Sox's organization preview, Top 20 Prospects
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500)
Boston's Top 20 prospects bring power potential, and there are some impressive arms in the mix as well.

Teen's research brings Negro Leagues to life
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500)
Cam Perron, a 17-year-old high school senior from Arlington, Mass., is an Internet-savvy sleuth who has tracked down dozens of Negro League players whose stories have never been told.

Atchison clears waivers, is outrighted to Triple-A
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:09:00 -0500)
The Red Sox announced on Monday that right-hander Scott Atchison has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket. Atchison, who turns 36 in March, has received an invitation to big league camp.

Inbox: With Scutaro gone, who plays shortstop?
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:00 -0500)
Now that the Red Sox have traded Marco Scutaro, will they bring up Jose Iglesias or play Mike Aviles? Beat reporter Ian Browne answers that question and more in the latest edition of his Inbox.

Aceves, Red Sox avoid hearing with deal
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:50:00 -0500)
Alfredo Aceves and the Red Sox have avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year deal. It's the eighth of nine potential arbitration cases the team has settled outside of a hearing, leaving only designated hitter David Ortiz's situation unresolved.

Papi points way for prospects at Showcase
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:45:00 -0500)
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the guest speaker at a banquet to honor the participants in Major League Baseball's Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase for the countries' top prospects held during the last two days.

Ortiz wants to make deal, avoid arbitration
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:16:00 -0500)
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said he wants a multi-year deal and would like to avoid salary arbitration for next season.

Red Sox schedule spring home's opening
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:15:00 -0500)
The grand opening of JetBlue Park, the Red Sox's new Spring Training home, has been scheduled for Feb. 25, the same day as the team's first full-squad workout.

Brady chose to go behind center, not the plate
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:00 -0500)
In what was clearly a wise career choice, legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady opted for a football career, despite being drafted as a catcher by the Montreal Expos in 1995.

Sox-Yanks history adds to Super Bowl hype
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500)
The hype for this weekend's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchup no doubt got some help from years of Bostonians and New Yorkers watching the Red Sox and Yankees play out the greatest rivalry in all of sports.

Beckett says air is cleared with Valentine
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0500)
Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett, who hadn't made any media appearances since the season ended, appeared on MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" on Thursday.

Red Sox hire veteran scout Hughes
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:36:00 -0500)
The Red Sox have added veteran scout Gary Hughes, who will be in his 45th year in the game this season.

New York Times sells portion of stake in Sox
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 -0500)
The New York Times Co. announced on Thursday that it has sold 100 more units of its holdings in Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Red Sox, for $30 million.

Valentine planning out Spring Training routine
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:00 -0500)
Jon Lester, Andrew Bailey and Kevin Youkilis are among the Red Sox's expected early arrivers in Fort Myers, Fla. Manager Bobby Valentine and the team's Spring Training organizers are working hard to have a plan in place once workouts begin.

Initial roster won't be Red Sox's final roster
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 -0500)
It's always been a misnomer to call the 25-man roster at the end of Spring Training final, a point likely to be exacerbated by the number of position battles the Red Sox will host this spring in Fort Myers, Fla.

GM says Boston likely out of Oswalt running
(Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500)
The Red Sox are unlikely to add another starting pitcher, general manager Ben Cherington said Wednesday night, tempering reports that had linked Boston to free agents Roy Oswalt and Edwin Jackson this offseason.

Epstein discusses small vs. big markets
(Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:30:00 -0500)
If Theo Epstein could figure out what causes players to falter in big markets, he told guests at Fenway Park on Monday night, "I'd take it with me to Chicago." The Boston crowd ate it up.

Dice-K making progress, throws bullpen session
(Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:56:00 -0500)
Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka on Monday threw his first bullpen session since he underwent Tommy John surgery in June, according to the Japanese outlet Kyodo News.

Sox prepping for Papi, Aceves arbitration cases
(Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:21:00 -0500)
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said that arbitration dates have been set for both Alfredo Aceves and David Ortiz, but he declined to specify those dates.

Past and present meet at Fenway benefit
(Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:00 -0500)
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, general manager Ben Cherington and Cherington's predecessor, Cubs president Theo Epstein, were all on hand at Fenway Park on Monday for "Hot Stove Cool Music."

Oswalt not short on suitors for his services
(Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:00 -0500)
Roy Oswalt has been in the top six in the National League Cy Young Award balloting six times. If you need a guy for Game 7 in a World Series, you could do a whole lot worse than the man from Mississippi.

Valentine talks Sox, tells stories in hometown
(Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:14:00 -0500)
Bobby Valentine was right at home Sunday night in Stamford, Conn., wearing his old letterman's jacket on the same stage where he had held the lead in the school play decades ago.

Red Sox sign former Mets hurler Maine
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:05:00 -0500)
John Maine has signed with the Red Sox on a Minor League deal, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com on Friday night.

Valentine satisfied with deep stable of arms
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:25:00 -0500)
Even if the Red Sox do favor Mike Aviles to be their starting shortstop, the money the team freed up by trading Marco Scutaro may not be earmarked for pitching in the immediate future. At least that's how manager Bobby Valentine explained the situation Thursday night at a charity event hosted by Kevin Youkilis.