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Well . He was eye-popping in the field, but that's a lot of green for a guy with a career .684 OPS (and a .299 OBP (!) last year). It so...

Bill Mueller, whose single up the middle knocked Mariano Rivera to the dirt in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS and b...

I just discovered that this blog has been nominated for a Canadian Blog Award as "Best Sports Blog". You are all encouraged to cl...

Philadelphia Daily News : The Red Sox aren't through yet. Multiple sources say they are set to sign free-agent outfielder J.D. Drew, the...

This JapanBall article puts the Red Sox bid at exactly $51,111,111.11. Matsuzaka, at the Narita Airport: First of all, I was very relieved....

An AL GM : If they can sign him, they've got the best pitcher in the market, and he may be the best pitcher in baseball when all is said...

August 30, 2006 (14 strikeouts): Pitching in the 2006 WBC against Cuba and Mexico: April 14, 2006: He can hit too (HR on June 9, 2006): More...

Jonathan Papelbon finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting 1 2 3 Pts Verlander 26 1 133 Papelbon 20 3 63 ...

Or $51,110,000 . Peter Gammons's comments, as posted by SoSHer JohntheBaptist : -would be "shocked" if deal didn't get don...

An official announcement by MLB and the Seibu Lions regarding Boston's winning bid is still almost 24 hours away (8 PM Tuesday night). ...

Sources tell Peter Gammons that Boston's bid of $42 million for the right to negotiate with Daisuke Matsuzaka "far exceeded any ot...

Buster Olney, ESPN : The Boston Red Sox may have posted the top bid for the right to negotiate with Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka,...

Top Prospect Alert has put up its list of the Red Sox's Top 10 prospects: 1. Jacoby Ellsbury (23) OF 2. Clay Buchholz (22) P 3. Craig H...

Tim Wakefield's $4 million option for 2007 was picked up by the Red Sox. Wakefield was sidelined last July with a stress fracture in hi...

Update: Poster Yaz-Tex meets Tito on a plane! See comments. ... Anyone sick of the media gushing over lil' David Eckstein? The undoubted...

Derek Jeter was the AL winner of the Hank Aaron Award for all-around offensive performance. Ryan Howard was the NL winner. Howard receive...

David Roberts will be inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame on November 9, along with Jerry Remy, George Scott, Ellis Kinder, Vern Stephen...

The Globe reports that the Sox have resigned Mike Timlin for next season at $2.8 million (about a 20% cut from 2006). In 68 games last year...

For the next week or so, we here at Redsock Manor are Tiger fans.