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2009 Boston Red Sox
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008 / 2010
95-67, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Terry Francona (95-67)
Scored 872 runs, Allowed 736 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 3,062,699 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
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Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
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2008 / 2010 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 2008
Kyle Snyder granted Free Agency.
October 14, 2008
Josh Wilson granted Free Agency.
October 17, 2008
Selected Dewon Day off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
October 22, 2008
Chris Smith granted Free Agency.
October 28, 2008
Selected Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
October 30, 2008
Alex Cora granted Free Agency.
David Ross granted Free Agency.
Jason Varitek granted Free Agency.
Gil Velazquez granted Free Agency.
October 31, 2008
Sean Casey granted Free Agency.
Bartolo Colon granted Free Agency.
Curt Schilling granted Free Agency.
November 1, 2008
Mark Kotsay granted Free Agency.
November 3, 2008
Miguel Asencio granted Free Agency.
Paul Byrd granted Free Agency.
Dave Gassner granted Free Agency.
Keith Ginter granted Free Agency.
Lee Gronkiewicz granted Free Agency.
Eric Hull granted Free Agency.
Jason Lane granted Free Agency.
Marcus McBeth granted Free Agency.
Jon Switzer granted Free Agency.
Michael Tejera granted Free Agency.
November 5, 2008
Mike Timlin granted Free Agency.
November 10, 2008
Signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.
Signed Robert Coello as a free agent.
November 19, 2008
Traded Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals. Received Ramon Ramirez.
November 20, 2008
Signed Paul McAnulty as a free agent.
November 26, 2008
Signed Marcus McBeth as a free agent.
November 28, 2008
Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Wes Littleton. The Boston Red Sox sent Beau Vaughan (minors) (December 11, 2008) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 2, 2008
Signed Billy Traber as a free agent.
December 4, 2008
Signed Junichi Tazawa as a free agent.
December 10, 2008
Signed Enrique Gonzalez as a free agent.
December 11, 2008
Drafted Miguel Gonzalez from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2008 rule 5 draft.
December 12, 2008
Kevin Cash granted Free Agency.
December 28, 2008
Signed Josh Bard as a free agent.
Signed Brad Penny as a free agent.
January 5, 2009
Signed Nick Green as a free agent.
January 8, 2009
Signed Rocco Baldelli as a free agent.
January 9, 2009
Dewon Day selected by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers.
Signed Mark Kotsay as a free agent.
Virgil Vasquez selected by the San Diego Padres off waivers.
January 10, 2009
Signed Takashi Saito as a free agent.
January 11, 2009
Signed Angel Chavez as a free agent.
January 12, 2009
Signed John Smoltz as a free agent.
January 15, 2009
Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Paul Byrd. The Boston Red Sox sent Mickey Hall (minors) (January 15, 2009) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
January 19, 2009
Traded David Pauley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Randor Bierd.
January 20, 2009
Traded David Aardsma to the Seattle Mariners. Received Fabian Williamson (minors).
January 24, 2009
Signed Chip Ambres as a free agent.
January 27, 2009
Signed Fernando Cabrera as a free agent.
Signed Carlos Maldonado as a free agent.
Signed Ivan Ochoa as a free agent.
February 6, 2009
Signed Steve Green as a free agent.
Jeff Bailey granted Free Agency.
Signed Jason Varitek as a free agent.
February 7, 2009
Signed Jeff Bailey as a free agent.
February 16, 2009
Signed Brad Wilkerson as a free agent.
March 17, 2009
Wes Littleton selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
March 18, 2009
Released Josh Bard.
March 24, 2009
Signed Rocky Cherry as a free agent.
March 27, 2009
Released Steve Green.
April 14, 2009 (Standings)
Selected Travis Denker off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
Signed Chris George as a free agent.
April 22, 2009 (Standings)
Released Devern Hansack.
April 23, 2009 (Standings)
Purchased Kason Gabbard from the Texas Rangers.
April 27, 2009 (Standings)
Signed Devern Hansack as a free agent.
May 17, 2009 (Standings)
Signed Freddy Guzman as a free agent.
May 22, 2009 (Standings)
Released Chris George.
June 9, 2009 (Standings)
Drafted Alex Wilson in the 2nd round of the 2009 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2009.
June 10, 2009 (Standings)
Sent Chip Ambres to the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
July 8, 2009 (Standings)
Released Jonathan Van Every.
July 22, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Julio Lugo to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Chris Duncan.
Traded Hunter Strickland (minors) and Argenis Diaz to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Adam LaRoche.
July 25, 2009 (Standings)
Released Paul McAnulty.
July 28, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Mark Kotsay to the Chicago White Sox. Received Brian Anderson.
July 29, 2009 (Standings)
Released Freddy Guzman.
July 31, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Bryan Price (minors), Nick Hagadone and Justin Masterson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Victor Martinez.
Traded Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves. Received Casey Kotchman.
August 3, 2009 (Standings)
Released Carlos Maldonado.
August 5, 2009 (Standings)
Signed Paul Byrd as a free agent.
August 7, 2009 (Standings)
Selected Chris Woodward off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
August 14, 2009 (Standings)
Traded Kristopher Negron to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Alex Gonzalez and cash.
August 15, 2009 (Standings)
Released Rocky Cherry.
August 17, 2009 (Standings)
Released John Smoltz.
August 19, 2009 (Standings)
Released Ivan Ochoa.
August 21, 2009 (Standings)
Released Chris Duncan.
August 25, 2009 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Billy Wagner. The Boston Red Sox sent Chris Carter (October 7, 2009) and Eddie Lora (minors) (October 7, 2009) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
August 27, 2009 (Standings)
Released Brad Penny.
August 29, 2009 (Standings)
Purchased Joey Gathright from the Baltimore Orioles.
September 30, 2009 (Standings)
Signed Jose Iglesias as an amateur free agent.
October 5, 2009 (Standings)
Javier Lopez granted Free Agency.
October 6, 2009 (Standings)
Enrique Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
October 9, 2009 (Standings)
Jeff Bailey granted Free Agency.
October 12, 2009 (Standings)
Billy Traber granted Free Agency.
October 13, 2009 (Standings)
Gil Velazquez granted Free Agency.
October 15, 2009 (Standings)
Marcus McBeth granted Free Agency.
October 19, 2009
Takashi Saito granted Free Agency.
November 5, 2009
Rocco Baldelli granted Free Agency.
Jason Bay granted Free Agency.
Nick Green granted Free Agency.
Billy Wagner granted Free Agency.
Traded Jose Alvarez (minors) and Hunter Jones to the Florida Marlins. Received Jeremy Hermida.
November 7, 2009
Joey Gathright granted Free Agency.
November 9, 2009
Angel Chavez granted Free Agency.
Travis Denker granted Free Agency.
Alex Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
Devern Hansack granted Free Agency.
Charlie Zink granted Free Agency.
November 11, 2009
Fernando Cabrera granted Free Agency.
November 13, 2009
Paul Byrd granted Free Agency.
Chris Woodward granted Free Agency.
November 18, 2009
George Kottaras selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.
November 20, 2009
Selected Robert Manuel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
November 23, 2009
Signed Gil Velazquez as a free agent.
November 24, 2009
Signed Bob McCrory as a free agent.
Signed Darnell McDonald as a free agent.
November 25, 2009
Purchased Tug Hulett from the Kansas City Royals.
Signed Edwin Moreno as a free agent.
Signed Angel Sanchez as a free agent.
December 4, 2009
Signed Fernando Cabrera as a free agent.
Signed Marco Scutaro as a free agent.
December 7, 2009
Signed Fabio Castro as a free agent.
Signed Scott Atchison as a free agent.
December 9, 2009
Selected Ramon Ramirez off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
December 10, 2009
Traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Boof Bonser. The Boston Red Sox sent Chris Province (minors) (December 12, 2009) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
December 11, 2009
Signed Nate Spears as a free agent.
December 12, 2009
Brian Anderson granted Free Agency.
December 14, 2009
Signed Mike Cameron as a free agent.
Signed John Lackey as a free agent.
January 4, 2010
Signed Adrian Beltre as a free agent.
Signed Brian Shouse as a free agent.
January 7, 2010
Signed Scott Patterson as a free agent.
Traded Casey Kotchman to the Seattle Mariners. Received Bill Hall and a player to be named.
Free agent signing of Bob McCrory voided.
January 13, 2010
Signed Jorge Sosa as a free agent.
January 15, 2010
Signed Edwin Moreno as a free agent.
January 18, 2010
Signed Chad Paronto as a free agent.
Released Brad Wilkerson.
January 19, 2010
Signed Gustavo Molina as a free agent.
January 25, 2010
Signed Devern Hansack as a free agent.
February 1, 2010
Signed Joe Nelson as a free agent.
February 20, 2010
Released Edwin Moreno.
March 1, 2010
Selected Casey Fien off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
March 4, 2010
Casey Fien selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
March 20, 2010
Signed Alan Embree as a free agent.
March 25, 2010
Released Brian Shouse.
March 26, 2010
Traded . Received Kevin Frandsen.
Signed Scott Schoeneweis as a free agent.
March 30, 2010
Released Scott Patterson.
April 1, 2010
Released Jorge Sosa.
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