Spring is Here! Boston Red Sox Pitchers and Catchers Report

Mark L. Baer-US PRESSWIRE

Today marks the beginning of baseball activities for the 2012 Boston Red Sox. Pitchers and Catchers report today and the team has invited fans to attend the first three days of baseball at the new JetBlue Park inFort Myers, Florida. From 9:00AM to 12:00 PM today, Monday, and Tuesday fans are invited to watch the [...]

Baseball Writers Remember Tim Wakefield

With the announcement yesterday that Tim Wakefield is retiring from baseball, the community of internet writers have begun reflecting on his career. Wakefield was not the most dominate pitcher or the most eccentric, but his working-man approach to the game and the mercurial pitch that he used to make his living made him a fan [...]

Boston Red Sox Veteran Pitcher Tim Wakefield to Announce Retirement

Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE

Long time Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is finally hang it up his spikes. Multiple sources in the Boston Media have tweeted that 45 year old knuckleball pitcher will officially announce his retirement at5:00 PM today. The knuckleball pitcher had pitched for the Red Sox since leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates the 1994 season. He [...]

The Boston Red Sox Sign Ross Ohlendorf

Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE

Multiple sources are reporting that former Pittsburgh Pirate Ross Ohlendorf has signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. The 29 year old righty has a career 4.77 ERA in five professional seasons. He made nine starts last year and pitched just 38 total innings. Ohlendorf will join the other veterans Boston has [...]

Bobby Valentine on Spring Training, Carl Crawford

Greg M. Cooper-US PRESSWIRE

Bobby Valentine addressed a few topics today, speaking with Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.  The new Red Sox skipper talked about his plans for Spring Training. Even without Bobby Valentine, this spring would be different forBoston. The team is entering their first season in the new JetBlue Park at the Fenway South complex inFort [...]

Minor League Position Players Who Could Impact the 2012 Boston Red Sox

Kevin Goldstein Ranks Boston Red Sox Prospects

Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Over at the seminal Baseball Prospectus site, prospect maven Kevin Goldstein has his ranking of the top 20 prospects in the Red Sox system. Goldstein listed 4 players from the Red Sox system on his top 101 prospects list. Consensus top prospects Will Middlebrooks (55) and Xander Bogaerts (32) made the top 101, along with [...]

David Ortiz and The Boston Red Sox Reach Agreement

Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE

Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that David Ortiz and the Red Sox have reached an agreement and will not need the arbitration hearing set for today.  The deal is said to be for $14.575M, the exact mid-point between the $16.5M Ortiz had filed for and the team’s $12.65M filing. If this report is true, GM Ben [...]

Boston Red Sox Final Week Before Spring Training Full of Questions

Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE

With the voluntary report date for pitchers and catchers just one week away, the Red Sox still have a number of questions looming. What will the team receive as compensation for Theo Epstein leaving? Will they finally sign Roy Oswalt? Will Tim Wakefield return? Will Jason Varitek be back? Seven days before baseball actions begins [...]