBS Analyst A.L.-only auction. As I've done in...
• 3/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Bard in Limbo: According to a report from CSNNE’s Sean McAdam, Daniel Bard could be heading back to the bullpen to begin the 2012 season....
• 3/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/21: As of right now, there's nothing written in stone that Daniel Bard will be a member of the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when...
• 3/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Buchholz the Key?: The fact the Red Sox even got to within one game of reaching the playoffs last season was something of a miracle.  I know you...
• 3/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/21: As of right now, there's nothing written in stone that Daniel Bard will be a member of the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when...
• 3/20 FanSided: Red Sox Notes From Tuesdays Game, Daniel Bard Goes Five  ...
• 3/20 The Daily Catch: Tuesday Red Sox Notes: Settling The Rotation, Bobby Valentine, Jarrod Saltalamacchia: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Marc Normandin The Red Sox have three starters lined up...
• 3/20 Fragile Freddy's: State of the Staff: Jon Lester will deliver the first pitchof the Boston Red Sox 2012 season.The Sox pitching staff to start the season seems to be...
• 3/19 FanSided: Jon Lester Start Season Opener in Detroit...
• 3/17 FanSided: Red Sox Wisely Release Carlos Silva ...
• 3/16 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 6 - Boston Red Sox: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/15 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update: The Sox dropped a slugfest to St. Louis on Thursday 9-6.  The big news in this one was the horrible performance from Daniel...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Oswalt, Blanton, Beltran: It was on this day in 2000 that six Boston pitchers (including starter Pedro Martinez) combined to throw a perfect game against...
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard hit hard: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard allowed seven runs and six hits while walking four in 2 2/3 innings in his Grapefruit League relief...[+] appearance Thursday, March 15, in which he had to endure a rain delay.
• 3/15 Talkin Sox with Dan: Remaking an Identity: Whether it was used in the context of consolation or with connotations of projected failure, one point has remained consistent...
• 3/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Analyzing Spring Data and the Pesky #5 Spot: We’ve heard it a million times and we’ll surely hear it another million. Spring stats might as well be thrown out...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/14: The biggest rivalry in baseball and all of sports for that matter started up again last night with the Boston Red Sox and New...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/14: The biggest rivalry in baseball and all of sports for that matter started up again last night with the Boston Red Sox and New...
• 3/13 Baseball Musings: Another Data Driven Pitcher: Daniel Bard talked about how examining his stats in depth convinced him he could succeed as a starter: “I looked at more of...
• 3/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes – The 2012 Red Sox: It’s been nearly six months since the Red Sox walked off the field for the final time in 2011. The super team in baseball saw...
• 3/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Analyzing the Red Sox Bullpen Situation: With all of the talk about the gaping holes at the back of the Red Sox rotation, it seems that people have forgotten about the...
• 3/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/11: One of the biggest questions the Boston Red Sox had coming into spring training in 2012 was who were going to be the fourth and...
• 3/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Boston Red Sox continue their Grapefruit League campaign with a matchup...
• 3/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/11: One of the biggest questions the Boston Red Sox had coming into spring training in 2012 was who were going to be the fourth and...
• 3/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Boston Red Sox continue their Grapefruit League campaign with a matchup...
• 3/9 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Futures At Fenway To Take Place on August 18: Here's the release from the Boston Red Sox announcing the 2012 Futures at Fenway event: The Boston Red Sox today announced details...
• 3/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Bard or Feliz?: ESPN has a video piece wonder which converted reliever will be a better starting pitcher, Daniel Bard of the Red Sox or Neftali...
• 3/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday Fantasy Roundup: McCutchen, Darvish, Verlander: Welcome to another edition of the Friday Fantasy Roundup. I have been scouring the Internet in search of articles about players...
• 3/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Rotation, Tazawa, Melancon: The latest on the Red Sox, via Alex Speier of WEEI.com... The Red Sox are currently evaluating five starters for the final...
• 3/9 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Futures At Fenway To Take Place on August 18: Here's the release from the Boston Red Sox announcing the 2012 Futures at Fenway event: The Boston Red Sox today announced details...
• 3/8 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 fantasy spring preview: $1 pitcher All-Star team: Pitching talent is at an absurd level and has shown no sign of stopping. Because the talent pool is so deep, you can wait until...
• 3/7 Talkin Sox with Dan: This is Only the Beginning: Bobby Valentine has taken the Red Sox, Fort Myers, Jet Blue Park, and the month of February by storm. Sparring through the media...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard looks good in rare start: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard allowed a walk with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings Tuesday, March 6, against the Baltimore...[+] Orioles. Bard has made 192 appearances in three seasons, all in relief. It was his first start in professional baseball since 2007. 'I'm not going to go out and guarantee any great success, but I'm not going to rule it out, either,' Bard said. 'I can tell you that in my mind, I don't see any reason why I can't go out and be as good as anybody on this staff. And we have some really good pitchers.'
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update - Tuesday: The Sox picked up the victory with a 5-4 triumph on Tuesday afternoon against the Orioles.  Your man Freddy was on the scene...
• 3/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cafardo Mailbag: The Super Awesome Birthday Edition: March 6th is a magical day.  No, it’s not quite as amazing as Leap Day (there isn’t an equivalent of Leap Day William...
• 3/6 Talkin Sox with Dan: Three Misconceptions Concerning the 2012 Red Sox: 1. That this little guy in the background matters (a lot)-Trust me, I would have liked to see  Roy Oswalt anchoring the latter...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update: The Sox made it two in a row to start the Spring with a 10-2 slaughtering of the Twins at Hammond Stadium on Monday.  Unfortunately...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard looking fluid: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard is looking fluid in his windup and delivery as he makes the transition from reliever to starter...[+] this season.
• 3/1 Fragile Freddy's: Looking Ahead at Opening Day II: Tuesday I offered up some general thoughts on the various position players likely to be part of the Opening Day set up. ...

• 2/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Ranking the AL East rotations: Pitching wins championships. We hear it all the time. Earl Weaver said, “Nobody likes to hear it, because it’s dull, but...
• 2/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Announce Pitching Plans For First Games of 2012 Spring Training: The Boston Red Sox have announced their pitching plans for the first week of the 2012 spring training games. Here's the list...
• 2/24 Fire Brand of the American League: Chris Carpenter: Scouts vs Stats: When looking at prospects there is a lot of information to sift through.  While some is conflicting, a lot of it tells a story....
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Can the Red Sox make up for 2011?: After experiencing the most monumental regular-season collapse in 2012, despite prognostications of an eighth World Series title...
• 2/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Team wins over/under analyis: AL East: This is the first of a six-part series reviewing the seasonal over/under for each team by division, starting with the AL East. Some...
• 2/22 MLB Dirt: 2012 – The Year of the Laboratory?: There are a surprising number of experiments going on in Major League Baseball for this coming season. Players are trying out...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Clay Buchholz Takes Lead in Jordan's Shootout: So far in the Jordan's Shootout during Boston Red Sox spring training on the NESN Live set, we've seen Jarrod Saltalamacchia...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Talks With ESPN Boston's Joe McDonald: As we know, Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard is converting from being a reliever to a starter this year with the hopes of staying...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Jarrod Saltalamacchia Takes Part in Jordan's Shootout: Last night, Daniel Bard kicked off the Jordan's Shootout with a score of 15. After his interview on the NESN Live set at Fenway...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Talks With ESPN Boston's Joe McDonald: As we know, Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard is converting from being a reliever to a starter this year with the hopes of staying...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Jarrod Saltalamacchia Takes Part in Jordan's Shootout: Last night, Daniel Bard kicked off the Jordan's Shootout with a score of 15. After his interview on the NESN Live set at Fenway...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Talks About His Transition To Becoming A Starter: Before parti**** in the Jordan's Shootout, Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard stopped by the NESN set to talk with Tom Caron...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Kicks Off Jordan's Shootout: Last year, NESN had the Boston Red Sox players compete in a closest to the pin contest during spring training. This year, they...
• 2/19 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Talks About His Transition To Becoming A Starter: Before parti**** in the Jordan's Shootout, Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard stopped by the NESN set to talk with Tom Caron...
• 2/19 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard Kicks Off Jordan's Shootout: Last year, NESN had the Boston Red Sox players compete in a closest to the pin contest during spring training. This year, they...
• 2/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Oh Yeah, There’s Still This Bobby Jenks Fella: For the second straight offseason, the Red Sox underwent some bullpen remodeling in hopes of strengthening their overall pitching...
• 2/18 The Biz of Baseball: Detailed Salary Info for 142 MLB Salary Arbitration Players Available for Download: For several years, The Biz of Baseball has provided detailed reports on salary arbitration in Major League Baseball. Whether...
• 2/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Bullpens and Benches: Our week long series continues with ranking the AL East Bullpens and Benches. Bullpens 1. Yankees 2. Blue Jays 3. Red Sox 4. Rays...
• 2/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Bullpens and Benches: Our week long series continues with ranking the AL East Bullpens and Benches. Bullpens 1. Yankees 2. Blue Jays 3. Red Sox 4. Rays...
• 2/15 Tyler's Think Tank: AL East Preview: 1st Place-New York Yankees 2011 Record: 97-65 2011 Pythagorean: 101-61 2012 Projected:99-63 An aggressive Brian Cashman pulled...
• 2/15 Fragile Freddy's: Key Players - American League: Today I want to look at a different group of players.  These are players who are perhaps “X” factors, players who can...
• 2/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Three Questions Facing the Red Sox this Spring: After a September collapse that knocked the Red Sox out of the playoffs, many fans and analysts expected the organization to make...
• 2/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard dedicated to start: Boston Red Sox SP Daniel Bard is dedicated to becoming a starter this season; he threw a bullpen session Monday, Feb. 13, and...[+] has already thrown around six times off a mound this offseason. Bard has been putting in the time to perfect all of his pitches in order to become more effective in a starting role.
• 2/13 Fire Brand of the American League: ZiPS-a-Dee-Do-Dah: Dan Szymborski is the creator of the ZiPS projection system. Whether you have read his musings on Baseball Think Factory, ESPN.com...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Can a possible key to 2012 still be without a team?: There’s a certain 34-year-old pitcher who’s still a free agent. He of the creaky back but still can throw. He of the...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Breakdown and predictions for the 2012 Boston Red Sox: The Boston Red Sox will start the 2012 season with some very familiar faces either retired or playing for other teams. Every spring...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Who will emerge as Boston’s primary shortstop in 2012?: After coming to terms with a new skipper in Bobby Valentine, the big challenges facing Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox this...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Betting on the Super Bowl vs. the 2012 Red Sox: Super Bowl Sunday is almost upon us. Glory will come for either the Patriots or the New York football Giants. Just about everyone...
• 2/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Breakdown and predictions for the 2012 Boston Red Sox: The Boston Red Sox will start the 2012 season with some very familiar faces either retired or playing for other teams. Every spring...
• 2/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Great Moments in Intellectual Dishonesty: As most of you probably know by now, I love to read baseball articles, pick them apart, and respond in kind.  Typically, when...
• 2/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Who will emerge as Boston’s primary shortstop in 2012?: After coming to terms with a new skipper in Bobby Valentine, the big challenges facing Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox this...
• 2/9 High Heat Stats: Strand Leaders: The best when you’re in a mess: As a followup to this post, I thought I’d run a few tables of leaders at stranding inherited runners in recent years and...
• 2/9 NY Baseball Digest: Can Adam Loewen Become the Next Rick Ankiel?: You know the story about the Mets and their inability to add much, if any, payroll. What once was supposed to be about $120 million...
• 2/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why the Yankees are the Best at Scouting and Developing Relief Pitchers: Over 20 years ago, the Yankees began developing the greatest failed starting pitcher in history, Mariano Rivera. With Hughes and...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Comparing the AL East Starting Rotations: Going into the 2012 season, the Red Sox’s biggest perceived weakness is their starting pitching.  While they have a formidable...
• 2/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Sox Unlikely to Add a Starter, Is the Rotation Good Enough?: A few days ago, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington was quoted as saying that it was “unlikely” that the Sox would add another...
• 2/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Hot Stove Losers, 2011-2012: On Friday I listed the winners of the off-season. Now let’s look at the losers. — Boston Red Sox It’s not the maneuvers...
• 2/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Betting on the Super Bowl vs. the 2012 Red Sox: Super Bowl Sunday is almost upon us. Glory will come for either the Patriots or the New York football Giants. Just about everyone...
• 2/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Can a possible key to 2012 still be without a team?: There’s a certain 34-year-old pitcher who’s still a free agent. He of the creaky back but still can throw. He of the...
• 2/1 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 13 (Picks 601-650): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...
• 2/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Chip Buck: Good morning, everyone. Today, I’ve got something a little special for you. Over the weekend, I exchanged emails with...

• 1/30 Fire Brand of the American League: An Early Look at the 2012 Bullpen: One of the biggest difference we’ll see between the 2011 and 2012 versions of the Boston Red Sox is their revamped bullpen....
• 1/29 Fire Brand of the American League: Still Waiting…Sox Need to Add a Starter: I like the fact that GM Ben Cherington has put an emphasis on adding Triple-A depth with regards to starting pitchers, but at...
• 1/27 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Need to Add Starting Pitcher: The Red Sox needed to add another outfielder with the news that Carl Crawford might not be ready until opening day because of...
• 1/26 Fire Brand of the American League: The Post Where We Get Optimistic on Daniel Bard: I know we have spoken about Daniel Bard a few times this offseason, but while reviewing projections I found one off the charts...
• 1/25 Talkin Sox with Dan: Cody Ross and the State of the Red Sox: Photo via dailycaller.com Marco Scutaro is gone. Cody Ross is in. The former NLCS MVP has reportedly agreed to sign a one-year...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/15/12 - 1/21/12: Let's take a look back at a busy week here at MLBTR.. The Rangers agreed to sign Yu Darvish to a six-year deal in the...
• 1/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Daniel Bard: Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington had been doing his best to get all of his arbitration-eligible players signed before...
• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard avoids arbitration: The Boston Red Sox have reached agreement on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with P Daniel Bard worth $1.6125 million, meaning...[+] that both sides will avoid going to arbitration.
• 1/22 Talkin Sox with Dan: Catching up with the Red Sox on a Patriots Sunday: It’s been a quietly busy offseason for GM Ben Cherington and the Red Sox. Boston won the Hot Stove League last year with...
• 1/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Marco Scutaro Traded for Salary Relief: It sounds weird to say that the Sox have made a move in order to clear salary, but that’s essentially what they did on...
• 1/22 The Biz of Baseball: Busy Day in Beantown Betrays New Budget Conscious BoSox: Dan Shaughnessy, who long ago did his heel turn, had already blasted the club’s ownership for the penny pinching ways, when...
• 1/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Daniel Bard: Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington had been doing his best to get all of his arbitration-eligible players signed before...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Red Sox, Scutaro, Mortensen, Montero: The Red Sox sent Marco Scutaro to the Rockies for Clayton Mortensen and avoided arbitration with Daniel Bard earlier this evening,...
• 1/21 BoSox Injection: Red Sox sign Daniel Bard & avoid arbitration: It didn’t take long to stroke Daniel Bard‘s name off the arbitration eligible … [visit site to read more]Red...
• 1/21 Fragile Freddy's: Sox Trade Marco Scutaro...What's Next?: The Red Sox pulled off a fairly surprising trade Saturday evening when they sent starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Daniel Bard: The Red Sox and Daniel Bard have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract, the team announced. Earlier this week...
• 1/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Do The Sox Really Have Any Legitimate Starting Pitching Options In The Minors?: “If spring training opened tomorrow we would be comfortable where we are with our pitching depth.” ~General Manager Ben Cherington Spring...
• 1/20 Fragile Freddy's: Crazy Sports Radio Style Idea for a Friday: It is commonly said that the Chinese symbol for crisis is a mix of the symbols for danger and opportunity.  I am pretty sure...
• 1/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Shaughnessy’s Faux Rage: I’m Not Buying It: If you heard a loud thumping noise a few minutes ago, that wasn’t your imagination.  It was me bashing my head against...
• 1/19 Talkin Sox with Dan: Jason Varitek’s Time in Boston is Over: The Red Sox and Jason Varitek have had a long, beautiful marriage. There were good times like in 2004 when Varitek posted a nice...
• 1/19 Fire Brand of the American League: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 2012 Red Sox: The 2011 Red Sox in a single Picture This offseason has seen the insults, comments, questions and general malaise come from all angles....
• 1/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Mike Aviles: Well we can cross another one off the list of players that the Boston Red Sox have that are arbitration-eligible. With tonight's...
• 1/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Jacoby Ellsbury: With today's deadline of exchanging numbers with arbitration-eligible players, Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington is...
• 1/18 Talkin Sox with Dan: Padilla to Boston: In a not-so-surprising move, the Red Sox came to an agreement with free agent right hander Vicente Padilla, according to Tim Dierkes...
• 1/18 BoSox Injection: David Ortiz leads the list of unsigned arbitration eligible Red Sox:   The deadline to exchange salary figures has come and gone and the Red Sox were able to sign Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia...
• 1/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Debbie Downer Edition: People often ask me why I continue to recap the Cafardo mailbag week after week.  Really, it’s simple.  As the lead writer...
• 1/18 The Biz of Baseball: Arbitration Watch: AL East Teams at the Deadline: Orioles Ink Johnson, but swap figures with their other arbitration eligible players Dan Connolly tweeted word of Jim Johnson's...
• 1/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Mike Aviles: Well we can cross another one off the list of players that the Boston Red Sox have that are arbitration-eligible. With tonight's...
• 1/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Jacoby Ellsbury: With today's deadline of exchanging numbers with arbitration-eligible players, Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington is...
• 1/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Franklin Morales: While Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington continues to shop in the bargain aisle for pitching, he's also been busy trying to avoid...
• 1/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Sign Vicente Padilla To Minor League Deal: If it seems like Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington is shopping in the clearance aisle for pitching, well folks he...
• 1/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Jarrod Saltalamacchia: Seven more to go for new Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington to match his counterpart Theo Epstein in avoiding cases going to arbitration....
• 1/16 Fragile Freddy's: Time for a Counter?: With their surprising activities Friday night the Yankees firmly threw down a gauntlet in the AL East.  The question has...
• 1/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Jarrod Saltalamacchia: Seven more to go for new Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington to match his counterpart Theo Epstein in avoiding cases going to arbitration....
• 1/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Ryan Sweeney: When Theo Epstein was the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, he never had one salary arbitration case goes to the arbitrator....
• 1/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Avoid Salary Arbitration With Ryan Sweeney: When Theo Epstein was the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, he never had one salary arbitration case goes to the arbitrator....
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Ryan Sweeney: The Red Sox have agreed to a one-year, $1.75MM deal with Ryan Sweeney, reports The Associated Press.  The deal allows Boston...
• 1/11 SOX & Dawgs: Could Hiroki Kuroda Be Coming To Beantown?: While the Boston Red Sox have been adding some low cost pitching depth over the past few days, is it possible that former Los...
• 1/10 SOX & Dawgs: Could Hiroki Kuroda Be Coming To Beantown?: While the Boston Red Sox have been adding some low cost pitching depth over the past few days, is it possible that former Los...
• 1/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Red Sox | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Red Sox | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/8 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Continue to Search for Low-Cost Starting Pitching Options: This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter   Hiroki Kuroda? Too expensive for the Red Sox this off-season. Ditto...
• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Red Sox, Fielder, Cubs, Mariners: In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney wrote about how Daniel Bard's potential transition to rotation could turn...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Mariners Interested In Maholm: The Red Sox and Mariners are among the teams interested in Paul Maholm, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Cubs and Orioles...
• 1/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Front of the Rotation: So much of the offseason has been spent awaiting the Red Sox moves to sure up the back of the rotation with so far only Daniel...
• 1/4 Fire Brand of the American League: 2012 Fire Brand of the Year: Alfredo Aceves: The criteria for the Fire Brand of the American League Award is as follows: “The Fire Brand of the American League is a...
• 1/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Miles Head, Raul Alcantara, and Why The Andrew Bailey Trade May Not Be As One-Sided As We Thought:   The Red Sox needed a closer. Even after acquiring the talented Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros just two weeks ago,...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Seeking Starting Pitching: A slew of unsigned starting pitchers remain on the free agent market, as well as several trade candidates. Which teams are...
• 1/2 The Captain's Blog: 2011 Review: Best and Worst Yankees’ PAs by WPA: Most Yankees’ fans have probably been looking forward to 2012 since Alex Rodriguez swung and missed at the last pitch of the...

• 12/30 The Captain's Blog: 2011 Review: Best and Worst Yankees’ PAs by WPA: Most Yankees’ fans have probably been looking forward to 2012 since Alex Rodriguez swung and missed at the last pitch of the...
• 12/30 Fragile Freddy's: 2011 in Review: With the nightmarish way the season ended I never really did a look back at the positive moments of 2011.  September will...
• 12/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Acquire Andrew Bailey: A few weeks ago Boston's front office announced that the team intended to convert Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon's...
• 12/29 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Swap Red**** for Bailey and Sweeney: This article is courtesy of our friends at RantSports. Written by Matt Sullivan In the continuing process of rebuilding their...
• 12/29 BoSox Injection: Should the Red Sox be Content with their Options in Right Field?: After the Red Sox traded for Athletics closer Andrew Bailey yesterday it solitified the back-end of the Red Sox bullpen and also...
• 12/29 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan In Review: With Wednesday’s trade it is likely that the Sox are close to done with their off-season maneuverings.  Another pitcher...
• 12/29 Raising Matt Cain: Twelve for 2012: The Freak: Tim Lincecum was the tenth player taken in the 2006 June amateur draft and took the hill for the Giants in 2007 after only 13...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Analyzing the Red Sox-A’s Trade: Athletics trade RHP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney to the Red Sox for OF Josh Red**** minor league 1B Miles Head and minor...
• 12/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE RED**** TRADE BRINGS OUT THE GENIUS IN CASHMAN: I have to admit... I was jealous of the Boston Red Sox for having Josh Red**** He was one of their young guys that really did...
• 12/29 Call to the Pen: Boston Red Sox acquire Andrew Bailey: After acquiring Mark Melancon earlier in the offseason after watching closer Jonathan Papelbon leave, the Boston Red Sox have...
• 12/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Acquire Andrew Bailey, Ryan Sweeney From Athletics: If you thought that Daniel Bard still might be the closer or in the bullpen when the Boston Red Sox acquired Mark Melancon,...
• 12/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Acquire Andrew Bailey, Ryan Sweeney From Athletics: If you thought that Daniel Bard still might be the closer or in the bullpen when the Boston Red Sox acquired Mark Melancon,...
• 12/28 MLB Dirt: Reaction to Andrew Bailey Trade: Finally! After months of relative dormancy, it appears that GM Ben Cherington and the Red Sox have made a transaction of some...
• 12/28 Fragile Freddy's: Sox Acquire Andrew Bailey for Josh Red****: According to Buster Olney (via Twitter and MLB Trade Rumors) the Red Sox have acquired reliever Andrew Bailey and outfielder...
• 12/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Closing time: Red Sox acquire Andrew Bailey: Boston GM Ben Cherington has landed closer Andrew Bailey from the Oakland A’s today. The deal centers on OF Josh Red**** Also...
• 12/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: Do You Think Bard and Aceves Could Succeed as Starters?: Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves have been told to prepare for spring training as if they were going to be a part of the 2012 starting...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time.  More commonly,...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Yankees, Danks, Gonzalez, Red Sox: Good morning everybody.  Here are a handful of links from the Eastern divisions to start the day off.. The Yankees had John...
• 12/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Pitching coach thinks starting will help Daniel Bard: Boston Red Sox pitching coach Bob McClure said he thinks putting RPs Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves in the rotation will improve...[+] their stuff in the bullpen. McClure implemented a similar strategy with RPs Kyle Farnsworth and Joakim Soria in 2007 with the Kansas City Royals. 'I think it made (Farnsworth) a better pitcher,' McClure said. 'He had more pitches. He was more comfortable with runners on. We worked on his pickoff move. We worked on holding runners. I think all of those things, combined, made him overall a better pitcher.'
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Garza, Mets, Pirates, Red Sox, Astros: Here's a look at some items out of the AL and NL East.. The Cubs aren't going to stop their rebuilding process with their...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Upton, Red Sox, Kuroda, Gio, Bard: The latest news and notes out of the AL East: The Rays have talked about trading B.J. Upton but will likely end up keeping...
• 12/19 Fragile Freddy's: The Conversion: As the off-season unfolds it is becoming apparent that one of the big stories of Spring Training is going to be the fate of Daniel...
• 12/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Melancon, Punto and Shoppach are headed to Fenway: Ben Cherington was busy last week. The new Boston GM made his first series of moves in an effort to put his stamp on the Red Sox...
• 12/15 Boston Globe: The Red Sox have choices for a closer: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff If you read Ben Cherington's comments from earlier today, obviously he's comfortable with the idea...
• 12/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Acquire Mark Melancon From Astros For Lowrie, Weiland: About a week or so ago, Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington told Daniel Bard to prepare as a starter for spring training....
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Continue Pursuing Bailey, Others: The Red Sox strengthened their bullpen yesterday and they aren’t done yet. Boston continues pursuing relievers, including A’s...
• 12/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Red Sox land former Yankees reliever Mark Melancon: Everybody thought that once Jonathan Papelbon left the Red Sox Daniel Bard would just slide into his place as the team’s...
• 12/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Acquire Mark Melancon From Astros For Lowrie, Weiland: About a week or so ago, Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington told Daniel Bard to prepare as a starter for spring training....
• 12/14 Boston Globe: Report: Sox acquire Mark Melancon from Astros: By Chad Finn, Globe Staff The Red Sox may have traded for their replacement for departed closer Jonathan Papelbon. Fox Sports'...
• 12/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Sox Trade Lowrie, Weiland for Bullpen Help in Melancon: The Red Sox have acquired bullpen help, but at the cost of two players. Mark Melancon is headed to Beantown to help sure up a...
• 12/14 Baseball Musings: Shortstop To the Astros: The Astros pick up shortstop Jed Lowrie from the Red Sox and a prospect for reliever Mark Melancon. Injuries and prolonged slumps...
• 12/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Re-Sign Albers; Non-Tender Rich Hill: The Boston Red Sox have avoided salary arbitration with Matt Albers as they've signed him to a one-year deal. They have also...
• 12/13 BoSox Injection: Bard to Start, Should Aceves Follow?:   Daniel Bard appears to be the perfect teammate; willing to do whatever the team needs of him in order to win.  Whether...
• 12/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Re-Sign Albers; Non-Tender Rich Hill: The Boston Red Sox have avoided salary arbitration with Matt Albers as they've signed him to a one-year deal. They have also...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Rasmus, Jays, Scott, Red Sox, Madson: Some links from the AL East... The Blue Jays have sent the Cardinals cash considerations rather than players to be named...
• 12/12 District On Deck: District on Deck’s 2012 Top 15 Nationals Prospects: #12 Chris Marrero: Image coutesy: minorleagueball.com Name: Chris Marrero Date of Birth: July 2, 1988 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height: 6’3″...
• 12/12 Fragile Freddy's: The Dan Duquette Experience Revisited: Over the weekend I was thinking about the Red Sox (as I do during the week, at night, and pretty much every possible minute of...
• 12/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Stretching Out Daniel Bard: This weekend Bobby Valentine spoke clearly about Daniel Bard entering 2012 spring training looking to be stretched out as a starter....
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bard, Scutaro, Ortiz: Earlier this morning, we heard about Boston's reluctance to go over the luxury tax threshold this season. Now let's round up a...
• 12/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard to enter spring training as starter: Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington and manager Bobby Valentine confirmed that P Daniel Bard will enter spring training...[+] as a starter. 'He's going to be penciled in to be one of those guys who works going from his bullpen to pitching two innings to pitching four innings to pitching six innings,' Valentine said. 'Whenever we get to that plateau, with the pitching coach I'll hopefully have by my side soon and all the members of the staff and front office, we'll have to make a determination after that 18-20 inning mark as to where he will be during the season. I told him to prepare to be a starter and if that, in fact, does not happen to be ready and willing to be our closer.'
• 12/8 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - Final Update: Final day of the Winter Meetings today.  The big news was of course the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim spending money all...
• 12/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Prospecting: A review of the Red Sox farm system: The Boston farm system is not as stocked as it once was. One good sign is a lot of the prospects have been lost to the big-league...
• 12/7 Nolan Writin': Rangers Talking Trade with Red Sox, Possibly Mets as Well: The Texas Rangers have had discussions with the Boston Red Sox on a potential trade, TR Sullivan reports. The names being mentioned...
• 12/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Dear Santa: Some people feel that baseball’s winter meetings are an overblown festivity, but I couldn’t disagree more.  For a...
• 12/6 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - AM Update: More doings at the Winter Meetings.  As an aside I have never noticed CBS Sports’ Danny Knobler before but he seems to...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, A's To Discuss Bailey Tuesday: 4:00am: A team source tells Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe that the Red Sox will make an attempt on Bailey (Twitter link). 12:41am: The...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox "Confident" About Re-Signing Ortiz: The Red Sox seem "pretty confident" they'll be able to re-sign David Ortiz to a two-year deal, assuming he doesn't accept arbitration,...
• 12/5 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - Monday AM Update: The Winter Meetings are off and running.  While I will always note the appropriate reporter  the majority of the rumors...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Closer shopping: The Boston Red Sox are shopping the trade and free-agent markets for a closer, but they could go with RP Daniel Bard instead....[+]
• 12/2 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Shopping List: The holiday season is upon us, and the Red Sox have some work to do this winter. -Another starting pitcher John Lackey will...
• 12/2 Fragile Freddy's: Are Players Worried?: To no one’s surprise anonymous “sources” are saying that some Red Sox players are unhappy with the selection of Bobby Valentine...
• 12/1 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings Preview: The annual Winter Meetings kick off on Sunday in Dallas.  The Winter Meetings are where the serious business of the Hot Stove...

• 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Manager, Bard, Sizemore, Lamont: Boston's lengthy managerial search should be coming to an end this week, as the team is expected to hire either Bobby Valentine...
• 11/25 Tyler's Think Tank: What the Red Sox should be thankful for: 1. John Lackey will miss the entire 2012 season.  Hopefully some extended time off will allow the 33 year-old to regroup...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Sizemore, Padres, Chen: Links for Wednesday night as we await arbitration decisions from the National and American Leagues... Rob Bradford of WEEI.com...
• 11/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox preview, part II: Boston bullpen in 2012: Though the lineup for the Red Sox in 2012 does not require an enormous overhaul so much as it needs to be supplemented by a more...
• 11/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Papelbon Gone, Bard Should Shine: Last week Jonathan Papelbon inked a four year, $50 million deal with the Phillies after their talks in a similar deal for...
• 11/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Add Three To 40-Man Roster: With the MLB Rule 5 Draft coming up on December 8th, the Boston Red Sox have added three players to their 40-man roster. Here's...
• 11/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Add Three To 40-Man Roster: With the MLB Rule 5 Draft coming up on December 8th, the Boston Red Sox have added three players to their 40-man roster. Here's...
• 11/17 Fire Brand of the American League: The Progression of Daniel Bard: Is Daniel Bard ready to take over as the Red Sox next closer? That was the first question that popped into the heads of many...
• 11/16 BoSox Injection: A Closer Look at Free-Agent, Francisco Cordero: One of the big questions that still lingers around the Red Sox, aside from who their next manager will be, is who will occupy...
• 11/16 BoSox Injection: A Case for Daniel Bard: Since the beginning of the 2011 season, it was obvious that Jonathan Papelbon was playing his last season in a Red Sox uniform....
• 11/13 BoSox Injection: A Closer Look at Free-Agent, Heath Bell: Life without Jonathan Papelbon has begun for Red Sox Nation and while there are mixed emotions about his departure, he does leave...
• 11/13 Boston Globe: The search for a few new starting pitchers: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox should have their new manager in place sometime in the next 10 days. A new coaching...
• 11/12 The Captain's Blog: Closers May Be Overrated (and Overpaid), but Papelbon Isn’t: Since Jonathan Papelbon first became eligible for arbitration, the boisterous closer wasn’t shy about telling everyone he wanted...
• 11/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Papelbon Aftershocks: Let’s separate the Jonathan Papelbon aftershocks by reaction and affect. — Jonathan Papelbon Papelbon has never been...
• 11/12 SOX & Dawgs: Jonathan Papelbon Heading to the Land of Cheesesteaks: Jonathan Papelbon had said all along he wanted to see what he was worth on the open market. Instead of signing a long-term extension...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Reaction To The Jonathan Papelbon Signing: Jonathan Papelbon became the first major free agent of the 2011-12 offseason to switch teams, agreeing to a four-year, $50MM...
• 11/11 SOX & Dawgs: Jonathan Papelbon Heading to the Land of Cheesesteaks: Jonathan Papelbon had said all along he wanted to see what he was worth on the open market. Instead of signing a long-term extension...
• 11/11 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Jonathan Papelbon Signs With the Phillies: Papelbon signs a four-year deal with the Phillies. (Icon SMI)The first significant signing of the 2011-2012 MLB off-season took...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox In On Madson, Bell, Cuddyer, Sizemore: After seven seasons and a World Series title with the Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon is leaving Boston for the Phillies and $50MM....
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Alfredo Aceves could be starter: Boston Red Sox P Alfredo Aceves has been told to come to spring training prepared to be used as a starting pitcher. There is also...[+] no word on the role of RP Daniel Bard; there is a chance he could also be auditioned as a starter.
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard likely to close: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard is likely to become the team's closer next year after RP Jonathan Papelbon agreed to a deal with...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies.
• 11/4 Baseball Analytics: Bard of the Rotation?: At the present moment, Boston's 2012 rotation consists of Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz (back injury cooperating) and...uh...your...
• 11/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Examining the Reliever Market: Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve examined the free agent market for both right field and starting pitching, while identifying...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Oswalt, Sabathia: Red Sox GM Ben Cherington confirmed to reporters that the Red Sox and Cubs have obtained a one-week extension to work out compensation...

• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/23/11 - 10/29/11: With the 2011 season in the rear view mirror, it's time to turn our attention to what should be a very interesting offseason. ...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox: Longtime GM Theo Epstein is gone and recently-appointed replacement Ben Cherington will try leading the Red Sox to their first...
• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: David Price Among Those Reaching Super Two Status: Players with two years and 146 days of Major League service time will qualify for Super Two status, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has learned. ...
• 10/26 Fragile Freddy's: ZiPS Projections: Ready for 2012 everyone?  On Tuesday Dan Szymborski released his “ZiPS” projections for the Boston Red Sox.The best note...
• 10/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Answering Cafardo’s Mail Bag Part 2: Electric Bugaloo: Guess what time it is?  It’s Nick Cafardo Wednesday!  As a reminder, I’ve omitted the names to protect the guilty...
• 10/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hits Keep On Coming For The Red Sox: Judging by the sti**** in his contract that says the 2015 option turns into a league minimum paycheck if he requires surgery due...
• 10/21 Fragile Freddy's: World Series Game Two Recap: TEX – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 1 STL – 000 000 100 – 1 – 6 – 1 For the first time since 2001 a 9th inning lead...
• 10/17 Fragile Freddy's: Daniel Bard - Starter?: One item that seems to be gaining a bit of underground traction is that Daniel Bard should be converted to a starting pitcher. ...
• 10/16 Fire Brand of the American League: I’ve Seen the Future: With my brain more jumbled than a Peter Gammons butt tweet, it’s hard to process the events of the past three weeks at...
• 10/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Should the Red Sox Trade Beckett?: When the Red Sox completed their 7-20 September collapse, and missed out on a once-certain playoff berth; it was pretty clear...
• 10/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: McCourt, Maholm, Mariners, Axford: Another night, another pair of exciting LCS games.  The Tigers succeeded in stretching the ALCS to a sixth game while the Brewers...
• 10/13 Fire Brand of the American League: Compensation for Letting Epstein Walk: The deal is reportedly in place. Theo Epstein, who helped to bring two World Series titles to Boston in his nine seasons with...
• 10/11 Fragile Freddy's: The Plan: With the Red Sox' season over and my review of the various components complete it is time to look ahead.  No one has called...
• 10/11 Fire Brand of the American League: The Bullpen: A Failure to Meet Expectations: This guest post was written by Matt Collins of Red Stockings Thoughts, a blog about the Red Sox.  When most people look back...
• 10/6 BoSox Injection: Is Daniel Bard Ready to be a Starter?: I was intrigued when I heard the chatter about Daniel Bard sliding into the starting rotation next year.  I believe it was Lou...
• 10/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RUSSELL MARTIN: REVIEWING OUR PROJECTIONS: We've reviewed our projections on the Yankees pitching and now we will review the rest of the players. If you remember, we wrote...
• 10/5 Fragile Freddy's: 2011 in Review - Relief Pitchers: We can finish up the players by looking back at the relievers;Jonathan Papelbon – 4-1, 2.94Grade – AInteresting Stat –...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Managerial Candidates, Epstein, Pitching: The Red Sox are in the news every day right now; here's the latest... The Sox have not finalized a list of managerial candidates...
• 10/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Boston’s monumental collapse: Assessing the aftermath: Yankees fans everywhere can breath a sigh of relief. Order has been restored to the force. A month ago the Boston Red Sox sat...
• 10/3 Tyler's Think Tank: What Really Doomed the Red Sox: What really doomed the Red Sox was not Terry Francona's inability to rally his demoralized players, Daniel Bard's sudden demise,...

• 9/30 Fragile Freddy's: Terry Francona "Released From His Contract": To call him the greatest manager in Red Sox history or the greatest Red Sox manager of my lifetime does not do him justice. ...
• 9/30 Fragile Freddy's: Playoff Preview - Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees: Today I will take a look at the two American League Division Series.  For each club I’ll look at a player and pitcher...
• 9/30 SOX & Dawgs: Why Francona Deserves to Stay: Well we all know the story so I will refrain from a total rehash of it here.  But before we get into Terry Francona, Red...
• 9/29 SOX & Dawgs: Why Francona Deserves to Stay: Well we all know the story so I will refrain from a total rehash of it here.  But before we get into Terry Francona, Red...
• 9/29 NY Baseball Digest: Accolades, Prognostications and Hype, Oh My!: It was pre-ordained. It was a team that was predicted by so-called baseball experts to be one of the greatest in baseball history....
• 9/29 NY Baseball Digest: Morning Digest: Girardi, Reyes, Add to Wild Card Drama on Final Day: Yesterday night started with a typical media fake outrage talking point in the Jose Reyes batting title controversy. Regardless...
• 9/28 B-R Blog: Wild Card Recap for Tuesday 9/27/11: 4 teams, 2 spots, 1 day: -- Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 /  Rays 5, Yankees 3 -- Phillies 7, Braves 1 / Cardinals 13, Astros 6 In the woolliest of wild-card...
• 9/27 Fragile Freddy's: Game 161 Recap: BOS – 002 302 010 – 8 – 11 – 0BAL – 100 201 021 – 7 – 13 – 0 It was not pretty but the Red Sox got a huge win...
• 9/27 Baseball Musings: Red Sox Hold On: The Orioles work Jonathan Papelbon hard in the bottom of the ninth. They score a run, but fall a run short as the Orioles win...
• 9/26 Fragile Freddy's: Tim and Tito: If Sunday afternoon was the last start of Tim Wakefield’s career that will be sad.  Rare is the player who goes out in...
• 9/26 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap - Updated 12:23 AM: I don’t know about you but I am absolutely cooked.  The Boston Red Sox, at least for a night, staved off the Rays thanks...
• 9/26 B-R Blog: Recapping Sunday 9/25/11: SOX WIN!!! (a game … at last): -- Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 (2nd game): The ominous words from Michael Kay -- "Scott Proctor has not pitched well for the Yankees"...
• 9/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Taking the Pulse of Red Sox Nation: Oh Red Sox Nation, I love you, but you are a fickle bunch.  All summer you’ve been like the **** high school jock strutting...
• 9/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Firing Francona Is Plain Stupid: I’m the first one to say fire the manager when things don’t go as planned. It doesn’t have to be his fault....
• 9/22 Fragile Freddy's: Game 156 Recap: I booed.I never boo.But I booed at Fenway last night.This is not Little League, this is not the 4H craft fair, this is Major League...
• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/21: Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon took full blame for Tuesday night's 7-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Josh Red****...
• 9/21 Fragile Freddy's: Game 155 Recap: BAL – 004 000 030 – 7 – 14 – 2BOS – 102 200 000 – 5 – 10 – 1 Last night was a good night for the Boston Red Sox.It...
• 9/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday Links: Are you feeling a little down after last night’s frustrating 7-5 loss to the hapless Orioles?  Yeah, me too.  I really...
• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/21: Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon took full blame for Tuesday night's 7-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Josh Red****...
• 9/20 Fragile Freddy's: Game 154 Recap: BAL – 302 121 000 – 9 – 13 – 1  BOS – 425 000 70x – 18 – 20 – 3  After a frustrating afternoon at...
• 9/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: Should the Sox use Aceves in the Rotation?: David Ortiz wants it to happen. Should you? The lead in the Wild Card standings is down to two games and the starting rotation...
• 9/20 B-R Blog: Recapping relevant games of Monday, 9/19/2011: -- Marlins 6, Braves 5: With 2 out in the last of the 9th, Omar Infante drilled a tailing-in fastball from Craig Kimbrel for...
• 9/19 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: John Jaso: Top 2: John Jaso struck out swinging against Josh Beckett Top 4: struck out swinging against Beckett Top 6: called out on strikes...
• 9/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/17: Josh Beckett 's triumphant return to the Boston Red Sox along with a Mike Aviles game-winning home run got the fans in Boston...
• 9/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/17: Josh Beckett 's triumphant return to the Boston Red Sox along with a Mike Aviles game-winning home run got the fans in Boston...
• 9/17 B-R Blog: Recapping AL pennant-race games of Friday 9/16/11: [For the Detroit clincher, see here and here.] -- In a crackling Friday night game that seemed a "must-win" for both sides --...
• 9/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Nice Win, But Work to be Done: Time and time again in his career, Josh Beckett has come through in big games, and while the season wasn't exactly on the line...
• 9/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game 150 Recap: TBR – 201 000 000 – 3 – 8 – 1BOS – 201 100 00x – 4 – 9 – 2I do not want to overstate the importance of this game...
• 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Rays or Red Sox: Who would you rather face?: Despite the panic in Boston and a horrific stretch of recent play, the Red Sox still hold a 3-game lead over the red-hot Rays...
• 9/16 Boston Globe: The Red Sox still have time to recapture what they had: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox won 89 games last season and that was probably a few more than they should have. They...
• 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the bullpens of the prospective AL postseason teams: Former Yankeeist readers will recall that last September in the weeks leading up to the postseason we ran a handful of posts that...
• 9/15 Baseball Analytics: Right now, it's hard to be Bard: Slumping ballplayers are uncomfortable to watch. For example, all season long, it has made you squirm to watch the White Sox slugger...
• 9/15 Call to the Pen: A.L. Wild Card Race remains Tame – Bard Struggles: The Rays missed out on their opportunity to gain ground on the Red Sox last night in the wild card race, as Jeremy Guthrie out...
• 9/15 BoSox Injection: Whats Wrong with Daniel Bard? Thats a Simple Question:   The reason there are very few elite set up and closers in all of baseball is because baseball is 80% mental and 20 % talent. ...
• 9/15 Fragile Freddy's: Random Thoughts Heading Into a Big Series: So after my ranting and raving yesterday afternoon Wednesday September 14, 2011 turned out to be a good day for the Boston Red...
• 9/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Daniel Bard Loses Control: The Red Sox had that one. John Lackey actually pitched well enough to hand the bullpen the lead. Franklin Morales did his job,...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/15: With John Lackey on the mound and the Boston Red Sox losing 5-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays, the natural inclination is to blame...
• 9/15 B-R Blog: Recapping Wednesday, 9/14/11: Latecomer to the shutout party: -- If they hadn't been in Houston, you could almost believe the Phillies had stage-managed their playoff-berth clincher. In winning...
• 9/14 Boston Globe: Varitek throws his support to Bard: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff After fielding a bunch of questions about Daniel Bard, Jason Varitek decided the subject was...
• 9/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Look to Get Back on Track in Baltimore: Okay Rays, that sound you heard earlier was the cobination of shrieking screams from Red Sox fans and the creaking of the door...
• 9/14 Fragile Freddy's: Game 148 Recap: TOR – 200 000 030 – 5 – 8 – 3BOS – 021 001 000 – 4 – 6 – 3 So what’s left?Adrian Gonzalez left today’s game...
• 9/14 Baseball Musings: Epic Collapse Continues: Boston suffered two big losses Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Jays came back late from a 4-2 deficit to take the game 5-4, and...
• 9/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Wake Wins 200th: It's been a big summer for baseball milestones, and tonight Tim Wakefield joined Derek Jeter, Jim Thome and Michael Young,...
• 9/12 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: One of my goals with this blog is to always provide a fair and even-handed look at the Boston Red Sox and the game of baseball. ...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/12: I'm guessing that any store in the Boston area that carries buttons will sell out of them today,. Especially with what Boston...
• 9/11 Boston Globe: Gonzalez on the Red Sox: 'We're not playing good baseball. That has to change': By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Adrian Gonzalez, usually the calm, cool and collected voice of reason...
• 9/11 B-R Blog: Random recap for Saturday, 9/10/11: [A couple of playoff races heated up tonight. I'd hoped to post this at 12:13 a.m., but tennis and the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller...
• 9/9 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Kelly Johnson (No. 3): Bottom 1: Kelly Johnson struck out swinging against Tim Wakefield Bottom 3: struck out swinging against Wakefield Bottom 6: struck...
• 9/9 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Tampa Bay Rays: So here we go.  After seemingly having wrapped up a playoff berth the Boston Red Sox are in a position where their season...
• 9/8 BC Sports: September Woes: Red Sox Pitching Is In Big Trouble: Forget the fact that Daniel Bard, one of the best setup men in the major leagues, gave up a career-high of five earned runs last...
• 9/8 Boston Globe: The inexplicably bad eighth inning of Daniel Bard: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren CalabreseBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff TORONTO — The Red Sox were 73-2 when leading after...
• 9/8 Fragile Freddy's: Game 142 Recap: This kids is why I am concerned.  The Boston Red Sox again lost a very winnable game last night and right now are struggling...
• 9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/8: Before we get going here, I just wanted to take a quick moment to wish my father a happy birthday. While baseball is a team...
• 9/8 Baseball Musings: Wild Bard: Daniel Bard threw just 17 of 36 pitches for strikes Wednesday night, hitting a batter and walking three. It was a very strange...
• 9/7 B-R Blog: Night game recap for Wednesday, 9/7/11: [Just enough time for a quick hit-and-run; if I missed something big, please fill in the gaps with your comments!] -- In Toronto,...
• 9/7 Boston Globe: How to use Buchholz? Here's an idea: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff TORONTO — Clay Buchholz has started throwing again and the hope is that he can return to the...
• 9/6 Future Closers: Potential Future Closers: AL East: Continuing my series on Potential Future Closers, tonight I will look at the AL East. Wynn Pelzer - Baltimore Orioles Wynn...
• 9/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Update on Jenks, Bedard: According to Michael Vega of the Boston Globe, relief pitcher Bobby Jenks will be shutting it down for the season effective...
• 9/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Make Roster Moves: According to a recent press release from the front office, the Red Sox have made a few new additions to the active roster. “The...
• 9/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/5: Apparently Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey is a magician and had us all fooled. He had been 7-2 in his last 10...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2: It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion...
• 9/2 Boston Globe: A long game ends on a sour note for the Red Sox: var flashvars = { videoID:1139771571001, playerId:89768216001, domain: "embed", dynamicStream: true };var params = { AllowScriptAccess:"always",...
• 9/2 Yankees Daily: Martin’s 2-run double in Seventh lifts Yankees over Red Sox 4-2: BOSTON (AP) — Mariano Rivera struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Russell Martin hit a go-ahead...
• 9/2 Fragile Freddy's: Series Recap: The Sox dropped a frustrating ball game to the Yankees on Wednesday night but with Tampa’s loss the Sox remain nine up on a...
• 9/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Finally Win Series Against Boston: The Yankees offense tried as hard as they could to not score runs, but they finally broke through with a three-run 7th that...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2: It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion...
• 9/2 My Pinstripes: Red Sox Get Martinized: The prospects for the Yankees winning 2 of 3 in Boston were not good, considering that A.J. Burnett, he of the 13.86 ERA in...
• 9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees battle back to beat Sox 4-2; win first series against Boston since May 2010: In perhaps the least expected turn of events in recent Yankee history, A.J. Burnett managed to turn in a respectable performance...
• 9/1 Fragile Freddy's: Game 135 Recap: NYY – 001 004 000 – 5 – 6 – 0 BOS – 002 023 02x – 9 – 12 – 1 A year ago much was made about the Red Sox’ (and...
• 9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Red Sox top Yanks in 9-5 see-saw game: The Yankees finally broke through against Josh Beckett, touching the righty up for five runs (four earned) over seven innings,...

• 8/31 Yankees Daily: Hughes and Logan can’t hold the Red Sox and Yankees lose 9-5: BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, Josh Beckett improved to 4-0 against the...
• 8/31 Fire Brand of the American League: A Few Thoughts…: Just a few thoughts as I mull over last night’s loss to the Yankees. John Lackey‘s beaning of Francisco Cervelli...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Closer Carousel: Teams pay a premium for saves; it's how Rafael Soriano was able to get a three-year, $35MM contract last offseason.  Impending...
• 8/30 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - New York Yankees: With the Sox and Yankees both in very very good shape as far as reaching the playoffs this series lacks a bit of the drama of...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/28: Not even the outer bands of Hurricane Irene could prevent the Boston Red Sox from sweeping the day/night doubleheader from the...
• 8/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Sweep Doubleheader, Eye Yankees: The Red Sox are playing so well, not even a hurricane can stop them. It rained, it poured, and still the Red Sox won Literally....
• 8/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/28: Not even the outer bands of Hurricane Irene could prevent the Boston Red Sox from sweeping the day/night doubleheader from the...
• 8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: A Reminder of How Good Theo Has it in Boston: 24 runs scored, seven runs allowed in the last two days. Not even John Lackey (obligatory cheap shot!) can put a damper on those...
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Boston Red Sox: We looked at the Orioles yesterday; now it's time to discuss Red Sox players who will be eligible for arbitration after the season. First...
• 8/22 Boston Globe: Satisfying series in KC for the Red Sox : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff KANSAS CITY — It's easy to say the Red Sox should have taken three of four in Kansas City against...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/22: You certainly couldn't tell that the Boston Red Sox were without three of their All-Star players in David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis...
• 8/21 Boston Globe: Wakefield faces the music ... again : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff KANSAS CITY — Once a major league game is finished, the first thing reporters do is speak to the...
• 8/19 Future Closers: Unsettled AL Closer Jobs for 2012: After taking a look at the NL on Monday, here is a look at the potential AL closer openings for 2012. First off the potential...
• 8/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Beckett Speaks His Mind: Josh Beckett has something to say, and he’s not going to hold anything back. “Our travel hasn’t exactly been...
• 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19: We always hear how much wins are a meaningless stat. We know this to be true when John Lackey is second on the team in wins...
• 8/19 B-R Blog: Tyler Clippard may set the Holds record. (Don’t laugh.): Tyler Clippard earned his 32nd Hold on Thursday with a perfect 8th inning against the Reds, striking out Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs,...
• 8/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game 120 Recap: TBR – 100 000 000 – 1 – 3 – 0 BOS – 003 000 00x – 3 – 3 – 0 God is a baseball fan.  Why is it on a day like...
• 8/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/12: The Boston Red Sox enjoyed a day off on Thursday in Seattle as they get ready for this weekend's three-game set with the Seattle...
• 8/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Is the Red Sox Bullpen Vulnerable?: I have a confession to make.  I really love being the smartest guy in the room.  In fact, sometimes when I realize that I’m...
• 8/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/12: The Boston Red Sox enjoyed a day off on Thursday in Seattle as they get ready for this weekend's three-game set with the Seattle...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jonathan Papelbon: In an upcoming class of free agents flush with solid closers, Red Sox stopper Jonathan Papelbon will arguably be the grand...
• 8/11 Boston Globe: Not in a good position for long: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff MINNEAPOLIS — When David Ortiz homered to left center in the eighth inning to tie it up, many...
• 8/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/11: How does the old adage go? "Oh well, you can't win them all". Well despite coming back from a 2-0 deficit last night, the Boston...
• 8/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 116 Recap: BOS – 000 000 110 – 2 – 8 – 0MIN – 100 001 03x – 5 – 11 – 1 The Sox’ four game winning streak came to an end...
• 8/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 115 Recap: BOS – 000 021 100 – 4 – 6 – 0  MIN – 200 001 000 – 3 – 6 – 0 According to the thesaurus on my Appzilla app...
• 8/9 Fragile Freddy's: Game 114 Recap: BOS – 010 004 012 – 8 – 17 – 2MIN – 030 110 010 – 6 – 10 – 1 If David Ortiz really is bothered by the lack of...
• 8/8 Yankees Daily: Red Sox rally against Yankees in Ninth and win 3-2 in the Tenth: BOSTON (AP) — Josh Red**** rounded first and took a right turn toward right field. The Red Sox rookie has been around long to...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Nationals, Reyes, Red Sox, Upton: Sunday night linkage.. With the August 15th deadline a week away, the Nationals have yet to make any real progress in reaching...
• 8/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Anonymous Sources And Jonathan Papelbon: Anonymous sources are often used in opinion/news pieces online and in the newspapers. I’ve repeatedly said that these “sources”...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Papelbon, Harden, Ellsbury: Heading into 2011, with Jonathan Papelbon coming off his worst season and in a contract year, it seemed to be just a matter of...
• 8/6 Yankees Daily: Red Sox smash Sabathia as Red Sox tie Yankees for First: BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery...
• 8/6 Boston Globe: Behind enemy lines: Joe Girardi talks pitching: By Nicole Auerbach, Globe Correspondent Yankees manager Joe Girardi fielded a lot of questions about pitchers during his pre-game...
• 8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox IV: Just win: The Yankees kick off a three-gamer in Fenway Park this weekend, and while on the face of it this series isn’t any more or...
• 8/4 60ft6in.com: Connecting MLB and the NCAA: If you use the Boston Red Sox as a representative sample, the odds of reaching the big leagues after being drafted are about 1...
• 8/4 Fragile Freddy's: Game 108 Recap: CLE – 100 100 000 – 2 – 7 – 2 BOS – 010 001 001 – 3 – 8 – 0 Tied for fourth among catchers in home runsSecond...
• 8/3 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: AL Edition: The Trade Deadline has come and gone, and while several big moves were conspired (I'll probably write my thoughts on Ubaldo Jimenez...
• 8/2 Fragile Freddy's: Game 107 Recap: CLE – 001 103 031 – 9 – 13 – 0 BOS – 012 002 001 – 6 – 13 – 1 The Fenway Faithful were treated to a game familiar...
• 8/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/2: If chicks dig the longball, then they certainly are digging Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera right now. Cabrera...

• 7/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Trade Targets: Relief Pitching: Unlike in recent years past, the Red Sox bullpen has been pretty solid this year.  Theo spent a lot of time and money this...
• 7/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Trade Talk, Red**** Value and Wheeler’s Role: Less than five day until the 2011 trade deadline comes and goes. The Sox continue to be involved in rumors, as is par for the...
• 7/26 Boston Globe: Postgame wrapup: Royals 3, Red Sox 1: The start of last night's game was delayed more than two hours by rain. Marco Scutaro struck out in the bottom of the 14th to...
• 7/25 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: The Sox had a pleasurable weekend beating up on the spiraling Seattle Mariners in a three game sweep.  The weekend was filled...
• 7/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/24: While the heat wave has been reaching milestone highs this week in New England, there were some other milestones reached on...
• 7/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/23: With the Seattle Mariners in town with their best pitcher in Felix Hernandez and a 12-game losing streak, the thoughts were...
• 7/22 Call to the Pen: Diamond Deities: Extra Innings and the All Important Save Rule: Last Sunday night, the Red Sox and Rays were playing scoreless baseball. Jeff Niemann and Josh Beckett each threw eight scoreless...
• 7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: When Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox signed Andrew Miller in the offseason, they knew exactly what they were getting. A...
• 7/20 Boston Globe: The power of Jacoby Ellsbury : AP Photo/Nick WassBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff BALTIMORE — Jacoby Ellsbury hit two more home runs today and now has 15 on...
• 7/19 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: AL Edition: July 19th, 2011: Welcome back, faithful readers... When we last left our intrepid AL setup men and closers, Joakim Soria and Daniel Bard were...
• 7/19 Boston Globe: Pre-game notes from Camden Yards: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff BALTIMORE — The Red Sox arrived at their hotel at 6 a.m. today. They still haven't fully recovered...
• 7/18 Baseball Analytics: The Bard of Boston: William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, may have been a terrific wordsmith but I doubt he could hold his own coming out of the...
• 7/18 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: TOR – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 0 BOS – 021 000 00x – 3 – 7 – 0 Some good and bad going on during the Sox’ weekend...
• 7/16 Boston Globe: John Lackey is on, yes, a bit of a roll: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's two games. Just two games. But let's give John Lackey credit for...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Beltran, Ortiz, Papelbon, Garza: The Red Sox kick off the second half on Friday with a big series at Tropicana Field against the Rays.  Here are some notes about...
• 7/12 Fragile Freddy's: Red Sox and Hit Batters: One of the issues of the day is the Boston Red Sox’ proclivity for hitting batters.  The Sox are on pace to hit 90 batters...
• 7/12 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: Your man Freddy picked a heck of a weekend to head to the 41st annual SABR convention.  While I was learning new things the...
• 7/12 Fire Brand of the American League: When An 18-Wheeler Gets Rollin’: Dec. 18th, 2010 Merry Christmas, Boston. You have the makings of a shutdown bullpen. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images We...
• 7/12 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: The Premier AL Edition: July 12th, 2011: It's that time, folks. Welcome to the initial installment of "Warming In The 'Pen"! I'm Jeff, your MC for this ride, and I...
• 7/12 BC Sports: Friday Night Fights at Fenway: Red Sox Keep First Place From Yankees: The Boston Red Sox have four all-stars this year in David Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Beckett. (UPDATE from...
• 7/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/6: Obviously Darnell McDonald throwing out Edwin Encarnacion with an assist from Jason Varitek was an exciting way to end the...
• 7/5 Fragile Freddy's: First Half Review - The Pitchers: I looked at the hitters yesterday, now let's look at the pitchers;Josh BeckettThe big Texan righty has been at the top of...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/2: When Marco Scutaro started Friday night's game against the Houston Astros with a solo home run, it looked as though the Boston...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/2: When Marco Scutaro started Friday night's game against the Houston Astros with a solo home run, it looked as though the Boston...
• 7/1 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Houston Astros: Pitchers:Tonight – Tim Wakefield (4-3, 4.54) vs. Bud Norris (4-6, 3.36)Saturday – Andrew Miller (1-0, 3.09) vs.J.A. Happ (3-9,...

• 6/29 Fire Brand of the American League: The Great 2011 Expansion Draft: Boston Red Sox: With all of the talk of radical realignment, teams shifting leagues, and abolishing divisions, the guys at the Platoon Advantage...
• 6/26 The "Mc" Effect: Mistakes Bite Bucs | Pirates 2 Red Sox 4: The Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't quite finish the sweep of the Boston Red Sox Sunday afternoon as they were beaten 4-2. The story...
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/22: The San Diego Padres were the recipients of the same thing one of their pitchers did on Monday night. And that is take advantage...
• 6/22 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/22: The San Diego Padres were the recipients of the same thing one of their pitchers did on Monday night. And that is take advantage...
• 6/21 Baseball Happenings: Game 72 Recap: SDP – 000 003 011 – 5 – 13 – 0BOS – 101 100 (10)1x – 14 – 14 – 0 The Sox welcome the San Diego Padres to town...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Joins Seven Others on Red Sox DL: When Clay Buchholz left his last start after five innings, he was hoping to avoid the disabled list. After all the Red Sox...
• 6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers need to trade Andre Ethier: Let's face it, the Dodgers are a bad team. Unless there is a trade that comes out of nowhere to acquire an impact bat without...
• 6/19 Fire Brand of the American League: The Sunday Red Sox Excursive: If you are one of the millions of four-sport Boston fans in the world, then this has been an awe-inspiring week for you. With...
• 6/19 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Joins Seven Others on Red Sox DL: When Clay Buchholz left his last start after five innings, he was hoping to avoid the disabled list. After all the Red Sox...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/17: On Baseball Tonight last night, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that Clay Buchholz had no-hit stuff against...
• 6/17 Baseball Happenings: Game 68 Recap: BOS – 120 000 001 – 4 – 6 – 0  TBR – 010 001 000 – 2 – 6 – 0 The Boston Red Sox finished off a truly sensational...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/17: On Baseball Tonight last night, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that Clay Buchholz had no-hit stuff against...
• 6/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rally-Killing & Dragon-Slaying, Quantified: A couple weeks back, inspired by Brian Fuentes (has that ever been said before?), I invented some "stupid counting stats" for...
• 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/8: Normally when the Boston Red Sox give Jon Lester an early lead, we don't have to worry too much especially given his career...
• 6/8 Baseball Happenings: Game 60 Recap: BOS – 310 020 000 – 6 – 7 – 0 NYY – 100 020 001 – 4 – 9 – 0 The Sox moved back into a virtual tie for first place...
• 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/8: Normally when the Boston Red Sox give Jon Lester an early lead, we don't have to worry too much especially given his career...
• 6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks can’t dig out of early Garcia hole; let hittable Lester off hook in fifth straight loss to BoSox: The Red Sox stormed out to a 2-0 lead against the Yankees before Freddy Garcia could record an out, and with an ineffective Garcia...
• 6/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Papelbon Gets a Suspension: According to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston, Jonathan Papelbon has been handed down a suspension of three games and a fine of an...
• 6/7 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - New York Yankees: Pitchers:Tuesday – Jon Lester (7-2, 3.94) vs. Freddy Garcia (4-4, 3.34)Wednesday – Tim Wakefield (2-1, 4.40) vs. A.J. Burnett...
• 6/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Look at Recent Players Who Have Been Drafted More than Once: When the Pirates make the first selection in the 2011 MLB Rule V draft, Gerrit Cole is expected to be the name that is called....
• 6/6 The Captain's Blog: A Look at Recent Players Who Have Been Drafted More than Once: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) When the Pirates...
• 6/6 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: The Boston Red Sox played a somewhat frustrating, but ultimately very successful weekend series against the Oakland Athletics. ...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Ladies & Gentleman, The Red Sox Bullpen Band is Back: Earlier in the week, I posted a video of the Boston Red Sox bullpen band making their comeback. Well it definitely seems as though...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/4: There are team wins in baseball and there are also TEAM wins. Last night at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox got a TEAM win over...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill to Host Fundraiser for Tornado Relief w/Clay and ...: Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill to Host Fundraiser for Tornado ReliefClay and Lindsay Buchholz will raffle off signed...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/4: There are team wins in baseball and there are also TEAM wins. Last night at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox got a TEAM win over...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill to Host Fundraiser for Tornado Relief w/Clay and ...: Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill to Host Fundraiser for Tornado ReliefClay and Lindsay Buchholz will raffle off signed...
• 6/3 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Oakland Athletics: Pitchers:Friday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.41) vs. Josh Outman (1-0, 2.08)Saturday – Josh Beckett (4-2, 1.80) vs. Guillermo...

• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Is the Red Sox Bullpen Band Coming Back?: It's been a long time since we've heard or seen the Boston Red Sox bullpen band. But could it be making a comeback? Red Sox reliever...
• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Is the Red Sox Bullpen Band Coming Back?: It's been a long time since we've heard or seen the Boston Red Sox bullpen band. But could it be making a comeback? Red Sox reliever...
• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/30: Despite Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett not being at their best on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox still were able to get a split...
• 5/30 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: The Red Sox remained hot with a solid if somewhat soggy weekend in the Motor City.  It was nice to hear from Dave O’Brien...
• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/30: Despite Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett not being at their best on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox still were able to get a split...
• 5/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Bard Looking for Help in Finding Missing Friend: As many of you may have heard, Daniel Bard‘s close friend Matt Hill has gone missing.  He was last seen leaving the Verizon...
• 5/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Bard Looking for Help in Finding Missing Friend: While I know Daniel Bard pitches for a member of the Yankees most hated rival, there are times where we need to put our team...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/26: Jon Lester had a relatively easy day on Wednesday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Before the...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Have Rebounded Nicely: Over a month ago I wrote about the horrific start the Boston Red Sox had to the season and how they couldn’t continue that...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/26: Jon Lester had a relatively easy day on Wednesday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Before the...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Have Rebounded Nicely: Over a month ago I wrote about the horrific start the Boston Red Sox had to the season and how they couldn’t continue that...
• 5/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/25: Is there any hotter pitcher in the American League right now than one Josh Beckett? Probably not. After another dominating...
• 5/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/25: Is there any hotter pitcher in the American League right now than one Josh Beckett? Probably not. After another dominating...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox complete our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/24: The Cleveland Indians have been called the "Windians" for a reason this season. They just keep winning. Sure, they've lost 15...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard unavailable, Rich Hill fills in: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard was unavailable Tuesday, May 24, against the Cleveland Indians. RP Rich Hill filled in to bridge...[+] the gap between SP Josh Beckett and RP Jonathan Papelbon, allowing a walk with a strikeout in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. 'We didn't have Bard, but Rich came into a big situation and really helped us,' manager Terry Francona said. Hill has yet to allow a run in seven innings over seven appearances since being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket May 5.
• 5/24 Birds Watcher: Another Game and Another Blown Opportunity: Still think Daniel Bard is a viable replacement for Jonathan Papelbon?  He sure doesn’t look like the closer of the future...
• 5/24 Baseball Happenings: Game 47 Recap: BOS – 001 010 000 – 2 – 5 – 0 CLE – 000 100 02x – 3 – 6 – 1 The Sox were four outs away from first place but Daniel...
• 5/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/24: The Cleveland Indians have been called the "Windians" for a reason this season. They just keep winning. Sure, they've lost 15...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Bullpen wastes solid effort by Clay Buchholz: Boston Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz allowed just two earned runs, four hits and two walks over 7 1/3 innings in a 94-pitch no-decision...[+] Monday, May 23, against the Cleveland Indians. Buchholz left with a 2-1 lead, but RP Daniel Bard allowed one of the inherited runners to score and he coughed up another run for the loss.
• 5/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/23: Leave it to the oldest active player in Major League Baseball to steal the show on Sunday night at Fenway Park. Over the weekend,...
• 5/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/23: Leave it to the oldest active player in Major League Baseball to steal the show on Sunday night at Fenway Park. Over the weekend,...
• 5/23 Fire Brand of the American League: The Future for Jonathan Papelbon: photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)The Red Sox are not afraid to give money to players in their arbitration years....
• 5/22 Red Sox Beacon: Sunday Morning Quarterback: The 8th Inning Dilemma: Things were going swimmingly for the Red Sox Saturday night. Somehow the Rays had lost to Javier Vasquez and the Marlins and so,...
• 5/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/22: Besides the ugly throwback uniforms, things were looking pretty good early on for the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. They...
• 5/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/22: Besides the ugly throwback uniforms, things were looking pretty good early on for the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. They...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard unavailable: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard was not available to manager Terry Francona Saturday, May 21, after allowing a pair of homers in...[+] his last outing.
• 5/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/20: Billed as a matchup of pitching heavyweights, Thursday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers turned into...
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/20: Billed as a matchup of pitching heavyweights, Thursday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers turned into...
• 5/20 Baseball Happenings: Game 43 Recap: DET – 010 000 020 – 3 – 10 – 0BOS – 010 100 101 – 4 – 8 – 1 If you are going to kickoff your seven year, $142...
• 5/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/19: The above picture of Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia tells you most of the story from last night. It was a miserable,...
• 5/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/19: The above picture of Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia tells you most of the story from last night. It was a miserable,...
• 5/18 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Bullpen Rankings: In February, we judged every Major League bullpen from the micro perspective. We looked at individual player stats like FIP (Fielding...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Video: NESN - We're All In: You have to give props to NESN for the Boston Red Sox commercials they create. Here's another in their line of "We're All In"...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Video: NESN - We're All In: You have to give props to NESN for the Boston Red Sox commercials they create. Here's another in their line of "We're All In"...
• 5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: More Frustration!: Hey, remember last week when the Yankees lost to the Royals and the game was really frustrating? That was the entire series against...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14: The last time that Clay Buchholz took the mound for the Boston Red Sox, rain interrupted his start. But instead of being done...
• 5/16 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: What a difference a few days make.  The Red Sox picked up a much needed series sweep and return home with a chance to get...
• 5/14 Red Sox Beacon: A Quick Friday Night Post-Yankees Game 1 Wrap-Up: It’s always a circus when the Red Sox and Yankees get together. Apparently this applies to the minor leagues as well. For...
• 5/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Drop Series Opener to Red Sox: The Yankees went toe-to-toe with the Red Sox for six innings last night, but fell behind and eventually lost when the Red...
• 5/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Frustrating losses are frustrating: Ugh. Stretches like this are the most frustrating thing about baseball for me. It's not the losses so much, we all know those...
• 5/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14: The last time that Clay Buchholz took the mound for the Boston Red Sox, rain interrupted his start. But instead of being done...
• 5/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Offensive malaise continues as Yanks drop third straight: For the second straight game the Yankees were kept hitless for the first three innings, setting the tone for a masterful start...
• 5/13 Baseball Musings: Joba Jabbed: Bartolo Colon and Clay Buchholz each pitched good games, Bartolo pitching to one batter in the seventh and Buchholz going the...
• 5/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox II: Maybe let’s not let Dustin Pedroia pick up nine hits this time: The Yankees and their arch-rivals to the north, the Boston Red Sox, square off tonight in the first of three in Boston’s...
• 5/12 Baseball Happenings: Is It Francona's Fault?: OK, I have calmed down a bit from when I wrote the Game Recap for last night’s misery.  The Sox are 6 back of the Yankees...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/9: Sunday's 9-5 come-from-behind win for the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins should have been the big story of the day...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/9: Sunday's 9-5 come-from-behind win for the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins should have been the big story of the day...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Bullpen works four scoreless innings: The Boston Red Sox bullpen allowed just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts Saturday, May 7, against the Minnesota Twins....[+] The bullpen was needed to go longer after SP Clay Buchholz had his start limited to five innings due to rain. RPs Rich Hill, Matt Albers, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon each worked a scoreless frame.
• 5/5 Baseball Musings: All Night Long: A 2 1/2 hour rain delay and a 13 inning game caused Fenway Park to operate until 2:45 am EDT as the Angels beat the Red Sox 5-3....
• 5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/4: What started out as a pitcher's duel between Dan Haren and Jon Lester ended in a rout as the Boston Red Sox hit three home...
• 5/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/4: What started out as a pitcher's duel between Dan Haren and Jon Lester ended in a rout as the Boston Red Sox hit three home...
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Tomase's Latest: Felix, Hawpe, Rays: John Tomase from the Boston Herald has some notes about several Major League topics in his latest article: Tomase reminds...

• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/30: Honestly, right now I've got no words for what's going on. It's been a frustrating ride as a fan of the Boston Red Sox so far...
• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/30: Honestly, right now I've got no words for what's going on. It's been a frustrating ride as a fan of the Boston Red Sox so far...
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/28: The game of baseball can be a funny game at times yet it can be a cruel one as well. What amazes me the most is how one miscue...
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/28: The game of baseball can be a funny game at times yet it can be a cruel one as well. What amazes me the most is how one miscue...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Quote of the Day: From Sully Baseball: And with each Daniel Bard loss, Jonathan Papelbon‘s bargaining position gets better. Bard is actually...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard takes another relief loss: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard allowed three straight hits in the eighth inning Wedneday, April 27, to take the loss against the...[+] Baltimore Orioles. The run he allowed was unearned. The reliever's record slipped to 0-3.
• 4/27 Roto Think Tank: Closer Review: American League: Last year, I did a few closer write-ups. I typically like to wait until we're at the quarter pole (about 40 games) before...
• 4/25 Phillies Nation: Wearing the Golden Sombrero with Pride: Last night, Ryan Howard achieved what I always thought was one of the best-named milestones in baseball history, if not the most...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Video: David Ortiz - We're All In: Here's another installment of NESN's Boston Red Sox ad campaign entitled "We're All In". This one features Red Sox DH David Ortiz. {flvremote}http://cdn.ianbethune.com/papiallin.flv{/flvremote} The...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Video: David Ortiz - We're All In: Here's another installment of NESN's Boston Red Sox ad campaign entitled "We're All In". This one features Red Sox DH David Ortiz. {flvremote}http://cdn.ianbethune.com/papiallin.flv{/flvremote} The...
• 4/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: Notes on Friday's Action with The FB Hot Stove: I can't think of a caption that won't get me in troubleCarlos Quentin was the big story last night with two more home runs off...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/22: While I was away for a few days, the Boston Red Sox finally picked up a road win when they split the series with the Oakland...
• 4/22 Red Sox Beacon: Last Place is just, like, a State of Mind, Man: The Red Sox are still in last place, but you knew that was bound to happen, given the hole they dug for themselves. It’s...
• 4/21 Red Sox Beacon: Looking At Buch: Strikezone Plots, Umpires, And Whining About Umpires Using Strikezone Plots: It’s not good form to whine about umpires.  There will be bad calls on both sides (though far more good than bad) and over...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Red Sox @ A’s Game 18: 1:19PM PDT: In his last start Gio Gonzalez got in a lot of trouble with walks (six in total). He just issued his first base on...
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: Minor League Signings: Lawrence, Place, Salome: Baseball America's Matt Eddy tweets a few minor league signings of note: The Angels released Virgil Vasquez and signed Brian...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/17: Guess who made another appearance at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon for the Boston Red Sox. I'll give you a hint. It wasn't...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/17: Guess who made another appearance at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon for the Boston Red Sox. I'll give you a hint. It wasn't...
• 4/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Which Red Sox Currently Concerns You the Most?: Kevin Youkilis – photo by: Keith Allison, Source: Flickr, found with Wylio.com” alt=”Kevin Youkilis”...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Boston's Long-Term Commitments: The Red Sox announced their extension with Adrian Gonzalez today, less than a week after locking Clay Buchholz up to a long-term...
• 4/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/13: Guess who has the worst record in all of Major League Baseball right now? Give up?? Well it's the beloved Boston Red Sox who...
• 4/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/13: Guess who has the worst record in all of Major League Baseball right now? Give up?? Well it's the beloved Boston Red Sox who...
• 4/12 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes - Zimmerman Sidelined, Peavy Update: The Nationals' lineup takes a big hit with Zimmerman out. (Getty)Fantasy owners have been hit hard and early with the injury...
• 4/11 The Process Report: The Process Versus Red Sox Pitchers: This should be fun… Daisuke Matsuzaka Matsuzaka enters his fifth season with the Red Sox and continues to struggle with...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: It turns out all the Boston Red Sox needed was to return home to Fenway Park. After starting out the season 0-6 on the road,...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: It turns out all the Boston Red Sox needed was to return home to Fenway Park. After starting out the season 0-6 on the road,...
• 4/9 BomberBanter.com: Red Sox Top Yankees For Their First Win Of The YearYankees and Red Sox start their 2011 season rivalry with a bang....
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Super Two Players For 2012: The cutoff for super two players will be two years and 146 days of service time after the 2011 season, according to preliminary...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/6: 0-4? Seriously 0-4!!! This is definitely not the way any of us, including the Boston Red Sox themselves, figured they would...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/6: 0-4? Seriously 0-4!!! This is definitely not the way any of us, including the Boston Red Sox themselves, figured they would...
• 4/5 MLB Fantasy Recon: Reasons for Concern - Kershaw, Myers, and Papelbon: Papelbon owners should be concernedJosh Smolow over at The Hardball Times takes a look at Clayton Kershaw, Brett Myers, and Jonathan...
• 4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard banged around Friday: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard allowed four runs and four hits Friday, April 1, in a 9-5 loss to the Texas Rangers. MLB.com's Ian...[+] Browne reports the four hits allowed were a career high, and the four earned runs equaled a career high set in May 2009.

• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions: Kind of a New Years Eve feeling on the blogs today as the 2011 season is about ready to begin.  Fantasy Baseball 101 follows...
• 3/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox 25-Man Roster Set; Okajima, Aceves Optioned To Pawtucket: The Boston Red Sox 25-man roster is set now as general manager Theo Epstein announced on Monday morning that Hideki Okajima and...
• 3/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox 25-Man Roster Set; Okajima, Aceves Optioned To Pawtucket: The Boston Red Sox 25-man roster is set now as general manager Theo Epstein announced on Monday morning that Hideki Okajima and...
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: You've Got to Know When to Hold'em: I try to avoid crazy stat leagues.  Holds is one of those stats I avoid, however last year I did get sucked in.  A league...
• 3/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Why You Don't Pay for Saves - Potential 2011 Closers from Fake Teams: Closing situations often change early out of spring training.  In 2010 Fantasybaseball.com listed Jonathan Broxton as the...
• 3/27 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard - We're All In: Here's another installment from NESN's Boston Red Sox ad campaign entitled "We're All In". This one features reliever Daniel ...
• 3/27 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Daniel Bard - We're All In: Here's another installment from NESN's Boston Red Sox ad campaign entitled "We're All In". This one features reliever Daniel ...
• 3/26 The Process Report: What Juan Cruz Brings: Now that Juan Cruz is all but ensured a spot on the roster, let’s talk about him some more. Everyone who has seen Cruz knows...
• 3/25 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Closer Predictions: Far beyond closer rankings, Fantasy Baseball Cafe brings us Closer Predictions.  Mathew Robertson goes team by team and picks...
• 3/25 B-R Blog: The 20 most productive pitchers of 2010: Following on to my list of the 20 most productive hitters of 2010, here's a list of the 20 most productive pitchers. First, here...
• 3/21 C70 At The Bat: UCB Project: American League Predictions: With the season finally on the near horizon, it is time for another one of those time-honored traditions, that of making the predictions...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: First-Time Arbitration Eligible For 2012: Kendrys Morales, Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Billy Butler, Geovany Soto, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, and Phil Hughes...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: The Boston Red Sox donned the green uniforms for St. Patrick's Day on Thursday and they provided them a little luck in the 8-5...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: The Boston Red Sox donned the green uniforms for St. Patrick's Day on Thursday and they provided them a little luck in the 8-5...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/13: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox as they made the trip north to Bradenton to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and fell 9-4 on Sunday...
• 3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/13: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox as they made the trip north to Bradenton to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and fell 9-4 on Sunday...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Sign 15 players: The Boston Red Sox have unilaterally renewed the contracts of 15 players for the 2011 season at undisclosed salaries, according...[+] to The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham. Signed players include P's Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront and Stolmy Pimentel; C's Luis Exposito and Mark Wagner; IF's Lars Anderson, Jed Lowrie, Yamaico Navarro and Oscar Tejeda; and OF's Ryan Kalish, Darnell McDonald, Daniel Nava and Josh Reddick.
• 3/8 My Pinstripes: BD Spring Training Report: Is There A Fireman In The House? | Baseball Digest: Brian Wilson is one of the handful of closers with a secure job.BD Spring Training Report: Is There A Fireman In The House? |...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Buchholz, Beckett, Wakefield: The Red Sox beat the Cardinals in Florida today even though they allowed seven runs. Here are the latest updates on the BoSox,...
• 3/8 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/7: The Boston Red Sox found themselves on the winning side of things on Monday afternoon at City of Palms Park when Yamaico Navarro's...

• 2/24 Baseball Press: 2011 Walk Years - Pitchers: Heath Bell will probably be on the move in his walk year. (Getty)When a big leaguer has an expiring contract, it typically means...
• 2/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Daniel Bard Could Have Been A Yankee, Twice: In 2003 the Yankees drafted Daniel Bard out of high school in the 20th round. The Right hander reportedly...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Lackey, Miller, Bard: Some Red Sox links, as Adrian Gonzalez takes his first swings since undergoing shoulder surgery last fall... John Lackey...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Papelbon, Pena Jr., Jenks: Let's take a look at some Red Sox-related tidbits from around the web.. Earlier today, BoSox closer Jonathan Papelbon told...
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard has not talked about extension: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard said he has not had any contract extension talks with the team up to this point, reports Rob Bradford,...[+] of WEEI.com. Bard will be arbitration eligible next offseason.
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard happy with additions to bullpen: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard said he is happy with the additions to the team's bullpen because he believes that cutting down...[+] his appearances during the season will help him in September and October, reports Peter Abraham, of The Boston Globe.
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard does not expect role to change much: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard said he does not expect his role to change much this season even though the team has add some pitchers...[+] to their bullpen, reports Peter Abraham, of The Boston Globe.
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Guthrie, Bard, Balfour, Rays: Here are some notes on the AL East, as the Blue Jays prepare for their Monday arbitration hearing with the reigning home run champ,...
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard open to starting: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard said he'd be open to the idea of starting sometime in his career, WEEI.com's Rob Bradford reports....[+]
• 2/10 Call to the Pen: The St. Louis Cardinals System: Few systems get as little hype as that of the St. Louis Cardinals. Last year, the Cardinals usually were placed at the very...
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard arrives earlyBoston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard arrived in camp Wednesday, Feb. 9, The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham reports....[+] Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard arrived in camp Wednesday, Feb. 9, The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham reports.

• 1/22 The Biz of Baseball: Red Sox Renew Their Player Development Contract with Portland of the Eastern League: The Boston Red Sox announced on Friday that they had secured an extension of their Player Development Contract with the Portland...
• 1/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Papelbon, Bailey and the A’s Bullpen That Never Was: Yesterday, before everyone wanted to become trading partners with Tony Reagins, there was an article by Jon Heyman on SI.com where...
• 1/21 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Thought About Trading Papelbon: According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Boston Red Sox explored the possibility of trading their closer Jonathan Papelbon if they...
• 1/6 NY Baseball Digest: Analyzing the Rivals: The Boston Red Sox: Leading up to spring training, we will be going through the traditional and new enemies of the New York Yankees this off-season,...
• 1/1 Call to the Pen: Fastball Velocities and Effectiveness: Part 1: When we think of pitching, the first pitch that comes to mind is, of course, the fastball. No pitch is more important than the...

• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Should The Red Sox Trade Papelbon?: This winter the Red Sox made an offer they knew would likely be refused when they put a three-year, $51MM contract in front of...
• 12/24 NY Baseball Digest: Wouldn’t You Like Games to Be 53 Minutes Shorter?: Back in November, Beyond the Box score reported the fastest and slowest workers in baseball. A few weeks later Devon Teeple wrote...
• 12/21 SOX & Dawgs: Jenks Officially Changes Color of His Sox: Former Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks has finally passed his physical and is now a member of the Boston Red Sox. As we...
• 12/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Complete Bullpen Makeover With RI Native Dan Wheeler: With Bobby Jenks about to come into the fold, Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has completed his bullpen makeover...
• 12/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Announce Six Minor League Signings: Here's the press release from the Boston Red Sox announcing the signing of six free agents to minor league deals. BOSTON, MA...
• 12/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Send Patterson To Padres; Sign Jenks?: It seems like Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has been a little busy today working on shoring up his bullpen needs...
• 12/16 The Biz of Baseball: Red Sox Ink Bobby Jenks to 2-yr $12M Deal: Bobby Jenks is heading to Boston, at least that is what Buster Olney of ESPN has heard. He's set to receive $12 million guaranteed...
• 12/16 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Bobby Jenks signs with Boston: Jenks is getting paid closer money in Boston. (AP) The Winter Meetings are over, but the MLB Hot Stove is still burning....
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Soriano, Crain, Guerrier, Cameron: The AL East is a busy division these days. The Yankees have to finalize their rotation, the Rays have to reconstruct their 'pen...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Red Sox, Pavano, Buehrle, Millwood: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe names the winners and losers of the Winter Meetings in his newest piece, with the Red Sox, Nationals,...
• 12/7 Fonzie Forever: Interesting 2011 Non-Tenders, Part 2: Last episode, we took a look at five guys who might help the Mets this season as they try to rebuild and retool their roster....
• 12/6 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Interested in Brian Fuentes: We all know the Boston Red Sox need to get some help in the bullpen. Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon can't do it all and...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Werth, Padilla, D'Backs: A grab bag of overnight links, as we look forward to updates out of Orlando.... WEEI.com's Alex Speier hears from a source...
• 12/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Talking With Padres About Adrian Gonzalez: Currently, the Boston Red Sox don't have a third baseman. Or is it that they don't have a first baseman? With Kevin Youkilis...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Padres Talking Adrian Gonzalez Trade: The Red Sox and Padres are discussing a potential trade that would send Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, according to Gordon Edes of...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Rekindle talks for Adrian Gonzalez: The Boston Red Sox are engaged in ongoing talks for a trade for San Diego Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez, according to ESPNBoston.com's...[+] Gordon Edes. General manager Theo Epstein appears to be making progress in tempting Padres general manager Jed Hoyer with a package of top prospects. A proposed deal does not currently involve RP Daniel Bard. The Padres are likely to ask for P Casey Kelly and 1B Anthony Rizzo in any trade for Gonzalez. OF Ryan Kalish, SS Jose Iglesias, OF Josh Reddick, OF Reymond Fuentes, P Stolmy Pimentel and C Ryan Lavarnway could be other targets.

• 11/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Looking at Matt Guerrier For Bullpen: We all know that the Boston Red Sox was a sore spot last season with the exception of Jonathan Papelbon (at times), Daniel Bard...
• 11/25 Call to the Pen: Safety In Numbers: How Do You Spell Relief?: Much to the chagrin of old-timers and Old Hoss Radbourn, starting pitchers in today’s game rarely finish their starts. ...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Minor League Transactions: Here's a look at some notable names involved in minor transactions between November 16-21, as compiled by Baseball America's Matt...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Making aggressive push for Justin Upton: Updating a previous report, the Boston Red Sox have been the most aggressive in their pursuit for a trade for Arizona Diamondbacks...[+] OF Justin Upton, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman. The Diamondbacks are believed to want OF Jacoby Ellsbury and RP Daniel Bard, among others.
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Soriano, Pirates, Tigers: Joaquin Benoit agreed to a lucrative three-year deal yesterday, but a former bullpen mate of his could be waiting a lot longer...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Justin Upton Rumors: Thursday: Yesterday we learned that rival teams continue to kick the tires on Justin Upton. It will take four or five players to meet...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Meetings Rumors: A’s, Tigers, M’s, Red Sox, O’s: Baseball's general managers met in Orlando today and discussed potential changes to the collective bargaining agreement. MLB...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Showing interest in Justin Upton: The Boston Red Sox have shown interest in trading for Arizona Diamondbacks OF Justin Upton, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul...[+] Morosi and Ken Rosenthal. The Diamondbacks would expect a 'big' return for Upton, likely a back-end reliever, a starter and a bat. Upton's limited no-trade clause is believed to contain only five teams. The Diamondbacks would likely ask for RP Daniel Bard.

• 10/26 SOX & Dawgs: Vote Red Sox in the 2010 This Year in Baseball Awards: With Election Day coming in one week, there's another type of voting that we as Boston Red Sox fans need to do. And that's to...
• 10/24 NY Baseball Digest: Josh Byrnes Resume Full of Red Flags: The Mets GM search is down to two candidates: Sandy Alderson and Josh Byrnes. I supported the hiring of Alderson weeks ago, and...
• 10/14 Jason's Baseball Blog: The AL Goose Gossage Award: Over at the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance, we have been voting on our award winners for the regular season. Last week I posted...
• 10/12 SOX & Dawgs: What Would You Do If You Were Red Sox GM Theo Epstein?: We all know the 2011 version of the Boston Red Sox will have a much different look than the 2010 season. We know this because...
• 10/8 SOX & Dawgs: Ryan Kalish Named Red Sox Rookie of the Year by BBWAA: The Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America has announced they have named Ryan Kalish as the Boston...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Nats wanted Daniel Bard: Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said the Washington Nationals wanted RP Daniel Bard in exchange for CL Matt Capps...[+] earlier in the season, WEEI.com reports.

• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Epstein On Injuries, Bullpen, Wood: Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appeared on WEEI's Dale & Holley radio show on Thursday morning to recap and discuss Boston's 2010...
• 9/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Jonathan Broxton Tradeable?: Of all the big stories we’re going to deal with this winter, none might be bigger than the fate of Jonathan Broxton, who’s...
• 9/27 PaulLebowitz.com: Time To Move On: Players and teams who would benefit from parting ways: This isn't about players who have absurdly expensive contracts and...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/23: Well what do you know, John Lackey can actually pitch and show us why Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave him...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/23: Well what do you know, John Lackey can actually pitch and show us why Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave him...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Ortiz, Papelbon: Imagine the Red Sox without David Ortiz and Jonathan Papelbon. Heading into the 2010-11 offseason, it's hard to do, but not...
• 9/22 WalkOff Walk: This Is What the Start of the Daniel Bard Era Looks Like: No, it wasn't a save opportunity and no, by this point in the season, the Boston Red Sox no longer need a 'clutch' performance...
• 9/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/21: While I'm not completely giving up on the Boston Red Sox for 2010, it's safe to say that they probably won't be heading to the...
• 9/21 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/21: While I'm not completely giving up on the Boston Red Sox for 2010, it's safe to say that they probably won't be heading to the...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/15: Man, west coast games are killer when they end at 1:30 a.m. here on the east coast. The good thing is we'll only have to experience...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/12: The 2010 season is very quickly sliding away from the Boston Red Sox after their latest loss last night to the Oakland A's on...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/12: The 2010 season is very quickly sliding away from the Boston Red Sox after their latest loss last night to the Oakland A's on...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: According to Baseball Prospectus, the Boston Red Sox have just a 2.75% chance of making the 2010 postseason. And according to...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: According to Baseball Prospectus, the Boston Red Sox have just a 2.75% chance of making the 2010 postseason. And according to...
• 9/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/6: Do I dare even say it? After being swept by the Chicago White Sox this weekend, are the Boston Red Sox playoff hopes just a...
• 9/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/6: Do I dare even say it? After being swept by the Chicago White Sox this weekend, are the Boston Red Sox playoff hopes just a...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2: To say Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester owns the Baltimore Orioles is an understatement. Before last night's start, he had...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2: To say Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester owns the Baltimore Orioles is an understatement. Before last night's start, he had...

• 8/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Meet Tommy John: Tommy John is a who, not a what: Because it's placed into applicable terms, kids who some middle-school teachers would insist...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/27: Due to some personal obligations that precluded me from talking about the Boston Red Sox splitting the doubleheader on Wednesday...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/27: Due to some personal obligations that precluded me from talking about the Boston Red Sox splitting the doubleheader on Wednesday...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/15: Since I decided to make today a lazy Sunday and slept in, we are going to combine the normal morning Boston Red Sox post with...
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/15: Since I decided to make today a lazy Sunday and slept in, we are going to combine the normal morning Boston Red Sox post with...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Figgins, Papelbon, Lee, Hermida: Links for Sunday, as Jeremy **** aims for his third win in his third career start.... Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times...
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/14: Editor's note: Apparently I forgot to hit publish this morning before I left. My apologies for the inconvenience. It was eerily...
• 8/14 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/14: Editor's note: Apparently I forgot to hit publish this morning before I left. My apologies for the inconvenience. It was eerily...
• 8/14 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Jonathan Papelbon's Future: Although the Red Sox's season has been sabotaged by injuries, closer Jonathan Papelbon has drawn the ire of fans dating back to...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Gammons On Papelbon, Ramirez, Overbay: The venerable Peter Gammons appeared on WEEI's The Big Show to discuss a few Red Sox-related hot stove topics.  WEEI.com's Sam...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/10: Jon Lester came into yesterday's game having lost a career-high four straight starts. A win from him would also keep his Boston...
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/10: Jon Lester came into yesterday's game having lost a career-high four straight starts. A win from him would also keep his Boston...
• 8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee bats forget to wake up in time for 2pm start: This game was decided early. Phil Hughes was inefficient in the early innings, and was lucky to keep the Red Sox to only 2 runs...
• 8/9 My Pinstripes: Red Sox Inch Past Yankees: Baseball is a game of inches. We've heard it a thousand times and it was never truer than this afternoon. Marcus Thames' 7th...
• 8/8 The Captain's Blog: Sabathia Dashes Red Sox’ Hopes for Series Sweep: Maybe yesterday’s matchup against the Red Sox really wasn’t a big game. After all, the Yankees entered the game with the best...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/7: If it weren't for a dropped popup by New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, we quite possibly could be talking about...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/7: If it weren't for a dropped popup by New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, we quite possibly could be talking about...
• 8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Red Sox IV: The Red Sox (62-46, 2nd in the AL East as of this writing, 6.5 GB) come to the Bronx to face the Yankees (67-40, T-1st in the...

• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard unavailable Wednesday: Boston Red Sox RPs Jonathan Papelbon and Daniel Bard are both taking the day off Wednesday, July 28, according to MLB.com's Ian...[+] Browne. Closing candidates Wednesday could be RPs Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez or Hideki Okajima.
• 7/25 Baseball Musings: Perfect Pen: The Seattle Mariners bullpen retired all 12 Red Sox batters they faced Sunday afternoon, striking out five in four innings. That...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard unlikely to pitch Wednesday: Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he would like to stay away from RP Daniel Bard Wednesday, July 21, according to The...[+] Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo.
• 7/11 My Pinstripes: Joba Robba Javy, Now What?: Joba Chamberlain burst on to the scene in 2007 as a fearless, fist pumping, triple digit throwing right-hander who took no prisoners....

• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Hesitate To Trade Prospects For Relievers: The Red Sox would like to see more consistent production from their bullpen, but they aren’t about to give good prospects up...
• 6/24 TetreaultVision: Overreacting Thy Name Is Red Sox Nation: Ernie Paicopolos of Fenway Nation is conducting a poll.  It's unscientific, as are all self-selected surveys.  The question...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Boston's Areas Of Need: Red Sox assistant GM Ben Cherington told Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio that Boston will consider improving its bullpen, adding...
• 6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Piniella, Montero, Padres, Lowell: Links for Thursday, before Francisco Liriano and Ubaldo Jimenez face off... Cubs GM Jim Hendry told Paul Sullivan...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Red Sox, Brewers, Mariners, Oswalt: In today's notes column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe wonders if the Red Sox would move closer Jonathan Papelbon after the...
• 6/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Eh, it had to happen eventually: The Yankees lost to the Orioles 4-3 in a game that might've been more frustrating if it hadn't been absurdly inevitable.Let me...
• 6/7 BC Sports: Papi And Lester Among Hot Sox Entering June: With series wins at home versus the Oakland Athletics and on the road in Baltimore, the red hot Red Sox have now gone seven series...
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard likely to close this week: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard is likely to serve as the interim closer with RP Jonathan Papelbon (personal) out for three days...[+] this week, according to The Associated Press. Bard has a 1.80 ERA with one save in 28 games this year.

• 5/25 Baseball Press: Roto Renaissance Men (Week 7): Nelson Cruz and his Boom Stick get top honors (AP) Renaissance Man [ren' i-sans' man] n - a man who knows a lot about...
• 5/25 BC Sports: Red Sox Get Hot At The Right Time: Red Sox record for the week of May 17-23: 5-2It was a wild week of baseball for the BoSox, to say the least. With road trips...
• 5/24 B-R Blog: RESULTS: Stat Challenge Week 7 (Spring Training): Here are the results for our final exhibition contest. As you probably already know, starting next week the contests count for...
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Could Jonathan Papelbon Be Trade Bait?: It still seems way too early to write off Boston's 2010 season, but as of today, the Red Sox stand eight games behind Tampa Bay...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Bard records save Wednesday: Boston Red Sox RP Daniel Bard gave up one run en route to picking up his first save of the year and second of his career against...[+] the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, May 19, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Anderson, Penny, Mariners, Zito: Links for Tuesday, as J.J. Hardy hits the disabled list... Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that he's...
• 5/10 B-R Blog: Inherited Runners Scoring %: Or: Why You Shouldn't Get Too Excited About Tyler Clippard Here are the 30 pitchers so far this season to inherit at least 5 runners...

• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Three relievers unavailable Tuesday: Boston Red Sox RPs Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon will not be available to pitch Tuesday, April 27, after recent...[+] heavy workloads, according to The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham.
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Famous Unsigned Draft Picks: Each year, the 30 clubs will select 50 or so players in June's amateur draft, but they only end up signing around 30 of those...
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Gammons On Snyder, Ramos, Martinez, Ortiz: Peter Gammons made his weekly appearance on WEEI's Big Show today, and as always, dished about some possible Red Sox moves. ...
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Interested In Chris Snyder?: The Red Sox have Chris Snyder on their "down-the-road hit list," a source tells Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports....