Ryan Joseph Sweeney (twitter: @RyanSweeney12)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: February 20, 1985 in Cedar Rapids, IA
High School: Xavier HS (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 12, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 2006 (Age 21)   vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox/Cubs/WhiteSox 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.053, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Larry Reynolds [*]
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• 6/19 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 6-18-13: Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 7 Nick Struck had a no hitter into the 6th inning. He pitched 6.2 innings and ended up allowing...
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• 6/5 Halo Hangout: Losing Streak Comes to an End as Angels Come From Behind: It’s hard to be optimistic about a team that just got brushed aside in a four game series by a team that has reserved parking...
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• 5/29 Justin Jabs: I don’t hate this team: A personal farewell to the pre-deadline Cubs as they stand: This is probably the last blog post I will write for a few months. As I explained in my call for guest bloggers, I will be working...
• 5/25 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Skid Hits Five: One bad inning is all it really came down to for the Cubs. Scott Feldman was following his recent excellent form through three,...
• 5/24 Cubbies Crib: Cubs swept aside by McCutchen, Pirates: This winter, when the Cubs announced the signing of right-hander Edwin Jackson, the Cubs faithful were excited. They looked at...
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• 5/13 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of May 13: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
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• 5/11 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: More of the same from Cubs in loss: Full Box Score   The same old things keep plaguing the Cubs, not hitting with runners in scoring position, pitchers making errors,...
• 5/8 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 33: Doubled Off: A weaker effort from Jake Westbrook added fuel to yet another back-and-forth battle between the Cardinals and Cubs. As usual,...
• 5/6 FFLockerRoom: Chicago Cubs Purchase Contract Of Outfielder Ryan Sweeney: The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Sweeney from their Triple-A Iowa minor league affiliate. While...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Designate Kameron Loe For Assignment: The Cubs designated reliever Kameron Loe for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot for outfielder Ryan Sweeney, tweets MLB.com's...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Outright Cody Eppley: Today's minor moves: Yankees righty Cody Eppley cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, tweeted Daniel Barbarisi...
• 5/1 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 1, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate –   The Cubs couldn’t scratch out a run in this one as they could only manage four hits...
• 5/1 Obstructed View: Journeymen of Tomorrow: Minor League Leaders: Once a month, I'm going to take a look at the Cubs leaders at each level in various statistics and how they rank among the...

• 4/30 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 29, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Wild game in Iowa today that saw a total of twenty-four hits and nineteen runs between the...
• 4/29 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 28, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – Offensive explosion from the Cubs in this one as they pounded out thirteen hits, four of those...
• 4/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 26, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Iowa fought back in this one scoring twice in the ninth inning to tie the game at four, only...
• 4/27 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-26-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Another day, another walk for Logan Watkins. He went 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Brett...
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• 4/23 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 23, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate - Not a lot going on for the Cubs in this one as they could only manage one run on four hits in the...
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• 4/17 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 16, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – You wouldn’t know it by the hit totals, but the I-Cubs won this one rather handily 4-3....
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• 4/11 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 10, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Hey! A Win!  The I-Cubs got their first win of the 2013 season on Wednesday night.  Ryan...
• 4/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 7, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – Not a whole lot going on for the Iowa Cubs in their fourth straight loss to start the season....
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/31/13 - 4/6/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR ... The Rangers signed shortstop Elvis Andrus to an unusual eight-year,...
• 4/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 6, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – The Iowa Cubs scattered nine hits in the loss, and were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position...
• 4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: What We Think We KnowAfter a solid opening series in New York, we may or may not have learned some things about the 2013 Red Sox....
• 4/3 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 4.3.13: Draft bonus pools announced Not shockingly, the Cubs have the second largest bonus pool at ~$10.5m. The Nats have the lowest at...
• 4/3 Call to the Pen: Chicago Cubs Sign Ryan Sweeney: Outfielder Ryan Sweeney requested (and received) his release from the Boston Red Sox late this past week when it became apparent...
• 4/2 Cubbies Crib: Cubs sign Sweeney to minor league deal: The Cubs have signed outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a minor league contract, shortly after he was released by the Boston Red Sox,...
• 4/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Ryan Sweeney: The Cubs have signed outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a minor-league deal, Evan Drellich of MassLive.com reports. Sweeney was released...
• 4/1 BoSox Injection: John’s Reaction To JBJ And Final Standings Prediction: For anybody who’s read my comments from other posts regarding this issue, you definitely know where I stand. To those of...
• 4/1 Phillies Nation: Phillies’ Bench Too Weak to Keep Ender Inciarte: The Phillies finalized their 25-man roster over the weekend, opting to use Humberto Quintero as backup backstop over Steven LeRud...
• 4/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Make Two More Roster Moves: The Boston Red Sox have until three P.M. on Sunday to turn into their 25-man roster for Monday's opener against the New...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/24/13 - 3/30/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR. The Angels traded outfielder Vernon Wells and cash to the Yankees for...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Release Ryan Sweeney: The Red Sox have released outfielder Ryan Sweeney, according to a team release. Sweeney signed a minor-league deal with Boston...

• 3/29 BoSox Injection: How Good Can We Expect Jackie Bradley Jr. To Be In 2013?: Jackie Bradley Jr. has been an instant sensation in the Red Sox organization. In his first full season in the minor leagues, he...
• 3/29 The Pesky Pole: Out of the Park Baseball 14 and Jackie Bradley Jr.: It is a great time of year. Opening Day is right around the corner and I will be getting my preview copy of Out of the Park Baseball...
• 3/29 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Cut Ryan Sweeney, Appear To Be Making Room For Jackie Bradley Jr.: With Thursday’s announcement that the Boston Red Sox would not offer a Major League contract to outfielder Ryan Sweeney,...
• 3/29 BoSox Banter: Sweeney not offered Major League deal by Red Sox: By Jeff Louderback Ryan Sweeney, who was competing for a bench spot on the Red Sox Opening Day roster, learned that the club would...
• 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 Phillies Nation: A Brief Word on Tyler Henson: If you blinked during today’s Spring exhibition, you may have missed Tyler Henson‘s pinch hit appearance for Michael...
• 3/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Bradley’s Not Included: Why the Red Sox Should Wait On Jackie Bradley for 11 days.Hunter Golden talks about the most obvious decision that seemingly not so obvious to some. ...
• 3/26 BoSox Injection: Overbay Swaps Red Sox For Pinstripes: Tuesday’s riddle was “What do you call a Red Sox on one end and a Yankee on the other separated by 150 miles”...
• 3/26 Phillies Nation: Phillies Looking For Outfield Help?: The infield is set.  The race for the final bullpen spot is likely down to either Phillippe Aumont or Michael Stutes.  But what...
• 3/25 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Looking for One More Outfielder: CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury says the Phillies are still looking for another outfielder to round out the roster before they...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Astros, Phillies, Dodgers: The Astros and GM Jeff Luhnow are drawing polarized opinions this spring, writes Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Luhnow argues that...
• 3/12 Red Sox Maineiacs: Spring Training Story Lines: There are a lot of story lines brewing down in The Fort, so let’s go through them!  As always, feel free to discuss down...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/12: After falling to the Florida Marlins yesterday, the Boston Red Sox return home to host the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Blue Jays, Ortiz: Rays prin**** owner Stuart Sternberg recently told reporters that Tampa Bay executives haven't thought about trading David Price....
• 3/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Shows Progress But Falls Apart in 4th as Rays Lose 6-2 to Red Sox: Entering 2012, the expectations were sky-high for Matt Moore after he struck out 11 in his first major league start in 2011 and...
• 3/11 BoSox Injection: Jonny Gomes, Ryan Sweeney, and Maximizing Advantages: Earlier this offseason the Red Sox signed former Athletic, Jonny Gomes, to a two-year, $10 million deal. Many, including me, were...
• 3/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Baltimore Orioles last night, the Boston Red Sox make the drive up I-75 to Port Charlotte to take on the...
• 3/9 BoSox Injection: Updates On This Spring’s Position Battles: Entering the spring, the Red Sox were pretty much set at every position save for the possibility of injuries. The bench, however,...
• 3/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/8: After taking a 2-0 lead in the Mayor's Cup yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will host the Minnesota Twins in game 3 of the...
• 3/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/7: After falling to Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, the Boston Red Sox make the short trip across Ft. Myers for Game 2 of the Mayor's...
• 3/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Save the DateGet out your calendars Red Sox Nation, it's time to set aside some can't miss days for the upcoming season! ...
• 3/6 Billy-Ball.com: Bottom 10: The fewest homers over the last five seasons: Here are the 10 players over the last five years (2008-2012) who have hit the fewest homers (at least 500 games) Rk Player HR...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox turned to the free agent market to address their various needs this winter, spending well over $100MM.  Major League...
• 3/5 Red Sox Life: Red Sox to face mystery opponent tonight: The Red Sox do not have a scheduled Grapefruit League game tonight, but they will be playing an exhibition against null Team...
• 3/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/4: After falling to the New York Yankees 5-2 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox continue Grapefruit League action with a game against...
• 3/2 BoSox Injection: Buchholz Makes Spring Debut As Sox Best Twins 2-1: The Red Sox spring winning streak extends to three games after another fine pitching performance today against the Twins. This...
• 3/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/2: Mike Napoli made his Boston Red Sox spring training debut on Friday night and by all accounts things went fine. It...

• 2/28 Swingin' A's: Ranking The AL West Outfields: The AL West figures to be a three team race between the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland A’s in 2013. The...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/28: The Boston Red Sox got a big scare last night when third baseman Will Middlebrooks dropped his bat and clutched his wrist after...
• 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...
• 2/24 BoSox Injection: Lester, Sox Beat Cardinals 5-3: Jon Lester had a crisp start to his Grapefruit League debut, going six up and six down through the first two innings, throwing...
• 2/22 Red Sox Life: Ryan Sweeney Took an Interesting Approach This Off Season to Hit for More Power: When the Red Sox signed Ryan Sweeney last off season, they hoped he could add a little bit of left handed pop from the bench....
• 2/21 Baseball Jerks: Mike Carp Traded to Red Sox as Boston Looks for Depth: The Boston Red Sox have made plenty of moves during this offseason, but the team wasn’t done even as spring training got...
• 2/20 BoSox Banter: Acquisition of Mike Carp bolsters Red Sox roster: By Jeff Louderback Long speculated as a potential trade target, Mike Carp was acquired today by the Boston Red Sox from the Seattle...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Rundown from PHX: February 12: It will be very tough for Andy Parrino to crack the big league roster opines Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Parrino...
• 2/18 Swingin' A's: The Two Headed Monster v2.0?: As the first full team workouts got underway in Phoenix on Friday, not much came out in the way of surprises from Athletics camp....
• 2/12 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston not finished making moves?: John Henry, the prin**** owner of the Boston Red Sox, said yesterday that he was not selling and that the front office may not...
• 2/9 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Offseason Report Card: A Solid B Student: We’re on the cusp of the 2013 Grapefruit League spring season, a time of hope and and renewal. In the wake of one of Boston’s...
• 2/7 The Flagrant Fan: From the department of meh - Alberto Callaspo: The off-seasons is filled with the news of signings. As such, MLB Rumors never gets shut down on this computer. Some of those...
• 2/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees Vying For A Spot: With pitchers and catchers due to report to the Red Sox Spring Training facility at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers February 12 and...
• 2/4 60ft6in.com: Fixing MLB’s Free Agent Compensation problem: With Spring Training about to open in a few days, baseball finds itself with two of the top ten free agents still unsigned, but...
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• 1/31 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Sign Lyle Overbay To Minor League Contract: When asked if the Red Sox front office had any more moves left in them, Ben Cherington said there were a couple more which needed...
• 1/30 BoSox Injection: Kalish Shoulder Surgery Successful: Although he still won’t be available for spring training, Ryan Kalish has put his latest injury odyssey behind him. Wednesday...
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• 1/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – An Arms RaceCould the bullpen possibly be...*gasp*...good?...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/20/13 - 1/26/13: Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR... The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed...
• 1/27 BoSox Injection: 1B and OF: Sox Answers and More Questions to Boston’s Gaps and Cracks: In the past week the Red Sox have come to terms with Mike Napoli. As a result, we’ve learned a lot more about Napoli’s...
• 1/27 BoSox Injection: 1B and OF: Sox Answers and More Questions to Boston’s Gaps and Cracks: In the past week the Red Sox have come to terms with Mike Napoli. As a result, we’ve learned a lot more about Napoli’s...
• 1/26 MetsToday.com: No Qualms for Mets: Oops, spell check doesn’t work on headlines. What I meant to say was “no QUALLS for Mets.” Chad Qualls agreed...
• 1/26 BoSox Injection: Unable to Shoulder The Burden; Details of Kalish Surgery Revealed: The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo reported this morning that Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish will undergo shoulder surgery...
• 1/26 MLB Injury News: Ryan Sweeney Agrees to Minor League Deal with Red Sox: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Ryan...
• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney re-signsThe Boston Red Sox re-signed OF Ryan Sweeney to an undisclosed deal Friday, Jan. 25....[+] The Boston Red Sox re-signed OF Ryan Sweeney to an undisclosed deal Friday, Jan. 25.
• 1/25 BoSox Banter: Kalish to undergo shoulder surgery, Red Sox sign Sweeney: By Jeff Louderback Confronted with the news that 24-year-old outfielder Ryan Kalish will have right shoulder surgery and miss...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Ryan Sweeney: The Red Sox have reached an agreement on a minor league deal with outfielder Ryan Sweeney, a major league source told Rob Bradford...
• 1/23 Swingin' A's: Miles Ahead of the Pack: The second member of the Athletics organization to find himself on the top 115 prospects list over at Seedlings to Stars is 1B/3B...
• 1/22 mlbreports.com : MLB Player Profile: Indians OF/1B/DH Nick Swisher: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday January 22nd, 2013 By Larry Myers (Indians Correspondent) Nick Swisher is the latest free agent...
• 1/21 mlbreports.com : Fear Beyond The Edge Of The Grass: Searching For The ‘Mets’ Outfield In 2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday January 21st, 2013 Stephon Johnson ( Baseball Writer and Mets Correspondent): New York Mets General...
• 1/21 MetsToday.com: Who Is Landon Powell?: Since there hasn’t been much else to report in terms of new ballplayers for the Mets, let’s learn a little about Landon...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Podsednik, Sweeney, Parra, Bartlett: Despite indications to the contrary, the Twins never called to inquire about the availability of pitcher Anibal Sanchez, according...
• 1/17 That Ball's Outta Here: Ruben Amaro Hints Another Outfielder Could Be Coming, But It Won’t Be Michael Morse: Ruben Amaro is trying to drive us all to alcoholism. Just a few days after saying the Phillies were likely done making moves,...
• 1/12 Mets360.com: Mets OF options besides Scott Hairston: The Mets have been linked to free agent outfielder Scott Hairston all off-season and so far, the two sides have been unable to...
• 1/10 mlbreports.com : The Red Sox Trade for a Closer (Hanrahan) … Again.: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, January.10,  2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): Back in 2005,...
• 1/8 Crashburn Alley: Ranking What’s Left of the Free Agent Outfielders: This handy-dandy free agent tracker from MLB Trade Rumors shows us who’s left among free agent outfielders. GM Ruben Amaro...
• 1/5 MLB Injury News: Twins Rumors: Scott Podsednik, Yuniesky Betancourt, Ryan Sweeney: The Minnesota Twins have been looking into the possibility of signing an extra outfielder – they’ve talked to Scott Podsednik...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Myers, Harden, Alvarez, Diaz, Gomez: Here's the latest on the Twins, courtesy of 1500 ESPN's Darren Wolfson... The Twins had numerous discussions with Brett ...

• 12/29 mlbreports.com : Best And Worst Red Sox Christmas-Time Transactions: Like us on Facebook here Saturday, December.29, 2012 Saul Wisnia (Baseball Writer and Red Sox Correspondent): Now that it appears...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Should’ve Just Paid Papelbon: Misunderstanding the value of a closer is the Red Sox blindspot. Adhering too strictly to theories, stats and factoids about closers,...
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Preliminary interest in Ryan Sweeney: The Minnesota Twins have reached out to free-agent OF Ryan Sweeney (Red Sox), although it is more a 'kicking tires mode' to gauge...[+] interest.
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: December 28: Major transactions can occur at any time in baseball's offseason, even during the lull between Christmas and New Year's Eve. ...
• 12/27 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox trade for Hanrahan: After completing a flurry of moves earlier in the month, the Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen by trading for All-Star...
• 12/27 Crashburn Alley: Domonic Brown: Turning Lemons into Lemonade: If the Phillies had plans to open the 2013 season with a formidable outfield, those dreams have quickly vanished. As Nick Swisher...
• 12/27 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Rumors: What’s Next for Andrew Bailey?: The Boston Red Sox officially announced their acquisition of Joel Hanrahan yesterday and named the veteran as their closer entering...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Aside from Trading or Extending R.A. Dickey, What Else Can the Mets Do?: Mets still need to field a full roster of competent players After re-signing David Wright to a lifetime contract, the Mets have...
• 12/22 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Must Exercise Judicious Use of Corner Outfielders: Outfielder Cody Ross just signed a three-year, $26 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, leaving the free agent market...
• 12/21 Braves Journal: Free Agents: Here’s Who’s Left: From the Free Agents List at MLBTradeRumors: Left Fielders Center Fielders Right Fielders Bobby Abreu (39) Rick Ankiel (33) Jeff...
• 12/18 Kings of Kauffman: The Facts About Jeff Francoeur: Even though the Kansas City Royals aren’t in a position to actively tear down or discredit the merits of one of their players...
• 12/13 Baseball News Source: Aside from Trading or Extending R.A. Dickey, What Else Can the Mets Do?: Mets still need to field a full roster of competent players After re-signing David Wright to a lifetime contract, the Mets have...
• 12/13 Tomahawk Take: Left Field Lottery–Where Do The Braves Go Now?: The Zack Greinke soap opera is over and now everyone focuses on Josh Hamilton. Neither was directly important to the Braves as...
• 12/6 Baseball Analytics: The Phillies are coming! The Phillies are coming! Revere to Philadelphia: The Minnesota Twins have reportedly dealt 2012 MLB homerless league leader Ben Revere to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vance...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Looking at Nick Swisher, Ryan Sweeney: The Baltimore Orioles are doing their diligence on free-agent OFs Nick Swisher (Yankees) and Ryan Sweeney (Red Sox), among others....[+] Swisher is unlikely to fit within the team's payroll constraints. The O's also reportedly checked in on free-agent OF Nate Schierholtz (Phillies). However, the Yankees are considered the front-runners for Schierholtz.
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Adding Shane Victorino is a victory for the Red Sox: A day after handing Mike Napoli a three-year, $39 million contract the Boston Red Sox agreed to the exact same deal with Shane...
• 12/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Nab Victorino: A day after handing Mike Napoli a three-year, $39 million contract the Boston Red Sox agreed to the exact same deal with...
• 12/4 BoSox Injection: To The Victorino Go The Spoils: Boston Rolls The Dice and Pays the Premium On More Outfield Insurance: So you have to give Ben Cherington some credit. He isn’t standing around with his hands in his pockets in Nashville watching...
• 12/4 mlbreports.com : Why the Red Sox Need Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz To Stay Healthy In 2013: Tuesday December 4, 2012 Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): Every Boston fan, heck every baseball fan knows what a disaster the...
• 12/1 BoSox Banter: An in-depth look at Red Sox updated 40-man roster: By Jeff Louderback As it does every offseason, the 40-man roster carousel continues to spin for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday,...
• 12/1 BoSox Banter: Even without Hill, the Red Sox are rich in left-handed relievers: By Jeff Louderback Left-handed relievers are a valued commodity is Major League Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox are rich in that...
• 12/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Non-Tender Contracts To Three Players: With last night being the non-tender deadline across major league baseball, there were bound to be a few strange moves around...
• 12/1 BoSox Injection: Decision Time: Sweeney and Aceves On The Bubble: We can break this one down quickly. All players currently unsigned must be offered a contract by 11:59 pm EST this Friday. If...
• 12/1 Phillies Nation: Non-Tendered Targets: Yesterday, we learned the Phillies did not tender a contract to outfielder Nate Schierholtz. With that move, the Phillies sit...

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Three non-tenderedThe Boston Red Sox non-tendered Ps Scott Atchison, Rich Hill and OF Ryan Sweeney Friday, Nov. 30, making each a free agent....[+] The Boston Red Sox non-tendered Ps Scott Atchison, Rich Hill and OF Ryan Sweeney Friday, Nov. 30, making each a free agent.
• 11/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Non-Tender Atchison, Hill, Sweeney: The Boston Red Sox had until midnight on Friday to decide who tender contracts to that were under the team's control. As...
• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Reds Notes: Sweeney, Span, Hotels: A few things I want to get out here… 1. The Red Sox Expected to non-tender Ryan Sweeney. Fox Sport’s Jon Paul Morosi...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: American League Non-Tenders: Here are today’s American League non-tenders. All decisions must be in by 11pm CDT tonight. Be sure to track all tender decisions...
• 11/30 BoSox Banter: Red Sox will not offer contract to Sweeney, Fox Sports reports: By Jeff Louderback Outfielder Ryan Sweeney, who was acquired with Andrew Bailey from Oakland for Josh Reddick and minor leaguers...
• 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...
• 11/28 Rally Caps: Rally Caps Offseason Outlook - Boston Red Sox: Pos Player Salary Total C Jarrod Saltalamacchia $3,900,000 2008 $133,390,035 1B Jerry ...
• 11/27 BoSox Banter: Who will serve as the Red Sox closer in 2013?: Who will serve as the Red Sox closer in 2013? Apparently, the team is not fully enamored with Andrew Bailey, who struggled through...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Tracker: Players on 40-man rosters with at least two years and 139 days of Major League service and less than six full years are considered...
• 11/22 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Close To Acquiring Jonny Gomes: In an effort to s**** up their left field vacancy, the Red Sox are close to a two-year contract with Jonny Gomes. Unfortunately,...
• 11/22 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Sign Jonny Gomes To Two-Year Deal: While Daniel Nava emerged last season in the outfield and with Ryan Kalish being injury prone, the Boston Red Sox have only...
• 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...
• 11/19 WahoosOnFirst: Three Trades the Cleveland Indians Should Make: If I were the Cleveland Indians General Manager, the team probably wouldn’t have gone 68-94 last year. More importantly,...
• 11/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Lies, **** Lies and General ManagersScott Candage investigates a very big lie that could be coming to Red Sox Nation...
• 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 Tomahawk Take: Separating Fact From Perception Part II Nick Swisher: This is the second in my series about hyped free agents and today I’m looking at Nick Swisher. While Swisher’s isn’t...
• 11/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Yes or No? Oakland’s Arbitration Eligible Players: MLBTradeRumors.com’s Ben Nicholson-Smith today shared his offseason outlook for the A’s. Included in that was the...
• 11/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Value of Justin Upton in Boston: Justin Upton is being shopped right now, and for us fantasy players this can be a nice boost to a More...The post Fantasy Baseball...
• 11/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Value of Justin Upton in Boston: Justin Upton is being shopped right now, and for us fantasy players this can be a nice boost to a More...The post Fantasy Baseball...

• 10/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Josh Reddick Wins Gold Glove for Right Field: For the first time since 2006 the A’s have a Gold Glove defender. Josh Reddick won the Gold Glove Award for his outstanding...
• 10/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 1: The Position PlayersChip goes through the position players, and tries to determine what Ben Cherington will do with them this offseason....
• 10/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Merciful End of the Bobby V EraChip recaps the frustrating Bobby V era, and examines the reasons for its untimely end....
• 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...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney healing: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (hand) is healing properly and expects to have a normal offseason after fracturing a bone in his...[+] left hand July 30. Sweeney has been playing catch and plans to resume hitting earlier than normal in the winter, likely taking swings in November.

• 9/29 The Baseball Page: An update to the Red Sox 40-man roster puzzle: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results="...
• 9/28 BoSox Injection: Ryan Sweeney, The Forgotten Outfielder: Ever since the Red Sox have been effectively knocked out of the postseason, attention has been shifted to the future. It’s...
• 9/24 Call to the Pen: Well-Traveled Gio Gonzalez Has Finally Realized Potential: At least there is one. A 20-game winner in the majors this season. Thank you, Gio Gonzalez. With the way starting pitchers have...
• 9/24 BoSox Injection: Kalish Unlikely To Bat Again In 2012: A recent report states that Ryan Kalish has probably taken his last at bat of the 2012 season. This probably explains why Scott...
• 9/18 Swingin' A's: The A’s of the Future: 2012 Minor League Report: With today’s day off for the Oakland Athletics as they enter the final stretch run towards a hopeful postseason berth, I...
• 9/17 Release Points: Can the Boston Red Sox contend in 2013?: The Boston Red Sox are in last place in the AL East, a laughably preposterous thought prior to the season when the team entered...
• 9/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Cody Ross Worth An Extension?: Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the signing of Cody Ross was not only one of the bright points of an otherwise glum season for the...
• 9/8 BoSox Injection: Ryan Kalish And His Future Role With The Team: There was a time not long ago (last year, in fact) when Ryan Kalish was ranked as the top prospect in the Red Sox’ system....
• 9/6 Release Points: Tribe Needs to Deal Chris Perez And It Has Nothing To Do With His Latest Rant: Ugh. Here we go again. Chris Perez – or more appropriately, his mouth – is back in the news, this time blasting not only the...
• 9/6 Swingin' A's: Redoing an MLB Outfield on a Budget in One Offseason: Creating a major league outfield has never been an easy thing to do. You have to weigh a player’s defensive range and arm strength...
• 9/1 Tyler's Think Tank: Oakland On a Roll: I admit it; I was wrong. Back during the dark days of February, when I put together my 2012 season projections, I awarded the...

• 8/31 BoSox Injection: Would Torii Hunter Make Sense For The Red Sox This Offseason?: An interesting article today from Rob Bradford of WEEI.com  has the notion that Torii Hunter, right fielder for the Los Angeles...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Trades Fuel Athletics' Success: Only two American League teams have a better record than the Athletics, even though they traded away their closer and two top...
• 8/29 Yanks Go Yard: Could Nick Swisher be wearing a Red Sox uniform in 2013?: By now, everyone has had time to digest the biggest trade since the season started: the epic, nine-player deal that send Carl...
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Deciphering the Chaos in Boston: Things in Boston haven’t gone as planned this year. In fact, things have gone exactly the opposite as planned. Entering play...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: MLB – 7 Best Free Agent Bargains in Baseball: In spring training, the Red Sox envisioned an outfield patrolled by Carl Crawford in left, Jacoby Ellsbury in center and a platoon...
• 8/14 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Set To Activate Bailey From DL Today: It’s been such a long time since Red Sox fans have been excited about Andrew Bailey. He was acquired along with Ryan Sweeney...
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: Red Sox to Activate Andrew Bailey: It is human nature to swiftly judge a Major League Baseball trade based on the first season’s results. Those who follow...
• 8/11 BoSox Injection: Welcome to The DL Mr. Middlebrooks: Name please? Ah, yes, right here, Middlebrooks. There we have it. We’ve been expecting you. Welcome to the DL Mr. Middlebrooks....
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney moved to 60-day DLThe Boston Red Sox have moved OF Ryan Sweeney (hand) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list....[+] The Boston Red Sox have moved OF Ryan Sweeney (hand) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
• 8/8 mlbreports.com : Josh Reddick is Having a Breakout Season in Oakland: Wednesday August 8th, 2012 Sam Evans: When the A’s acquired Josh Reddick from Boston this offseason, he appeared to be in place...
• 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...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney had screw inserted: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (pinkie) had a screw put into the broken knuckle in his pinkie finger, and he's likely to miss...[+] the rest of the season.
• 8/1 BoSox Injection: Ryan Sweeney Breaks Hand in Bizarre Twist of Fate for Red Sox: The name Ryan Sweeney was one that was often heard when discussing the Red Sox trade rumors leading up this year’s July...

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney to DL: The Boston Red Sox placed OF Ryan Sweeney (pinkie) on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured knuckle on his left pinkie finger...[+] Tuesday, July 31, and recalled OF Ryan Kalish from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move. Sweeney had surgery on his left hand Tuesday, and he could miss the rest of the season.
• 7/31 Red Sox Maineiacs: 7/31 Trade Deadline Day: The 2012 non-waiver trade deadline day is here and it is Ben Cherington's first as the GM of the Boston Red Sox.  I'm...
• 7/31 The Baseball Page: Trades you may have missed: The trade deadline is today and here are some deals that have happened...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney out eight weeksUpdating previous reports, Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (hand) is expected to miss eight weeks with his hand injury....[+] Updating previous reports, Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (hand) is expected to miss eight weeks with his hand injury.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney leaves game: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (finger) suffered a left pinkie injury on his left hand Monday, July 30, when he punched a door...[+] in frustration after his last at-bat. Sweeney said he is going for X-rays Tuesday, July 31.
• 7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30: Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have...
• 7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKS LOSE SERIES TO BOSTON; CIRIACO IS A PEST: It was a tough loss to the archrival Boston Red Sox, in spite of the fact that Hiroki Kuroda pitched brilliantly. He pitched...
• 7/30 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ rally falls short for second straight game, lose to Red Sox 3-2: For the second straight day the New York Yankees were unable to overtake the Boston Red Sox after tying the score late in the...
• 7/30 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Trade Rumor Roundup: Masterson, Sweeney, Betancourt & Liriano: With just over 24-hours until the trade deadline, the Red Sox have plenty of irons in the fire but have yet to pull the trigger...
• 7/30 BoSox Injection: Ciriaco The Hero Again In 3-2 Extra Inning Win:  Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE Last night was absolutely a must-win game for the Red Sox. If they did not win...
• 7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30: Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have...
• 7/29 Baseball News Source: Crawford Saga – Valentine Drama Continue for Red Sox: Seemingly never at a loss for providing an entertaining quote, Bobby Valentine said this before Sunday’s Red Sox-Yankees...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Beckett, Sweeney, Liriano: The Red Sox are in extra innings against the Yankees as they try to get back to .500. Currently 50-51, Boston is 4.5 games...
• 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...
• 7/28 Baseball News Source: Cuban Prospect J.C. Linares – Right-Handed Hitting Option for Red Sox: Juan Carlos - J. C. Linares is not your typical prospect. At 27, he is older than most fellow Red Sox minor leaguers who joined...
• 7/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Eighth Inning Comeback Not Enough, Red Sox win 8-6: It’s amazing how the game of baseball can make you feel euphoric one inning and make you feel like you’re in despair...
• 7/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The John Lackey’s Contagious Edition: It’s trading deadline time, so that means questions abound about possible trade options; the Josh Beckett/Jon Lester conundrum;...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Votto-Less Reds Seek Trade for Outfielder – Lead-Off Hitter: Joey Votto remains sidelined with a torn meniscus, but the Cincinnati Reds continue to win even without their slugging Gold Glove...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Not Likely to Trade Cody Ross or Ryan Kalish: Still hoping to secure an American League wild card berth, the Boston Red Sox are searching for a starting pitcher according to...
• 7/26 BoSox Injection: Why Not Shop Jarrod Saltalamacchia?: First, I’ll come out and say that I think the Red Sox should sell at this year’s trading deadline. They’ve been...
• 7/26 North Side Notch: Wednesday Trade Rumors: Chase Headley has “Strong Probability” of Being Dealt: The Pirates started off their trade season with acquiring Wandy Rodriguez yesterday, but they probably aren’t done. - Jon...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Lester, Blue Jays, Aramis: We checked in on the AL East this morning, but with less than a week remaining before the trade deadline, the rumors don’t stop...
• 7/23 BoSox Injection: Andrew Bailey Close To A Rehab Assignment: If you’ve been watching a lot of baseball around the league this year, you may be asking yourself why the Red Sox traded...
• 7/22 Jays Journal: Villanueva Sharp, Happ and Lyon Successfully Debut With Jays: Carlos Villanueva threw a very effective game yesterday, as he changed speeds constantly on the Red Sox and only made one big...
• 7/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/20: Just imagine the possibilities right now of where the Boston Red Sox could be if they were entirely healthy earlier in the season....
• 7/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/20: Just imagine the possibilities right now of where the Boston Red Sox could be if they were entirely healthy earlier in the season....
• 7/19 The Baseball Page: Could the Crawford for Ramirez trade actually work?: I'm always one to throw out trade offers that will never happen. Last...
• 7/18 Blog Red Machine: Verducci: ‘Names Kicked Around by the Reds’: The information highway that is the internet will often feed us many stories. Some are true. Some are fictitious. Some are speculative....
• 7/18 BoSox Injection: Is Carl Crawford The Spark The Red Sox Need?: On Monday night’s game, the Red Sox were as close to a perfect lineup as they’ve been all year. Jacoby Ellsbury was...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney out againBoston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (hamstring) is out of the lineup again Monday, July 16....[+] Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (hamstring) is out of the lineup again Monday, July 16.
• 7/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: TROUBLE FOR BOBBY V IN BEANTOWN?: All Yankee fans are not fond of Booby Valentine. Plus, there are a ton of  Red Sox fans that don’t like Bobby either....
• 7/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/14: A 3-1 win is exactly what the Boston Red Sox needed to open up the unofficial start to the second half of a grueling 162 game...
• 7/14 BoSox Injection: You’re Ben Cherington, the season is in your hands… and the little voice says: “some situations require a change…”: You’re Ben Cherington and you’ve got the ball.  You always wanted to be the guy on the mound with the entire season on...
• 7/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/14: A 3-1 win is exactly what the Boston Red Sox needed to open up the unofficial start to the second half of a grueling 162 game...
• 7/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/13: After enjoying the past four days off for the 2012 All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox head out on the road to St. Petersburg,...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/13: After enjoying the past four days off for the 2012 All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox head out on the road to St. Petersburg,...
• 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...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Interested In Mark Kotsay: Padres outfielder/first baseman Mark Kotsay is drawing interest from multiple clubs, including the Reds, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX...
• 7/12 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Trade Rumors: Teams Calling for Outfielders: The expected return of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford means only one thing for the abundance of outfielders the Red Sox currently...
• 7/12 BoSox Injection: Potential Starting Pitchers Red Sox Could Target at Trade Deadline: As the second half of the season is set to get under way, the Boston Red Sox need starting pitching help.  It’s obvious...
• 7/12 Cubbies Crib: Los Angeles Dodgers Interested In Matt Garza: TheLos Angeles Dodgers Interested In Matt Garza - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - A Chicago Cubs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion...
• 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. ...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Calling Red Sox About Outfielders: Teams are calling the Red Sox about the availability of “several” outfielders, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports....
• 7/11 Cubbies Crib: Ten Teams Plan To Scout Ryan Dempster: July 8, 2012; New York, NY, USA; Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster (46) throws a pitch during the first inning of a game against...
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Looking to trade an outfielder: The Boston Red Sox are looking to trade an outfielder because OF Jacoby Ellsbury (shoulder) is expected to return to the team...[+] Friday, July 13, and prefer to trade OF Ryan Sweeney as opposed to the other outfielders on the roster.
• 7/11 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Trade Rumors: Chicago Cubs Interested in Ryan Sweeney: The trade deadline is less than three weeks away and while the Red Sox currently have more questions than answers, we should have...
• 7/10 SOX & Dawgs: A Look at the Red Sox First Half: we are in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star break, I figured it would be a good time to take a look at Boston Red Sox...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Consider dealing Ryan Sweeney: The Boston Red Sox are considering trading OF Ryan Sweeney, perhaps even in time to make room for the return of OF Jacoby Ellsbury...[+] (shoulder).
• 7/10 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Countdown to the Deadline: Cubs Interested in Ryan Sweeney?: Today’s hot, well tepid, rumor of the day is a report out of Boston saying that the Cubs are interested in Ryan Sweeney. ...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Outfielders: Teams willing to trade everyday outfielders this summer won’t have a shortage of interest. The Reds, Pirates, Indians, Dodgers,...
• 7/10 SOX & Dawgs: A Look at the Red Sox First Half: we are in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star break, I figured it would be a good time to take a look at Boston Red Sox...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8: Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
• 7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8: Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney activated before Game 2: The Boston Red Sox activated OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) from the 15-day disabled list between games of a doubleheader Saturday, July...[+] 7, against the New York Yankees. The team will option OF Ryan Kalish to Triple-A Pawtucket after the second game.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney not sure when he will return: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) did not have any problems with his toe during rehab games but has not been told when he will...[+] come off the 15-day disabled list.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney hitless in rehab outing: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) was hitless in three at-bats in his second minor-league rehab game with Double-A Portland...[+] Friday, July 6.
• 7/6 Motor City Bengals: Under Pressure: The Almost .500 Rundown: If the third time’s a charm, then maybe the third time to the third power is triply charming. This may not be the most sound...
• 7/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The King Felix Fetish EditionRed Sox Nation has a fetish...and the only cure is more King Felix....
• 7/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Special Series Preview: Five Questions with Chip Buck: It’s that time again, folks…Yankees vs. Red Sox time. This go-round, we get four games in three days, so don’t...
• 7/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Trade Rumors: Cody Ross Not Available. Nava & Sweeney Are Fair Game: With both Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford progressing nicely in their rehab stints in the minor league levels, it won’t...
• 7/3 BoSox Injection: Dice-K’s Struggles Could Result In DL Stint While Offense Falls Silent in Red Sox Loss: Daisuke Matsuzaka‘s last start in Toronto was a great one, allowing just one earned run over 6.2 innings of work and giving...
• 7/2 BoSox Injection: Red Sox & Athletics Series Q&A: After a somewhat disappointing four-game split in Seattle against the lowly Mariners, the Red Sox are in Oakland to take on...

• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney takes BPBoston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) took batting practice Thursday, June 28, and has been working out in a pool....[+] Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) took batting practice Thursday, June 28, and has been working out in a pool.
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Red Sox, Stroman, Gausman: Derek Jeter turns 38 years old today, and the Yankees shortstop is hitting .304/.353/.412 with seven homers and six steals this...
• 6/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Next month for Sox portends big changes: ​Over the next month, there will be several roster moves with Boston that could leave the team looking very different than it...
• 6/20 Red Sox Maineiacs: Just Hit the Effin Ball!: As this column is written the Red Sox currently sit at 30-32. I have always used 95 wins as the...
• 6/19 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of June 18: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 6/18 Fire Brand of the American League: “Obnoxious Boston Fan” is Everything That’s Wrong with SportsIf you're looking for a spokesperson for "The Monster," Chip thinks he's found one in Obnoxious Boston Fan....
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney to receive cortisone injection: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) went on the 15-day disabled list due to damage to the sesamoid bone on the inside of his...[+] left big toe. The injury has bothered him over the past three weeks, and he would not rule out offseason surgery. Sweeney plans to get a cortisone injection in Boston Monday, June 18, followed by one full week of rest to see how the injury responds.
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Ryan Sweeney Headed To DL; Kalish Recalled From PawSox: After losing Josh Beckett to the disabled list on Saturday, it appears the Boston Red Sox will be without the services of another...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Kalish recalled: The Boston Red Sox have recalled OF Ryan Kalish from Triple-A Pawtucket. The team will be placing OF Ryan Sweeney (toe) on the...[+] 15-day disabled list as the corresponding move.
• 6/17 FanSided: Sweeney Placed On 15-Day DL; Kalish Called Up[caption id="attachment_15089" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=" Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Ryan Sweeney Headed To DL; Kalish Recalled From PawSox: After losing Josh Beckett to the disabled list on Saturday, it appears the Boston Red Sox will be without the services of another...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/16: When you took a look at the lineup that Dale Sveum put out for his Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, you had to take a second...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/16: When you took a look at the lineup that Dale Sveum put out for his Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, you had to take a second...
• 6/15 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/15: After taking two-of-three in Miami, the Boston Red Sox head to the Windy City to finish off their six-game interleague road...
• 6/15 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/15: After taking two-of-three in Miami, the Boston Red Sox head to the Windy City to finish off their six-game interleague road...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/13: After taking a 2-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the finale of a three-game set with...
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Daniel Nava out again: Boston Red Sox OF Daniel Nava (hand) was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Wednesday, June 13. OF Ryan Sweeney (toe),...[+] who has pain in one of his toes has remained in the lineup in his place.
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/13: After taking a 2-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the finale of a three-game set with...
• 6/13 Talkin Sox with Dan: Ryan Kalish is Needed in Boston: Ryan Kalish should be in the next available Lincoln Town Car that takes him from McCoy Stadium to T.F. Green Airport and on a...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 28: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After being swept by the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox embark on a six-game interleague road trip....
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After being swept by the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox embark on a six-game interleague road trip....
• 6/11 WasWatching: These Guys Can Skip The Drug Test: Players in 2012, to date, with at least 150 ABs and zero homeruns: Rk Player AB HR Year Age Tm G PA R H 2B 3B RBI BA OBP SLG 1...
• 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: Nationals Edge Sox 4-3 To Finish Three Game Sweep[caption id="attachment_15026" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption=". Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 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 Talkin Sox with Dan: Things to Watch For This Weekend: Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals rolled into Fenway Park on Friday night and won the first game of...
• 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!...
• 6/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Off Season Losers In Retrospect: Several days ago I listed the off season winners in retrospect discussing teams and the moves they made this past winter. Now...
• 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 Red Sox Beacon: Why Are the Red Sox Good Right Now?: Since May 11th, the Red Sox have cruised to a 16-6 stretch, climbing back into the thick of the competitive American League East....
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Morneau, Broxton, Lee: The Red Sox could be in the enviable position of being both buyers and sellers at the deadline, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 6/2: Mom, you're going to need to make up another bed in the basement because we have company. After beating the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 6/2 FanSided: Red Sox Move Out Of Last With 7-4 Win Over Jays[caption id="attachment_14931" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE"]...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 6/2: Mom, you're going to need to make up another bed in the basement because we have company. After beating the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/1: After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border tonight for the first game of...
• 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/1: After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border tonight for the first game of...

• 5/31 Baseball Musings: Delmon Young is Slow: Delmon Young‘s speed cost the Tigers a run in the top of the second. He was on first base with one out when Alex Avila,...
• 5/30 FanSided: 2012 MLB Draft Target No. 5: Corey Seager: With Corey Seager today -- and Courtney Hawkins yesterday -- we’ve broken into the top half of our 12 Blue Jays draft targets...
• 5/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Batting First – Who?Mike Aviles? Really? Let's see if we can find a better leadoff hitter for the Red Sox....
• 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...
• 5/29 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 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Injury Update: The Red Sox list of walking wounded had one less name on it before the game on Monday asRed Sox Injury Update - BoSox Injection...
• 5/28 BoSox Injection: Ryan Sweeney Returns to Red Sox Lineup; Che-Hsuan Lin Optioned: The Red Sox outfield is getting a much needed mended body back in the form of Ryan … [visit site to read more]Ryan Sweeney...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney activated: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) was activated from the 15-day disabled list, and OF Che-Hsuan Lin was optioned to...[+] Triple-A Pawtucket.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney expected to come off DL: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) likely will come off the seven-day disabled list Monday,...[+] May 28.
• 5/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Juan Carlos Linares Kool-Aid Edition: The Cafardo mail bag is back! This week we discuss cutting Bobby V some slack, Clay Buchholz to the minors, and the absurd JC...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney not cleared for anything: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) has not been cleared for any baseball activities at this...[+] point. He is eligible to come off the seven-day disabled list Monday, May 28, but may need more time.
• 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 Fire Brand of the American League: Trouble Out of the Leadoff SpotBobby V is making a huge mistake by batting Mike Aviles leadoff. Chip explains why......
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney to DLThe Boston Red Sox placed OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) on the seven-day disabled list Tuesday, May 22....[+] The Boston Red Sox placed OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) on the seven-day disabled list Tuesday, May 22.
• 5/22 Fragile Freddy's: Game 42 Recap: BOS – 002 003 210 – 8 – 14 – 0 BAL – 004 100 010 – 6 – 9 – 0 Fourth place baby!!!OK, so we’re setting the bar...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney might have concussion: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (head) feels he might have a mild concussion, but he said Sunday, May 20, that he might be able...[+] to play Monday, May 21, against the Baltimore Orioles.
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/20: If you were one of the many out there that thought Jarrod Saltalamacchia would end up on the disabled list after getting 12...
• 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...
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/20: If you were one of the many out there that thought Jarrod Saltalamacchia would end up on the disabled list after getting 12...
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/19: After falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the second game of a three-game interleague set...
• 5/19 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/19: After falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the second game of a three-game interleague set...
• 5/18 Fragile Freddy's: Starting Nine: Today I’ve got a little starting nine for you.  This is thoughts on each of the nine positions on the diamond for the Red...
• 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 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 2: Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager David Forst, where...
• 5/17 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1: Now that we’re almost a month and a half into the season, it seems like a good time to reflect on the A’s big off-season moves...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/16: After taking 5-of-6 on the homestand, including the final five games, the Boston Red Sox head to the road for their next eight...
• 5/17 James Smyth Broadcast: All-Time Bluefield Team - Mike Boddicker: Next up on the All-Time Bluefield-to-the-Bigs Team is right-hander Mike Boddicker. With 29.1 career bWAR, he is right behind Dean...
• 5/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game 37 Recap: BOS – 000 100 000 – 1 – 7 – 0TBR – 010 001 00x – 2 – 8 – 0 The Sox suffered a disappointing defeat in Tampa on...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/16: After taking 5-of-6 on the homestand, including the final five games, the Boston Red Sox head to the road for their next eight...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Sticking with Ryan Sweeney at leadoff: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is sticking with OF Ryan Sweeney in the leadoff spot despite his .174/.208/.174 slash line...[+] as the leadoff hitter in five games this year. Sweeney is 12-for-52 (.231) in his last 14 games.
• 5/16 FanSided: Too many Brooks in the kitchen:   [caption id="attachment_14705" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="May 07, 2012; Kansas City, MO, USA; Boston Red...
• 5/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/15: After winning 6-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to finish off the six-game homestand with another win this afternoon in...
• 5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 36: Most people would not have guessed that the A’s would roll into Anaheim in the middle of May finding Los Angeles in last...
• 5/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/15: After winning 6-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to finish off the six-game homestand with another win this afternoon in...
• 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 MLB Dirt: How to Get the Most Out of the Red Sox Lineup: With a little more than a fifth of the 2012 season having been played, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t...
• 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 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...
• 5/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez Struggles, Tribe Rally Falls Short; Red Sox 7, Indians 5: By Sean Tuttle Ubaldo Jimenez could not put together back to back quality starts and the Boston Red Sox capitalized early, defeating...
• 5/12 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Torture - 5/11: After falling last night 8-3, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the second game of a four-game set against the...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Torture - 5/11: After falling last night 8-3, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the second game of a four-game set against the...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/10: After losing two-of-three against the Kansas City Royals, the Boston Red Sox return home to the not-so friendly confines of...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/10: On paper, this was supposed to be a relatively easy stretch of nine games for the Boston Red Sox. They had three games each...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/10: After losing two-of-three against the Kansas City Royals, the Boston Red Sox return home to the not-so friendly confines of...
• 5/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: Factors and Indicators of Luck vs. Skill: With the first month of statistics under our belt, it is a good time to start looking at a few different factors and to understand...
• 5/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game Thirty Recap: BOS – 003 000 000 – 3 – 8 – 1KCR – 300 100 00x – 4 – 9 – 0 The Red Sox lost their third consecutive series to...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/10: On paper, this was supposed to be a relatively easy stretch of nine games for the Boston Red Sox. They had three games each...
• 5/7 Fragile Freddy's: Game 28 Recap: BOS – 401 200 040 – 11 – 16 – 1KCR – 022 000 100 – 5 – 10 – 1 After a soul crushing weekend in which the Sox played...
• 5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/7: Let's forget just for a moment that the Boston Red Sox were swept by the Baltimore Orioles at HOME over the weekend just for...
• 5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Adrian Gonzalez hitting fifth: Boston Red Sox 1B Adrian Gonzalez was moved down to the fifth spot in the order Monday, May 7, a day after going 0-for-8 in an...[+] extra-innings affair. The team is also facing a left-hander in Kansas City Royals SP Jonathan Sanchez. Gonzalez has a .231/.302/.385 line with three doubles and a home run against Sanchez in his career. OF Ryan Sweeney and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia are taking the day off.
• 5/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mail Bag: Red Sox Nation Has Some Terrible Ideas EditionLet's just say that I'm glad none of these people work for the Red Sox......
• 5/7 The Daily Catch: Red Sox: Six Players in Search of A Win Streak: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Brendan O’Toole It’s always darkest before...
• 5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/7: Let's forget just for a moment that the Boston Red Sox were swept by the Baltimore Orioles at HOME over the weekend just for...
• 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 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 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/6: After being cooked yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 5/6 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 5/6: After being cooked yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore...
• 5/6 SOX & Dawgs: Cinco de Mayo Red Sox Delight : 4-8 at Fenway Park is pretty pathetic if you ask me. And no, I haven't been to Historic Fenway Park yet this year so you can't...
• 5/5 SOX & Dawgs: Cinco de Mayo Red Sox Delight : 4-8 at Fenway Park is pretty pathetic if you ask me. And no, I haven't been to Historic Fenway Park yet this year so you can't...
• 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 Fragile Freddy's: Game 23 Recap: OAK – 100 400 000 – 5 – 10 – 0 BOS – 000 100 002 – 3 – 7 – 0 The Sox fell to Oakland last night as Felix Doubront...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 25: Jarrod Parker pitches today in his second start for the A’s. He had a good outing against the White Sox in his A’s...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/1: After winning 11-6 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in game two of a three-game set tonight against the...
• 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...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/1: After winning 11-6 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in game two of a three-game set tonight against the...

• 4/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Recover on the Road: Following a three game sweep of the Twins in which Boston scored 24 runs, the Sox strolled into the Windy...
• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Biggest surprises and disappointments through April: Now that we’re a month into the season, we’re getting a better idea of how the league is going to stack up this year....
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/29: When the Boston Red Sox started this seven game road trip, their record sat at 4-10 and things were looking bleak. Not a lot...
• 4/29 High Heat Stats: :) Saturday recap: On the same night that the 1st overall pick of 2010 made his big-league debut, the 68th pick in that draft, Drew Smyly, earned...
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/29: When the Boston Red Sox started this seven game road trip, their record sat at 4-10 and things were looking bleak. Not a lot...
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/28: After picking up their fifth straight win last night, the Boston Red Sox will go for their third straight win over the Chicago...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: South Side Duel: Jon Lester and Jake Peavy each walk one and strike out seven as Boston scores the lone run in the game for the win. Lester lasted...
• 4/28 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/28: After picking up their fifth straight win last night, the Boston Red Sox will go for their third straight win over the Chicago...
• 4/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/27: Look out folks the Boston Red Sox offense is alive and well right now. Last night the Red Sox were facing Chicago White Sox...
• 4/27 Fragile Freddy's: Game Eighteen Recap: BOS – 205 020 001 – 10 – 12 – 1CHI – 101 100 000 – 3 – 7 – 0 One night after an unimpressive win the Sox had probably...
• 4/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/27: Look out folks the Boston Red Sox offense is alive and well right now. Last night the Red Sox were facing Chicago White Sox...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/26: After sweeping the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox head to the south side of the Windy City tonight for the first of a four-game...
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/26: After sweeping the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox head to the south side of the Windy City tonight for the first of a four-game...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/25: If Josh Beckett was on Facebook, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be exchanging or even accepting a friend request with last night's...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After ending their five game losing streak last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series against the Minnesota Twins...
• 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...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/25: If Josh Beckett was on Facebook, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be exchanging or even accepting a friend request with last night's...
• 4/24 FanSided: Beckett Settles Down As Red Sox Cruise To Victory
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After ending their five game losing streak last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series against the Minnesota Twins...
• 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 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...
• 4/23 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: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After being rained out last night at home, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for a seven game road trip. Tonight, they'll...
• 4/22 FanSided: Trading For Marlon Byrd Is Not the Answer For Red Sox
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/21: After falling yesterday 6-2 on the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on the winning side...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Vote Your Red Sox Into the 2012 MLB All-Star Game: The ballots are out for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game to be held in Kansas City on July 10th and it's time to vote for your favorite...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/21: After falling yesterday 6-2 on the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on the winning side...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Acquire Marlon Byrd From Cubs: Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd confirmed that he has been traded to the Red Sox, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com. The Cubs...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Vote Your Red Sox Into the 2012 MLB All-Star Game: The ballots are out for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game to be held in Kansas City on July 10th and it's time to vote for your favorite...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Fenway Park's 100th Anniversary Delight - 4/20: After being swept in a two-game set by the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox will host their AL East rivals the New York Yankees...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Close To Acquiring Marlon Byrd: The Red Sox are close to acquiring Marlon Byrd from the Cubs, reports Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. Boston has been actively...
• 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 14: Yanks v. Sox: Fenway turns 100: The Yankees and Red Sox renew their rivalry for the first time today as Boston celebrates the centennial of its home ballpark....
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney moved to second spot: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney, who was hitting .424 entering the game Friday, April 20, was moved into the second spot in the...[+] lineup Friday. 2B Dustin Pedroia shifted to third, and 1B Adrian Gonzalez is hitting cleanup.
• 4/20 SOX & Dawgs: Fenway Park's 100th Anniversary Delight - 4/20: After being swept in a two-game set by the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox will host their AL East rivals the New York Yankees...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/19: The nine-game homestand started out with such promise for the Boston Red Sox. They took the first three games from the Tampa...
• 4/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/18: Things started off looking good for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Jon Lester got himself out of a mini-jam in the 1st...
• 4/18 Fragile Freddy's: Game Twelve Recap: TEX – 001 200 030 – 6 – 10 – 1BOS – 020 000 001 – 3 – 5 – 0 Another day, another loss and the Sox are swept in...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney is a ninth-inning stud: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney posted an RBI single in the ninth inning Wednesday, April 18, against the Texas Rangers. He is...[+] now 5-for-5 this season in the ninth inning.
• 4/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/18: Things started off looking good for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Jon Lester got himself out of a mini-jam in the 1st...
• 4/17 Fragile Freddy's: Game Eleven Recap: TEX – 043 001 062 – 18 – 21 – 0BOS – 200 000 010 – 3 – 9 – 0 OK, so the good news here is that run differential...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Did Not Inquire About J.D. Drew: The Red Sox did not inquire about J.D. Drew's availability following Jacoby Ellsbury's injury, reports WEEI.com's Rob Bradford...
• 4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/17: After taking three-of-four from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox welcome the two-time defending American League champions...
• 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 The Daily Catch: Replacing Jacoby Ellsbury: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Matt Sullivan First, let’s get one thing out of the...
• 4/16 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: April 16, 2012: Drew Smyly $10. Other bids: $7, $5, $4.Smyly was considered a long shot to grab a rotation spot out of camp for the Tigers,...
• 4/15 Call to the Pen: Red Sox Rumors: Boston Could Pursue Cubs Marlon Byrd: Jacoby Ellsbury’s recent shoulder injury coupled with Carl Crawford’s lengthened rehab process leaves the Boston Red Sox without...
• 4/14 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: The Jacoby Ellsbury Injury: Losing Ellsbury is a huge blow to the Red Sox and fantasy owners. (US Presswire)The 2012 season has already had a handful of...
• 4/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Mulling Options After Jacoby Ellsbury Injury: The Red Sox are mulling over options after losing Jacoby Ellsbury for an unknown amount of time with a sublexed right shoulder,...
• 4/14 FanSided: Will Kevin Youkilis Turn It Around?
• 4/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy options for replacing Jacoby Ellsbury: What if? What if Dustin Pedrioa would have fouled off another pitch? What if Jacoby Ellsbury would not have had the green light...
• 4/14 Baseball Musings: Separation Anxiety: Jacoby Ellbury separated his shoulder. Ellsbury is reportedly scheduled to undergo more tests to make sure he didn’t sustain...
• 4/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Rock Rays in Fenway Opener: After a rough road trip to open their 2012 season, it looks like Boston just needed an off day and a little home cooking...
• 4/13 Fragile Freddy's: Opening Day Thoughts: Your man Freddy is back from the Sox 8th consecutive victory in the Home Opener.  The game itself was great fun save the...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Boston Red Sox have heart despite slow start: The Red Sox went 0-6 to start last season, but for the better of the year they were one of the best teams in baseball. Then September...
• 4/12 High Heat Stats: The Imperfect Trifecta or Singles Only, Please: Blogger Paul E pointed out that Jimmy Rollins and Juan Pierre are leading the Phillies attack this year with identical batting...
• 4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Sweeney deserves everyday spot in Red Sox lineup:   Ryan Sweeney is proving to be a ninth-inning hero for the Boston Red Sox early this season. In the opening day match up...
• 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...
• 4/10 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 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 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 Fragile Freddy's: Game Four Recap: Bobby Valentine got his first win asmanager of the Red Sox.BOS – 000 001 003 – 4 – 7 – 0TOR – 002 000 000 – 2 –...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: After being swept in Detroit over the opening weekend, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border for the first of a three-game...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: After being swept in Detroit over the opening weekend, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border for the first of a three-game...
• 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 FanSided: A little encouragement for Red Sox Nation:   [caption id="attachment_14140" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="April 8, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Boston Red Sox...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/7: After falling on Opening Day on walkoff hit, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up their first win of the season in game two of...
• 4/7 Baseball Musings: Twisted Fister: Doug Fister injured himself in the Tigers 10-0 blowout of Boston Saturday afternoon. Detroit right-hander Doug Fister is headed...
• 4/7 Talkin Sox with Dan: Commentary and Thoughts 4/7/12 – Red Sox vs. Tigers: Middle of the 8th (not that it matters) – 10-0 Motown. Fluttering between overreaction and disappointment. Grabbing this...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/7: After falling on Opening Day on walkoff hit, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up their first win of the season in game two of...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/6: The 2012 season started it off the way it ended in 2011 for the Boston Red Sox; with a walkoff loss. This time around it was...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tigers opening day observationsDetroit Tigers opening day observations...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/6: The 2012 season started it off the way it ended in 2011 for the Boston Red Sox; with a walkoff loss. This time around it was...
• 4/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox fall to Tigers on Opening Day: In the baseball version of the Cuban Missile Crisis (I'm exaggerating, but bear with me), a pair of superpowers (John Lester...
• 4/5 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Opening Day Red Sox Delight: The Boston Red Sox will open up the 2012 season this afternoon with the first game of a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers...
• 4/5 High Heat Stats: Esto es un año nuevo, Papa Grande: In 2011, Jose Valverde converted all 49 save tries in the regular season (allowing just 3 runs in the process), and added 3 more...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: Game One Recap: BOS – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 0 DET – 000 000 111 – 3 – 10 – 1 Day one of the Bobby Valentine era went not so great...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: J.V. Game: Justin Verlander pitches eight scoreless innings, but Jose Valverde gives up a double, single, sacrifice fly, and a two-out Ryan...
• 4/5 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Opening Day Red Sox Delight: The Boston Red Sox will open up the 2012 season this afternoon with the first game of a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers...
• 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...

• 3/30 FanSided: Cody Ross Could Be A Steal For The Red Sox
• 3/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thyself 2012: Boston Red Sox: The 2012 season is finally almost ready to start and the Boston Red Sox can finally put all the stories from last season out of...
• 3/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/29: After enjoying a day off yesterday, the Boston Red Sox return to Grapefruit League action as their AL East brethren the Toronto...
• 3/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training News & Notes - 3/28: I didn't get a chance yesterday to talk about the outing Jon Lester had for the Boston Red Sox on Monday due to the fact that...
• 3/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Boston Red Sox—Book Excerpt: Boston Red Sox 2011 Record: 90-72; 3rd place, American League East 2011 Recap: Before the season, absurd projections were made...
• 3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/22: After falling yesterday to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway South to host their AL East rivals,...
• 3/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/22: After falling yesterday to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway South to host their AL East rivals,...
• 3/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: More Cuts as Roster Picture Clears: While some of my readers I suppose will never understand the analogy and my children whenever they arrive on this planet will...
• 3/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/19: As we move closer to the start of the 2012 MLB season, pitchers are throwing more pitches in games as they build up their arm...
• 3/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/19: As we move closer to the start of the 2012 MLB season, pitchers are throwing more pitches in games as they build up their arm...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney on the mendBoston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) did base running drills Monday, March 19, and is nearing a return....[+] Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) did base running drills Monday, March 19, and is nearing a return.
• 3/18 FanSided: Cody Ross: Middle-Of-The-Order Threat?...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Taking it slow with Ryan Sweeney: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) did some jogging and took swings Friday, March 16. Manager Bobby Valentine said the...[+] team is being 'very cautious' because of some past lower-body issues.
• 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...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney, Jose Iglesias still out: Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) is being listed as day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain and SS Jose Iglesias (groin)...[+] could return to the lineup Friday, March 16, after dealing with a strained right groin.
• 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...
• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney leaves gameBoston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) left the Grapefruit League game Monday, March 12, with a left quadriceps strain....[+] Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney (quadriceps) left the Grapefruit League game Monday, March 12, with a left quadriceps strain.
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney states case to start in RF: Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine isn't ready to announce his starting right fielder, but OF Ryan Sweeney is hopeful it will...[+] be him. 'Everyone wants to be a starter and that goes for me as well,' Sweeney said.
• 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...
• 3/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Life for Boston after Theo Epstein: Are the Boston Red Sox becoming more like a Theo Epstein-built team without Epstein on board? The signings of Cody Ross and Nick...
• 3/9 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update: The Sox dropped one to the Pirates on Friday night with your man Freddy in attendance.  It was an interesting game with much...
• 3/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/9: With the UConn Huskies men's and women's basketball teams awaiting their NCAA fate, we now have a little more time to focus...
• 3/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/9: With the UConn Huskies men's and women's basketball teams awaiting their NCAA fate, we now have a little more time to focus...
• 3/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Five questions and predictions for the 2012 Red Sox: For a team that spends freely, and routinely makes a big splash in free agency, the 2012 Boston Red Sox certainly enter the season...
• 3/6 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Ryan Sweeney Beats DMac To Win Jordan's Shootout Title: After winning the regular season title in the Jordan's Shootout at Fenway South, Ryan Sweeney took on fellow outfielder Darnell...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Analyzing The 2013-14 MLB Free Agent Class: We're always looking ahead here at MLBTR, hence our recent publication of the 2013-14 free agent class.  These players project...

• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Video Ryan Sweeney Takes Over Lead In Jordan's Shootout: After talking with Tom Caron on the NESN Live set at Fenway South, Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney took his shots in the Jordan's...
• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Ryan Sweeney Excited To Show Red Sox What He Can Do: One of the newer members of the Boston Red Sox, OF Ryan Sweeney, stopped by the NESN Live set at Fenway South on Tuesday to talk...
• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Video Ryan Sweeney Takes Over Lead In Jordan's Shootout: After talking with Tom Caron on the NESN Live set at Fenway South, Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney took his shots in the Jordan's...
• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Ryan Sweeney Excited To Show Red Sox What He Can Do: One of the newer members of the Boston Red Sox, OF Ryan Sweeney, stopped by the NESN Live set at Fenway South on Tuesday to talk...
• 2/28 Fragile Freddy's: Looking Ahead at Opening Day: With just a few days before my flight to Ft. Myers I have some random thoughts on what is likely to be the Opening Day roster. ...
• 2/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Taking A Guess At Some Of The Last Spots On The 25 Man Roster: Spring training presents both opportunity and promise of inevitable disappointment. All sixty-three players in camp have a chance...
• 2/23 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Boston Red Sox: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Brandon McCarthy: The Athletics' one-year, $1MM base salary deal with righty Brandon McCarthy turned out to be one of the best contracts of the...
• 2/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Athletics | 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,...
• 2/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Miscellaneous Thoughts On The Precipice Of Spring Training: A few thoughts as we wait out that anti**** time between Truck Day and Spring Training: Is Roy Oswalt even really worth the...
• 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...
• 2/10 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...
• 2/8 Baseball Musings: Changes, Boston Red Sox: The health of Clay Buchholz could be the key to Boston's season. Photo: Tony Ding/Icon SMI The Boston Red Sox finished third...
• 2/8 Talkin Sox with Dan: Why Bobby Valentine was the Right Choice: Never in the aftermath of the Red Sox disaster last season did I think that Bobby Valentine would be the manager of the Boston...
• 2/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Brandon Jacobs…Just Not The One You’re Thinking Of: It’s easy to root against Brandon Jacobs this week. No one in New England wants to see him rush for too many yards or score...
• 2/3 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Eenie Meenie Miny Mo Edition: Can you believe it?  It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget...
• 2/2 Fragile Freddy's: Predicting Opening Day: Just over two months from now the Red Sox will lace up the spikes and get ready to face Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers. ...

• 1/29 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Have 3 Holes: Spring training is about three weeks away, and the Red Sox still have three major problem areas.  Let's take a look. Rightfield J.D....
• 1/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Bryce Brentz, The Problem Of Depth, and The Future Of The Outfield At Fenway Park: The future of the outfield at Fenway Park is about to be in a state of flux. Carl Crawford and his 142 million dollar contract...
• 1/27 Fire Brand of the American League: The Hot Stove is Still Burning in Boston: Even though the hot stove has turned luke warm around the rest of the league, it’s still piping hot in Boston.  To keep...
• 1/25 Tyler's Think Tank: My Least Favorite Red Sox: To view my list of favorite players, go here. Carl Everett-Probably the most unlikable Red Sox player in my lifetime. ...
• 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...
• 1/25 Fire Brand of the American League: A Look at the Red Sox’s Most Recent Moves: The last few days have been pretty busy here in Red Sox Nation.  Ben Cherington and his front office compatriots are slowly but...
• 1/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox To Sign Cody Ross: With Carl Crawford possibly out for the beginning of the season and well, no sure thing in right field, the Boston Red Sox had...
• 1/24 BoSox Injection: Red Sox add depth to the outfield by signing Cody Ross:   The Red Sox have added some depth to their outfield by agreeing to a one-year contract with free-agent Cody Ross.  Ken...
• 1/24 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Freed Up Money To Sign…Cody Ross?: There’s a strange enthusiasm about the Red Sox signing of Cody Ross. Here are the facts: Unless they have another acquisition...
• 1/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox To Sign Cody Ross: With Carl Crawford possibly out for the beginning of the season and well, no sure thing in right field, the Boston Red Sox had...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Agree To Sign Cody Ross: The Red Sox have reached an agreement with outfielder Cody Ross, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  A team source told Michael...
• 1/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Cherington a grandmaster in offseason chess match: There is a hesitance for Boston Red Sox fans to quickly accept Ben Cherington as the successor to front-office guru Theo Epstein....
• 1/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Scutaro to Colorado…for real this time: According to Mark Polishuk of mlbtraderumors.com, Red Sox shortstop Marco Scutaro will be heading to the thin air of Colorado....
• 1/21 MLB Dirt: Scutaro Trade Seems Desperate: News just hit that the Boston Red Sox have traded projected 2012 starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies for...
• 1/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Don’t Expect Much: Last night, the Globe’s Peter Abraham blogged about how the Red Sox have extremely limited options when it comes to moving...
• 1/21 Red Sox Beacon: What a Marco Scutaro Deal Would Mean: A rumor emerged yesterday indicating the Red Sox had reached an agreement that would send Marco Scutaro to Colorado. It was unclear...
• 1/20 BoSox Injection: Josh Red**** is Awarded Red Sox Rookie of the Year: Josh Red**** returned to Boston one last time last night to be honored to as Boston’s Rookie of the Year.  Red**** was...
• 1/20 BoSox Injection: Why Not Johnny Damon?: With spring training just a couple of snow storms away, the Sox still have a few holes to plug before the bus departs from Fenway. ...
• 1/20 BoSox Injection: Why the Red Sox Should Acquire Another Outfielder: With the news this week that Carl Crawford has had wrist surgery and could miss the start of the 2012 season acquiring a reliable...
• 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: Revisiting the 2012 Luxury Tax Situation: In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for 2012, 2013...
• 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: Carl Crawford Undergoes Wrist Surgery: After a miserable 2011 season by his standards, Carl Crawford isn't getting off to the hottest of starts in 2012 and the season...
• 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: Wrist Surgery for Carl Crawford: Update – 5:45 PM Crawford initially felt soreness in his left wrist when he began his offseason hitting around the first...
• 1/18 Talkin Sox with Dan: Avoiding Arbitration: To catch up on some housekeeping issues, the Red Sox have successfully avoided arbitration with three players. According to Peter...
• 1/18 Swingin' A's: A Closer Look: Raul Alcantara: Over the next couple of days Swingin’ A’s will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Athletics scored in the Trevor...
• 1/18 Fragile Freddy's: State of the AL East - The Outfields: Earlier this winter I took a look at the AL East starting rotations and last week added the AL East infields to the mix. ...
• 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: Carl Crawford Undergoes Wrist Surgery: After a miserable 2011 season by his standards, Carl Crawford isn't getting off to the hottest of starts in 2012 and the season...
• 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 The Biz of Baseball: Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season: Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the...
• 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 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....
• 1/15 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....
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/8/2012 - 1/14/2012: The Yankees awoke from a relative offseason slumber to pull off a pair of big moves on Friday. In case you missed that or any...
• 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....
• 1/14 Red Sox Beacon: Underdogs: Coming off of a 97 win, 101-Pythag win season in which the New York Yankees ran away with the American League East, the Bombers...
• 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...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Avoid arbitration with Ryan SweeneyBoston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the team Friday, Jan. 13, avoiding arbitration....[+] Boston Red Sox OF Ryan Sweeney agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the team Friday, Jan. 13, avoiding arbitration.
• 1/13 Swingin' A's: A Closer Look: Josh Red****: Great Fourth-Option: Josh Red**** might find his share of playing time in Oakland this year (Photo Credit: AP) Over the next couple...
• 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,...
• 1/4 Swingin' A's: A’s 2012 Diagnosis: More Rebuilding, More Frustration: Can House Diagnose Oakland's Problems? Probably Not. (Photo Credit: FOX) I’ll just say it. The Oakland Athletics have...
• 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: Athletics Still Interested In Ludwick, Ross, Jackson: The Athletics recently committed $14MM to retain center fielder Coco Crisp, but they'll continue to talk to free agent outfielders...
• 1/3 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Lineup Will Thrive Regardless Of Who Starts In Right Field:  This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter Regardless of who starts in right field, the Boston Red Sox are going...
• 1/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cody Ross to the A’s? Let’s Hope Not: I have lamented quite a bit the past few weeks about the A’s lack of outfield depth. Particularly with respect to the trade...
• 1/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cody Ross to the A’s? Let’s Hope Not: I have lamented quite a bit the past few weeks about the A’s lack of outfield depth. Particularly with respect to the trade...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/25/11 - 12/31/11: A pair of notable trades were the highlights of a relatively quiet final week of 2011. Here's a look back at what went down ... The...

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Quentin, Madson, Soriano: Here's a look at some Red Sox items courtesy of WEEI.com's Rob Bradford.. Prior to him being traded to the Padres earlier...
• 12/30 SOX & Dawgs: Kalish Won't Be Part of RF Mix to Start 2012: Besides possibly needing a couple of starting pitchers, the Boston Red Sox have a glaring need in right field for the 2012 season. One...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Yankees, Red Sox, Hill, Madson, O's: The Yankees agreed to re-sign Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays agreed to sign Darren Oliver earlier today, and now let's round...
• 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...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Darvish, Bailey, Pineda: On this date in 1935, a left-hander named Sanford Braun was born in Brooklyn. He went on to throw a perfect game, win three Cy...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Kalish Won't Be Part of RF Mix to Start 2012: Besides possibly needing a couple of starting pitchers, the Boston Red Sox have a glaring need in right field for the 2012 season. One...
• 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 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bailey and Sweeney Sent to Boston:     Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney will be shipping up to Boston as the Red Sox and Athletics made a much anti**** trade...
• 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 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 Chicken Friars: Andrew Bailey Vs. Huston Street, Did the Padres Make the Right Choice?: It was not all that long ago the Padres were linked to Andrew Bailey (then of the Oakland Athletics).  The rumors eventually...
• 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,...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Relegate the A’s: Since Billy Beane has become such a keen observer of European fútbol and Michael Lewis publicly stated that he sees Beane one...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bailey, Red**** Head: The Red Sox obtained Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney from the Athletics yesterday, sending Josh Red**** Miles Head and Raul...
• 12/28 Climbing Tal's Hill: Much like the Astros, Oakland has entered full rebuild mode: When the Astros launch their voyage into the American League West in 2013 they will have a hard time keeping up with the Angels...
• 12/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bailey and Sweeney Sent to Boston:     Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney will be shipping up to Boston as the Red Sox and Athletics made a much anti**** trade...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Athletics, Fielder, Rangers: The Athletics completed their third major trade of the offseason this afternoon, sending Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney to Boston...
• 12/28 Red Sox Life: Sox Sign Bailey and Ryan Sweeney: The Red Sox have acquired Oakland closer Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney according to Buster Olney of ESPN.Story here. More...
• 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...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Bailey, Sweeney, Starting Pitchers: The Red Sox officially replaced Jonathan Papelbon earlier today, acquiring Andrew Bailey (and Ryan Sweeney) from the Athletics...
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Andrew Bailey trade details: Updating previous reports, the Oakland Athletics have traded RP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney to the Boston Red Sox for OF...[+] Josh Reddick, 3B Miles Head and P Raul Alcantara.
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Andrew Bailey trade details: Updating previous reports, the Boston Red Sox have acquired RP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney from the Oakland Athletics for...[+] OF Josh Reddick, 3B Miles Head and P Raul Alcantara.
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Ryan Sweeney coming on board: The Boston Red Sox will be receiving OF Ryan Sweeney from the Oakland Athletics along with RP Andrew Bailey Wednesday, Dec. 28....[+]
• 12/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Tender Contracts to All Arbitration Eligible Players: Can’t say I am entirely thrilled with this. The A’s arbitration eligible Athletics who were tendered contracts for...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Avoid Arbitration With Dallas Braden: The Athletics and Dallas Braden have avoided arbitration by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract, reports MLB.com's Jane...
• 12/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Tender Contracts to All Arbitration Eligible Players: Can’t say I am entirely thrilled with this. The A’s arbitration eligible Athletics who were tendered contracts for...
• 12/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: More Rule V Discussion and the A’s Add Threets:   I wanted to go a bit more in depth into the Rule V Draft from yesterday. I touched upon it, saying that I wished the A’s...
• 12/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: More Rule V Discussion and the A’s Add Threets:   I wanted to go a bit more in depth into the Rule V Draft from yesterday. I touched upon it, saying that I wished the A’s...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Looking for center fielder: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said a top priority this winter is finding a center fielder. OF Ryan Sweeney is...[+] best suited for right field and OF Michael Taylor still has to earn his way onto the roster.
• 12/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Ball Will Just Drop in the OF…: Oftentimes we have a conversation with someone, then we relay the details to someone else and a few things get lost in translation....
• 12/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Could Re-Sign Coco Crisp: This morning Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com had a few interesting notes in the “Around the Horn” section of his column...
• 12/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Ball Will Just Drop in the OF…: Oftentimes we have a conversation with someone, then we relay the details to someone else and a few things get lost in translation....
• 12/1 Swingin' A's: Is Jermaine Mitc**** A Fit In Oakland?: Heading into the 2012 season, the A’s will probably feature an entirely different outfield. Fans should embrace the fact...

• 11/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Could Re-Sign Coco Crisp: This morning Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com had a few interesting notes in the “Around the Horn” section of his column...
• 11/19 Swingin' A's: A’s 2012 Outfield Projections: Will Jai Miller Power His Way Into Oakland's 2012 Outfield? (Photo Credit: Chris Lockard/Scout.com) The offseason is officially...

• 10/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A Defense of the No Doubles Defense:   I lamented Bob Geren‘s use of the no doubles defense numerous times this year. It seemed that the A’s had their...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: As the Athletics await resolution on their stadium situation, they’ll look to restore outfield depth and improve their weak...
• 10/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Willingham Rental: Was It Worth It?: I suppose this now is the second entry in the “was it worth it?” category as yesterday we covered the one-year rental...

• 9/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Soon to be Free Agent Decisions: We are beginning to get the daily who is not going to return type articles from the A’s beat reporters. Yesterday Joe Stiglich...
• 9/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 148:   8:45PM PDT: Early hook for Guillermo Moscoso as Melvin heads out to the mound to insert Jerry Blevins to face Bobby Abreu...
• 9/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Arbitration Cases Preview:   MLBTradeRumors.com had a summary of all of Oakland’s arbitration eligible players this morning. They started their...
• 9/13 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Andrew Bailey, Daric Barton, Adam Rosales, Gio...
• 9/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 147: 8:44PM PDT: Halfway thru and the A’s lead. Decent outing for Gio Gonzalez so far: five innings, one earned run, on four...
• 9/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 140: 4:13PM EDT: After allowing a double to Mike Carp, Bailey K’s Smoak and Olivo to end it. A’s sweep the Mariners –...

• 8/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 127:   3:40PM PDT: Game over. Luis Perez and Casey Janssen share a one-hitter and the Blue Jays win. Not much else to say there...
• 8/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 126:   8:40PM PDT: A’s win! The A’s improve to 57-69 on the season with the win at least guaranteeing a split of this...
• 8/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 123:   12:53PM PDT: A’s need to take advantage of this opportunity here with Jemile Weeks on via a leadoff single followed...
• 8/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Overtake Rangers MLB Lead – In Errors:   Saturday’s game between the Rangers and A’s was one well worth missing if you are an A’s fan. The A’s,...
• 8/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 118:   8:51PM EDT: Ryan Sweeney hits a single off of Wilson. Oh how tonight has been a let down. No “highlights” until...
• 8/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 116:   7:50PM EDT: Five pitch walk to Rajai Davis. You’d think Gio Gonzalez would have really good first-hand knowledge...
• 8/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 115: 7:30PM EDT: “Former Athletic” Edwin Encarnacion who came into the at-bat 0-for-8 with six strikeouts against Harden,...
• 8/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Longoria Ties it Late but Rays Lose in Extras to the A’s: David Price, was quite literally, always in trouble today. In all five innings that he started, the leadoff man reached. He was...
• 8/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rays Game 114: 3:34PM EDT: Wild pitch and DeJesus scores (looked a bit more like a passed ball mind you on Shoppach)! A’s lead 4-3. 3:30PM...
• 8/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 111:   3:39PM PDT: Sweeney grounds out. A’s are swept, fall to 2-5 at Safeco Field this year and 4-9 versus the Mariners...
• 8/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 110: 8:50PM PDT: Hernandez gets out of another jam here in the sixth. His pitch count has gone up to 101 now at the inning’s...

• 7/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Twins @ A’s Game 108: 3:58PM PDT: A’s win! Everyone else loses (or the M’s will at least down 8-1 to the Rays late). Good day! 3:51PM PDT:...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Getting On: The Athletics defeated the Twins 7-3 Sunday afternoon, as the first six batters in the Athletics lineup reached base eleven times...
• 7/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rays @ A’s Game 105: 3:38PM PDT: Cliff Pennington strikes out this game is over. What a huge disappointment. The A’s really lost this game needlessly...
• 7/26 B-R Blog: 5 Hit Games by Three 37-Year Olds in the Same Season: Although this season has only featured 14 five-hit games, 3 of those games have come from the game's elder-statesmen.  37 year...
• 7/24 Yankees Daily: Bartolo Colon and Mariano Rivera help Yankees hold off A’s 7-5: NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched seven effective innings to end a three-start losing streak and Curtis Granderson connected...
• 7/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 100: 1:59PM EDT: There is no way that typical jump across the body throw from Jeter we’ve grown accustomed to seeing beat DeJesus…...
• 7/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 91:   9:52PM CDT: That is why you don’t want to pitch to Josh Hamilton. Home run right field. Walk off winner. A’s...
• 7/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 90:   9:58PM CDT: Rosie grounds out. Game over. A’s record sags to 39-51 and they fall to an even ten games behind the...
• 7/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 87: 6:59PM PDT: The two worst offenses in the American League square off again against one very good pitcher and one pretty decent...

• 6/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Marlins @ A’s Game 80:   6:56PM PDT: The Florida Marlins come to the O.com Coliseum tonight to take on our Oakland Athletics. This will be the last...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Right Field Upgrade: As many as eight contenders might try to improve their right field situation: Red Sox: They may just seek a right-handed...
• 6/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Phillies Game 77: 7:52PM EDT: Moscoso did not flash the power he had up in BP in Flushing. Striking out on three pitches. He also is hitting right-handed...
• 6/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Chris Carter Era Part Two Begins…:   Chris Carter has been recalled from Sacramento and will join the Athletics - not sure if he will in time for this afternoon’s...
• 6/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mets Game 75: 6:51PM PDT: A’s and Mets continue their series. A’s should be wearing their gold jerseys yet again, as they look to...
• 6/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mets Game 74: 7:52PM PDT: Another walk to Pennington too. So this just mirrors the first inning completely now. It’d be nice to see them...
• 6/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Giants @ A’s Game 73: 3:23PM PDT: SWEEP! Fuentes K’s Cody Ross and this game is over. Landon Powell is the big hero for the A’s. Fantastic...
• 6/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Giants @ A’s Game 72: 10:12PM PDT: So Andrew Bailey closes the door on what was in many ways quite a tedious and boring game. All the scoring came in...
• 6/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Melvin Doubles His Win Total: I listened to last night’s game while drive through Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. It was a nice an easy game to follow...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 67: 12:49PM PDT: Hideki Matsui is hitting clean up for his 37th birthday. A day after Bob Melvin said he would be the usual number...
• 6/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 66: 6:55PM CDT: Some bad calls in this game already. Gio Gonzalez gets called on a balk didn’t seem like a good call at all....
• 6/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Orioles Game 61: 7:46PM EDT: With the bases loaded Nolan Reimold take it deep to right center field, but not deep enough for the grand slam –...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/4: After a rousing comeback in the first game of three-game set last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row against...
• 6/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 59: 1:52PM EDT: Dustin Pedroia with an amazing play to get David DeJesus on a double play. Despite Cliff Pennington running on the...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/4: After a rousing comeback in the first game of three-game set last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row against...
• 6/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Managing Matsui to Fail: I frequently criticize and question manager Bob Geren and today is no different. Today’s topic: the use of Hideki Matsui....
• 6/1 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 54 -2011: A.J. Burnett, RHP 5-3, 3.99 ERA Burnett ran out of steam after needing 97 pitches to grind through five innings against the Mariners...

• 5/31 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 53 -2011: Freddy Garcia RHP 3-4, 3.26 ERA Garcia looks to string together back-to-back wins after defeating the Blue Jays with 6 1/3 innings...
• 5/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 52: 7:56PM PDT: David DeJesus comes through with a line drive to left off of the glove of Reynolds that allows Mark Ellis to score...
• 5/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 51: 2:58PM PDT: Hisanori Takahashi is in for the Halos. He has not allowed a run, and just one hit this year. In the crazy 14-0 A’s...
• 5/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 50: 7:43PM PDT: Great attempt by Cliff Pennington but the throw draws Daric Barton off the bag so Bourjos is safe and Conger scores....
• 5/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 48: 6:55PM PDT: So Conor Jackson is getting the start at third base tonight, and Andy LaRoche is getting the start at second…...
• 5/22 Raising Matt Cain: Just another walk-off winner: Nate Schierholtz saved the day in the 8th and The Bullets won it in the 11th. Darren Ford and Emmanuel Burriss put on a show...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Giants Game 47: 1:43PM PDT: Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse are having an interesting conversation regarding pitch count. I agree with them, that the...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: A’s @ Giants Game 46: 6:30PM PDT: 133rd pitch (highest pitch total in MLB this season) is a strike to set down Ryan Sweeney. Bob Geren is outmanaged...
• 5/21 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Giants 3, A's 0: Not much to say about this one. Andres Torres drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the 1st, and quickly came around to score...
• 5/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s@ Giants Game 45: 7:58PM PDT: He had the green light, ground out to second base. 7:57PM PDT: Trevor Cahill due up, in spring training they wouldn’t...
• 5/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Three Up, Three Down (Two For a While)…: Big roster news for the Oakland A’s today. Not surprisingly, Trystan Magnuson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Not entirely...
• 5/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Twins @ A’s Game 43: 7:25PM PDT: Carl 3.4 K/9 Pavano strikes out Josh Willingham to end a 1-2-3 bottom of the first. I just don’t get why Willingham...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 42: 6:58PM PDT: The A’s have their Opening Day starting lineup in, Gio Gonzalez on the mound, and another rain delay. The...
• 5/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 41: 7:28PM PDT:  Love the dude wearing a Raiders jacket. Can’t have a groundskeeping squad uniform? I hope that cost savings...
• 5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Braden Who?: Tyson Ross had another impressive outing, this outing being his first since learning that the man he replaced in the rotation,...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney's hit streak snapped: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney went hitless in five at-bats Saturday, May 14, against the Chicago White Sox, snapping a season-best...[+] seven-game hitting streak.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Josh Willingham serving suspension: Oakland Athletics OF Josh Willingham has dropped the appeal of his one-game suspension and will serve it Friday, May 13. OF Ryan...[+] Sweeney is starting in left field.
• 5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 37: 7:24PM CDT: Nice strikeout of Michael Young on the breaking pitch in the dirt there. One inning in and Anderson doesn’t...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For...
• 5/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 35: 2:34PM CDT: And that is not the way to get to the bullpen early as the A’s let Francis get a six-pitch inning in the top...
• 5/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 34: 7:08PM CDT: Eric Hosmer gets his first MLB hit (and another standing ovation) and that breaks up Brandon McCarthy‘s perfect...
• 5/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 33: 7:24PM CDT: Opposite field home run for Alex Gordon – his third on the campaign – gives the Royals a 1-0 lead. See...
• 5/6 Wahoo's Warriors: Tribe wins despite Ryan Sweeney’s best efforts: The Indians won in last at-bat fashion yet again on Thursday afternoon, knocking off the A’s 4-3 in 12 innings. But the...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney totals five hits: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney put up a career-high five hits and drove in two runs in a losing effort versus the Cleveland...[+] Indians Thursday, May 5.
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Blog en vivo: Indios @ Atléticos Juego 32: 1:30PM PDT: Ryan Sweeney with a single because chicks dig the single in front of the center fielder. 1:24PM PDT: Brett Anderson...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Josh Willingham gets a rest: Oakland Athletics OF Josh Willingham was rested for the team's game Tuesday, May 3, against the Cleveland Indians. OF Ryan Sweeney...[+] took his place.
• 5/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 30: 7:27PM PDT: 1-2-3 top of the second inning for Tyson Ross. So far he is looking sharp again, he has thrown 27 pitches so he isn’t...
• 5/2 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (16-12) at Oakland Athletics (14-14) Finale Preview: Matt Harrison had an awful outing yet again and left before he could even complete two innings for the Rangers. Obviously, the...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: April’s Questions Answered: Let’s review the questions I posed before April and see how things shook up. 1. How will the A’s deal with the temporary...

• 4/29 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (15-10) at Oakland Athletics (12-13) Game 1 Preview: After suffering a series loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rangers will head to Oakland in hopes of gaining back their momentum...
• 4/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 24: 5:25PM PDT: Another three up-three down inning for Tyson Ross as he gets Hank Conger to strike out swinging to end the fifth....
• 4/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 23: 7:28PM PDT: All-Star balloting begins today at all 30 MLB ballparks. Can’t say I’d vote for any of the A’s at...
• 4/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 23: 7:20PM PDT: Michael Wuertz was activated today – which was anti**** – and Bobby Cramer was optioned to Sacramento...
• 4/25 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: April 25, 2011: Going forward, all potential waiver claims will be written up in my Friday post. Almost all commentary will specifically...
• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 20: 7:20PM PDT: Ray Fosse has made the point several times regarding the spin of the ball and seeing if things are going to go foul...
• 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 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Red Sox @ A’s Game 17: 9:57PM PDT: Well there ya go. Fuentes gets it done without a run crossing the plate. Final score: Oakland A’s 5, Boston Red...
• 4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney dealing with hamstring issues: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (hamstring) is dealing with a tight hamstring and he will likely get another game or two off,...[+] reports Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 4/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 12: 1:01PM CDT: Brett Anderson and John Danks, two big lefties in the rubber match of the series. The two games have been heartbreakers,...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 11: 7:26PM CDT: Omar Vizquel gets a bloop single into center, hit number 2,802 of his career. Vizquel is the only player left who...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Landon Powell, Ryan Sweeney make most of starts: Oakland Athletics C Landon Powell and OF Ryan Sweeney got starts Sunday, April 10, against the Minnesota Twins. Powell was 2-for-3...[+] with a double, walk and RBI, while Sweeney was 1-for-3 with a double, run scored and walk.
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: A’s @ Twins Game 9: 2:11PM CDT: The A’s pitching just keeps rolling McCarthy now has the Twins shutout through four. A’s 1, Twinkies 0....
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Landon Powell, Ryan Sweeney to play Sunday: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said Saturday, April 9, that C Landon Powell and OF Ryan Sweeney will play Sunday, April 10,...[+] reports Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney to play soon: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney will soon receive playing time and give either OF Coco Crisp or OF Josh Willingham a day off,...[+] according to Jane Lee of MLB.com.
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Oakland Athletics: When Billy Beane wrote the book Moneyball, the OBP cat was out of the bag. All a team had to do was acquire some fat sluggers...
• 4/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 1: 10:01PM PDT: DeJesus down on strikes. A’s lose. As is often the case on Opening Day everyone freaks out and read way too...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: …and Asking New Questions for April: So with my sterling track record firmly in place (1-for-7), let’s ask six questions about the A’s this April as we...

• 3/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Giants Sweep Bay Bridge Series to End Spring: Dallas Braden and Madison Bumgarner both pitched a great game today in San Francisco at AT&T Park as both clubs wrapped up...
• 3/28 Call to the Pen: Nyjer Morgan, Cutter Dykstra, and Sabermetric Orthodoxies: Yesterday, the Nationals sent outfielder Nyjer Morgan to Milwaukee for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra. It certainly wasn't...
• 3/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cubs Pitching Shuts Down A’s Sluggers: Gio Gonzalez making his second to last start of the spring had a decent appearance, though it fell far short of his electric outings...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Sweeney Homers and CoJax Has Two-Hit Day: A night after the A’s fell 18-1 as the White Sox took batting practice at Camelback Ranch off A’s pitching, the A’s...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney rolling right along: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney went 2-for-2 in Cactus League action Thursday, March 17, raising his spring average to .545...[+] (6-for-11), reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com.
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 21: 2:33PM PDT: One pitch to Alfonso Soriano, and one lead loss. Ouch. Cubs 3-2 on Alfonso dinger off Ziggy. 2:31PM PDT: Geovany Soto...
• 3/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners ST Game 15: 2:01PM MDT: Cliff Pennington is out making him 0-for-10 on the spring now. He still isn’t playing everyday and we’re...
• 3/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bash Wednesday: The Rangers walked all over the Oakland A’s today in their 9-2 victory. Texas quickly tallied five runs in the first inning...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney returns to action: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) had two hits in his Cactus League debut against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, March 9,...[+] according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
• 3/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Down Friars, Cahill Gets People Out: Trevor Cahill was much improved as he tossed four shutout innings helping the A’s defeat the San Diego Padres who were visiting...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney to play all outfield positions: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said Monday, March 7, that OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) will play all...[+] over in the outfield when he makes his spring debut Wednesday, March 9, reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com.
• 3/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Padres ST Game 7.5:   1:21PM MDT: Despite the lack of visuals (Padres online boards say the game is being televised live if you are in San Diego,...
• 3/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Giants @ A’s ST Game 7: 1:16PM MDT: Andy LaRoche is up, haven’t been able to gauge his ability yet at short, but so far this spring you gotta be...
• 3/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Launch Pad Maryvale: Got to catch most of the game today while in the car including the end – a Brew Crew walk off home run by (bonus points...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney update: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) will make his spring debut in the outfield Wednesday, March...[+] 9, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney still not cleared to play outfield: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics DH Ryan Sweeney (knee) served as the designated hitter Sunday, Feb. 27, and he will...[+] not be cleared to play the outfield until sometime between March 7-9, according to manager Bob Geren, reports Jane Lee, of MLB.com.
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney could return soon: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) could make his exhibition debut March 7, according to Joe Stiglich...[+] of The Mercury News.
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Productive Outs and Measuring Outs That Are Better than Others: I was thinking that I hate it when there is a guy on second with no outs or one out and the guy at the plate strikes out or hits...
• 2/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Are the A’s Built to Last? Looking Past This Year: First off let’s just say, there is a chance we were built to contend even this year, it was just this time last year that...
• 2/17 Mastersball.com: Cabrera Squared=Name Voodoo: I like the Indians signing of Orlando Cabrera the other day, as that pairs him with Asdrubal Cabrera up the middle in Cleveland....
• 2/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: It Has Been No Holliday: As promised here sometime recently, I said I would analyze the trades and associated trades involved with Matt Holliday and his...

• 1/22 GoldenGateBias: Oakland A's quietly improved this off-season: The MLB off-season in the Bay Area has been all about the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.  Meanwhile, the Oakland...
• 1/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Why We Shouldn’t Give Up on Ryan Sweeney: Ryan Sweeney has been criticized for his lack of power and it seems safe to say he lost his starting outfield job with the additions...
• 1/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Arbitration Contemplation: Craig Breslow: The Athletics and LHP Craig Breslow exchanged arbitration numbers today Jane Lee of MLB.com reported that the figures were $1.15M...

• 12/17 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Josh Willingham traded to Oakland: Willingham becomes Oakland's latest addition (AP) After bolstering their young pitching staff with veterans Brandon McCarthy ...
• 12/16 The UpperCard Network: Athletics Acquire Josh Willingham: The Athletics continue to reshape their outfield for 2011. The A’s and Nationals agreed on a deal today that will send Josh...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: A's To Acquire Josh Willingham: The A's and Nationals have agreed to a deal that will send Josh Willingham to Oakland, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Talking Josh Willingham: The Oakland Athletics are in serious talks for a trade for Washington Nationals OF Josh Willingham, according to FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal. The Nationals would receive two minor leaguers in return for Willingham. The Athletics could use Willingham in left field, OF Coco Crisp in center and OF David DeJesus in right. OFs Ryan Sweeney and Conor Jackson could serve as the reserve outfielders.
• 12/3 The UpperCard Network: Friday Night Signings: Duke, Barajas, Harang: Keeping up with the signings from tonight.. Zach Duke has signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks. His contract contains...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Re-Sign Ryan Sweeney: The Athletics have signed outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a one-year contract, reports MLB.com's Evan Drellich.  The deal will pay...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | More on Ryan Sweeney: Updating a previous item, the Oakland Athletics re-signed OF Ryan Sweeney to a one-year, $1.4 million deal Friday, Dec. 3, to...[+] avoid salary arbitration, according to The Associated Press. Sweeney is expected to start in a corner outfield spot next year, but he could move from right field to left after the team acquired OF David DeJesus this offseason.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney re-signs: The Oakland Athletics re-signed OF Ryan Sweeney to a one-year deal Friday, Dec. 3, according to The Sports Network. Financial...[+] terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• 11/10 The UpperCard Network: Athletics Acquire DeJesus For Mazzaro and Marks: The Athletics have announced the acquisition of outfielder David DeJesus from the Royals in exchange for RHP Vin Mazzaro and LHP...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: A's Acquire DeJesus For Mazzaro, Marks: The A’s acquired David DeJesus from the Royals for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and left-hander Justin Marks, the teams announced...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Not Quite Non-Tender Candidates: 85 players made our list of non-tender candidates, but a few fell short of our subjective 25% chance cutoff.  These are guys...

• 9/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in our arbitration-eligible series.  Their candidates: First time: Craig Breslow, Dallas Braden,...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney update: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knees) had an MRI on his left knee that didn't show any further damage, MLB.com's Jane Lee...[+] reports. There has been no decision on whether he'll have surgery on it, which would require four to six months of recovery time. He had season-ending surgery on his right knee in July.

• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Crawford And Pena Talk Oakland: With the Athletics hosting Tampa Bay this weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser spoke with both Carl Crawford and...
• 8/11 MLBTradeRumors: The Athletics' 2011 Offense: The Athletics' pitching staff is second in the AL with a 3.65 ERA, but their offense ranks 11th with 4.08 runs scored per game. ...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney underwent surgery: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) underwent season-ending surgery on his right knee Friday, July 30, according to MLB.com's...[+] Alex Espinoza.

• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney to 60-day DL: The Oakland Athletics moved OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) to the 60-day disabled list Friday, July 30, according to The Sports Network....[+]
• 7/28 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (7/19): The Return of Armando Galarraga: Looking for an example of epic failure? Well, you don’t need to look any further than my decision to restart of Roster Moves...
• 7/20 Darn this Gold Glove: Ryan Sweeney Out for the Year: It looks like Ryan Sweeney's season is over as he will undergo surgery on one or both of his knees and should be at full strength...
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney out for season: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knees) was placed on the 15-day disabled list and will have season-ending surgery on his right...[+] knee to correct patella tendonitis, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.
• 7/19 Darn this Gold Glove: Games 90-92 or The Royals Are Who We Thought They Are (And so Are the A's): Oakland 5, Kansas City 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 6, Kansas City 5 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 9, Kansas City...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney could hit DL: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knees) could land on the disabled list with sore knees, the San...[+] Jose Mercury News' Joe Stiglich reports.
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney not in Sunday's lineup: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knees) is not in the starting lineup against the Kansas City Royals...[+] Sunday, July 18, because of sore knees, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney not in lineup Saturday: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knees) is not in the starting lineup Saturday, July 17, because of his sore knees, reports...[+] Joe Stiglich, of the Oakland Tribune.
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney experiencing power outageOakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney has a career-high 52-game homerless streak, according to The Associated Press....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney has a career-high 52-game homerless streak, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/8 B-R Blog: 2010 Reach Base Streaks: Via Play Index, here are batters this season, through yesterday's games, with at a streak of at least 20 games in a row where...
• 7/3 Darn this Gold Glove: Game 81 Recap or Rare and Awesome Play Saves the Day: Oakland 3, Cleveland 0 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 40-41An oft used cliche about baseball is that in every game...
• 7/2 Darn this Gold Glove: Game 80 Recap or A's Prove They Can Hit Minor League Pitching: Oakland 8, Baltimore 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)You can't complain too much about an 8-1 win -- and there were a bunch of good...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney has four hits Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney tied a career high with four hits (all singles) in a winning effort Thursday, July 1, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He also drove in two runs in the contest. Sweeney was 10-for-56 (.179) in his last 17 games.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney ailing: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (knee) received the day off Tuesday, June 29, and he expects to receive a cortisone shot in...[+] his right knee before the All-Star break because fluid has been collecting under the kneecap, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.
• 6/22 TetreaultVision: Bullpen Implosions Doom A's as Reds Rock in the Tenth: A trio of tenth innings blasts gave the Reds a 6-4 victory over the A's. The four run outburst bailed out Cordero who blew his...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Conor Jackson hitting second Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Conor Jackson was in the second spot in the batting order Thursday, June 17, according to MLB.com's Jane...[+] Lee. 'I like him there,' manager Bob Geren said. 'He's a good top-of-the-lineup hitter. It balances out the lineup pretty well.' Jackson went 2-for-3 in the leadoff spot Wednesday, June 16. OF Rajai Davis was back in the leadoff spot Thursday. OF Ryan Sweeney received a day off.
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney scores three times Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney scored three runs in a winning effort Thursday, June 10, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 6/10 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 10, 2010: A pair of red-hot hurlers square off in Oakland (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching...
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney swinging hot stick: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney, who is hitting .324 this year, has had three straight multi-hit games, going 8-for-13 with...[+] three doubles, according to MLB.com's Eric Gilmore. 'He stays on the ball really well,' said manager Bob Geren. 'He doesn't get fooled very often. He's maturing as a hitter. I think the more experience he gets, the better he's going to get. He's still very young. Obviously talented, and he's going to keep improving, I think.'
• 6/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 7: If you took the advice in yesterday’s Roto Lunch and bought into the theory that Jeremy Bonderman had reinvented himself,...
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Update on Ryan Sweeney: Updating a previous report, tests on Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (head) came back negative Thursday, June 3, after he experienced...[+] dizziness after a collision with 2B Mark Ellis, according to The Mercury News' Joe Stiglich. However, Sweeney's status for the team's upcoming series is unknown.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney injured Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney (head) left the game early Thursday, June 3, after colliding with 2B Mark Ellis, according to...[+] ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes.
• 6/3 Baseball Daily Digest: Gio Gonzalez and Strikeouts: Is Less Really More?: Though the Athletics and Red Sox are playing a series this week with one team in first place and the other in fourth place their...

• 5/29 TetreaultVision: Take me Back from the Ballgame May 28, 2010: It was a grand (slam) night around the big leagues 7 St. Louis Cardinals Recap W: Chris Carpenter L: Randy...
• 5/27 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 27: BDD’s own Craig Brown is also a mainstay with the Baseball Prospectus Fantasy column. Yesterday, he tackled a topic which...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney sitting Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney received the day off Thursday, May 13, with OF Gabe Gross replacing him in right field, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Manager Bob Geren said Sweeney was not feeling well.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney ends streak: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney failed to reach base Wednesday, May 5, and ended a stretch of 37 straight home games reaching...[+] base, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney drives in five: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney homered and drove in five RBIs Tuesday, May 4, according to The Associated Press. His home run...[+] ended a 50-game homerless drought.
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney has streak ended: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney had his streak of reaching base safely end at 23 games Sunday, May 2, at 23 games, reports Susan...[+] Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle. His streak is tied for the sixth longest in team history to start a season.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney given Saturday's game off: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney was given the day off Saturday, May 1, after having played four consecutive games on artificial...[+] turf, according to The Associated Press.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney reaching base often: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney doubled Thursday, April 29, and has now reached base safely in all 22 games this year, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jane Lee.
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...
• 4/20 B-R Blog: 2010 hit streaks: Here are the longest hitting streaks so far in 2010: Rk Strk Start End Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Tm 1 Jorge...