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Cherington effective despite distractions by Mike Ghika
First-year GM has performed admirably amidst manager debacle and financial restrictions
New Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington’s first bit of business in his new role with the team was an important one – hiring a new manager.
But it was a managerial process like no other. After receiving public backing from ownership to carry out the interview process,Cherington met with a number of low-key candidates, many of which were seeking their first managerial job.
Then came the announcement of a second interview for former Sox third base coach Dale Sveum, whose only tenure as manager came with an interim tag during the Milwaukee Brewers’ playoff run in 2008. The meeting took place in Milwaukee – the site of the GM Meetings – with Cherington, Sveum, John Henry, Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner all present.
With Cherington’s sights clearly set on Sveum, an agreement seemed imminent when the Sox brass announced they would seek an individual with more managerial experience. In other words, Sox ownership put down the gavel, and overruled was the verdict on Cherington’s ...READ MORE!
Published on January 02, 2012 View Comment(s)
Closing time by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox acquire closer Andrew Bailey from A's in exchange for Josh Reddick, prospects
You should probably be over your Jonathan Papelbon blues by now, but if not, this trade should do the trick.
After weeks of discussions, the Red Sox have finally acquired their replacement for Papelbon in the closer's role by sending a package that includes outfielder Josh Reddick to the Oakland A's in exchange for right-hander, Andrew Bailey.
While many had been campaigning for the Red Sox to sign former Phillies closer Ryan Madson to a deal that likely would have cost Boston upwards of $40+ million, Ben Cherington trades for a closer that will be under team control at an affordable rate through the 2014 season.
Bailey is eligible for arbitration for the first time this offseason, and will likely be awarded somewhere between $3-5M, a considerable increase from the $465,000 that Oakland was responsible for paying the closer last season.
In Bailey, the Red Sox get a battle-tested closer who, when he...READ MORE!
Published on December 28, 2011 View Comment(s)
Ortiz to return to Red Sox by Jared Carrabis
ESPN Deportes reporting David Ortiz will accept Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration
After weeks and months of speculation over whether or not David Ortiz would return to the Boston Red Sox, we finally have our answer.
Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes is reporting that Ortiz has opted to accept the Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration.
Earlier today, we learned that the Red Sox had made an offer of $18 million over two years to retain Ortiz's services, but apparently the designated hitter chose the bigger annual dollar figure over another year of job security.
In accepting the Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration, Ortiz will get a one-year deal that will guarantee him a figure somewhere slightly north of the $12.5 million that he made in 2011.
From Ortiz's side, it obviously makes sense for him to accept arbitration and make more on a one-year deal than it would be to take...READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
The old switch-a-roo by Jared Carrabis
ESPN hires Terry Francona to replace Bobby Valentine as Sunday Night Baseball analyst
Ah, the old inter-profession switch-a-roo; a beautiful thing when perfectly executed.
Last week, the Red Sox announced that former ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst Bobby Valentine would be the man to replace Terry Francona as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. Last night, ESPN announced that former Red Sox manager Terry Francona would be the man to replace Bobby Valentine as the new ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst.
As a GM, I wouldn't have made this move. But now that it has happened and I had absolutely no say in it, I could get used to it. It's certainly going to be great to hear Tito in the booth on Sunday Night Baseball, especially during Red Sox games. I'm really looking forward to that.
We got our first taste of Tito in the booth during the ALCS this past October, but now we'll get to travel inside the mind of Francona for several teams around baseball.
In an interview with WEEI on the day that Valentine was introduced, READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
Bailout plan? by Jared Carrabis
Jon Heyman reporting Red Sox "will make an attempt" to acquire A's closer Andrew Bailey
In a market full of free agent closers, I'm going to try to make sense of attempting to trade for closer Andrew Bailey.
In scenario number one, a trade for Bailey will help keep the Red Sox' payroll under the luxury tax threshold, whereas signing someone like Ryan Madson to a four-year deal north of $40 million would bump the Red Sox' payroll up significantly more than Bailey would. This winter, Bailey will be eligible for arbitration for the first time, and won't become a free agent until 2015.
Scenario number two could be that, while Daniel Bard prefers to be a starter, Bailey could be brought in to replace Bard's innings in the bullpen. The Red Sox could go out and sign a closer like Francisco Rodriguez for less money than Madson, and the two relievers would essentially be interchangeab...READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
Buck no by Jared Carrabis
Reports say Red Sox "front office is resistant to the idea" of Bill Buckner joining coaching staff
25 years later, and the man still can't catch a break.
As you already know, Bobby Valentine is the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. What you may not already know, Valentine and former Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner have had a friendship that dates back four decades.
There had been rumors swirling that Valentine would bring Buckner on as part of his coaching staff here in Boston, although the 1986 scapegoat hasn't coached at the major league level since Nomar Garciaparra's Rookie of the Year campaign of 1997 when he was the White Sox's hitting coach.
At Valentine's introductory press conference, the 61-year-old was asked if he would entertain the idea of bringing Buckner on as a part of his coaching staff, and while he did not confirm that he was considering, he also did not deny the possibility.
Thanks to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com, today we lea...READ MORE!
Published on December 05, 2011 View Comment(s)
Building the bridge to Farrell? by Jared Carrabis
SI.com's Jon Heyman reporting Bobby Valentine's deal with Red Sox is for two years
It would make absolutely no sense for the Red Sox to admit this, but I think you guys know where I'm going with this.
According to a tweet from SI.com's Jon Heyman, Bobby Valentine's new deal to be the Red Sox' manager will be for two years when he finally dots the I's and crosses the T's.
When Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and team president Larry Lucchino unveil their new manager tonight at 5:30pm, one thing that I can promise you that you won't hear is that Valentine was their first choice. If that is said, then you'll be smart enough to know that it's a lie.
On October 23, Nick Cafardo wrote, "When the Red Sox and Terry Francona parted ways, Blue Jays manager John Farrell was the preferred candidate to manage the team, according to a major league source."
Of course, READ MORE!
Published on December 01, 2011 View Comment(s)
Making tweets to the lineup? by Jared Carrabis
A tweet from Bobby Valentine's ESPN analyst past could predict his Red Sox managerial future
One of the great things about Twitter is that you can essentially archive your thoughts and feelings on a certain topic at a specific point in time.
For newly hired Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, his Twitter account, which was created to voice his opinions as an ESPN analyst, gives us a little bit of perspective as to how he is going to handle his new lineup. The Red Sox lineup, of course, was a major issue with Terry Francona, especially with Carl Crawford, as the left fielder was penciled in to every spot in the lineup besides cleanup and ninth.
In a tweet from Valentine that was sent out to his followers on April 9 (analyst said, "Good to see Crawford batting leadoff. I do not believe in the stuff about a guy batting a certain place in the order b...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
Sox Ownership Has Lost its Values by Mike Ghika
Closure in managerial search doesn't undo recent Red Sox disaster
At 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, it was reported that Red Sox managerial candidate Gene Lamont was out of the running for the position. That report came via a tweet from ESPN’s Karl Ravech, who has been a colleague of soon-to-be Sox manager Bobby Valentine for quite some time now.
Less than a half hour later, Sox general manager Ben Cherington refuted that notion by saying there was nothing to report on Lamont.
Then what do you know? Local man Mike Lynch from Channel 5 tweeted at 7 p.m. that a verbal agreement was in place with Valentine.
And with that, finally, the Red Sox are no longer manager-less after what seemed to be an endless 60-day stretch.
But the drama that ensued late Tuesday evening was just the culmination of what has proven to be the dar...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
For the kids by Jared Carrabis
Pedro hosting toy drive to support the Jimmy Fund and the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation
While we all know Pedro Martinez as the fierce competitor that he was on the mound for seven seasons with the Red Sox, it's important to know that his heart is greater than his Hall of Fame credentials.
Back in 1998, Martinez founded the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation. To read more about the foundation and what they have accomplished since their inception, click here.
Martinez will host a toy drive at HomeGoods in Bedford, Massachusetts to support pediatric cancer patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the underprivileged youth in the Dominican Republic through the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation.
The toy drive will be held on Saturday December 3, from 5pm to 7pm at HomeGoods, Great Road Shopping Center, 309 Great Rd. (Route 4, next to TJMaxx) in Bedford.
Attendees who donate two new, unwrapped toys during the event, will receive one...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
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First-year GM has performed admirably amidst manager debacle and financial restrictions
New Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington’s first bit of business in his new role with the team was an important one – hiring a new manager.
But it was a managerial process like no other. After receiving public backing from ownership to carry out the interview process,Cherington met with a number of low-key candidates, many of which were seeking their first managerial job.
Then came the announcement of a second interview for former Sox third base coach Dale Sveum, whose only tenure as manager came with an interim tag during the Milwaukee Brewers’ playoff run in 2008. The meeting took place in Milwaukee – the site of the GM Meetings – with Cherington, Sveum, John Henry, Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner all present.
With Cherington’s sights clearly set on Sveum, an agreement seemed imminent when the Sox brass announced they would seek an individual with more managerial experience. In other words, Sox ownership put down the gavel, and overruled was the verdict on Cherington’s ...READ MORE!
Published on January 02, 2012 View Comment(s)
Closing time by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox acquire closer Andrew Bailey from A's in exchange for Josh Reddick, prospects
You should probably be over your Jonathan Papelbon blues by now, but if not, this trade should do the trick.
After weeks of discussions, the Red Sox have finally acquired their replacement for Papelbon in the closer's role by sending a package that includes outfielder Josh Reddick to the Oakland A's in exchange for right-hander, Andrew Bailey.
While many had been campaigning for the Red Sox to sign former Phillies closer Ryan Madson to a deal that likely would have cost Boston upwards of $40+ million, Ben Cherington trades for a closer that will be under team control at an affordable rate through the 2014 season.
Bailey is eligible for arbitration for the first time this offseason, and will likely be awarded somewhere between $3-5M, a considerable increase from the $465,000 that Oakland was responsible for paying the closer last season.
In Bailey, the Red Sox get a battle-tested closer who, when he...READ MORE!
Published on December 28, 2011 View Comment(s)
Ortiz to return to Red Sox by Jared Carrabis
ESPN Deportes reporting David Ortiz will accept Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration
After weeks and months of speculation over whether or not David Ortiz would return to the Boston Red Sox, we finally have our answer.
Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes is reporting that Ortiz has opted to accept the Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration.
Earlier today, we learned that the Red Sox had made an offer of $18 million over two years to retain Ortiz's services, but apparently the designated hitter chose the bigger annual dollar figure over another year of job security.
In accepting the Red Sox' offer of salary arbitration, Ortiz will get a one-year deal that will guarantee him a figure somewhere slightly north of the $12.5 million that he made in 2011.
From Ortiz's side, it obviously makes sense for him to accept arbitration and make more on a one-year deal than it would be to take...READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
The old switch-a-roo by Jared Carrabis
ESPN hires Terry Francona to replace Bobby Valentine as Sunday Night Baseball analyst
Ah, the old inter-profession switch-a-roo; a beautiful thing when perfectly executed.
Last week, the Red Sox announced that former ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst Bobby Valentine would be the man to replace Terry Francona as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. Last night, ESPN announced that former Red Sox manager Terry Francona would be the man to replace Bobby Valentine as the new ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst.
As a GM, I wouldn't have made this move. But now that it has happened and I had absolutely no say in it, I could get used to it. It's certainly going to be great to hear Tito in the booth on Sunday Night Baseball, especially during Red Sox games. I'm really looking forward to that.
We got our first taste of Tito in the booth during the ALCS this past October, but now we'll get to travel inside the mind of Francona for several teams around baseball.
In an interview with WEEI on the day that Valentine was introduced, READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
Bailout plan? by Jared Carrabis
Jon Heyman reporting Red Sox "will make an attempt" to acquire A's closer Andrew Bailey
In a market full of free agent closers, I'm going to try to make sense of attempting to trade for closer Andrew Bailey.
In scenario number one, a trade for Bailey will help keep the Red Sox' payroll under the luxury tax threshold, whereas signing someone like Ryan Madson to a four-year deal north of $40 million would bump the Red Sox' payroll up significantly more than Bailey would. This winter, Bailey will be eligible for arbitration for the first time, and won't become a free agent until 2015.
Scenario number two could be that, while Daniel Bard prefers to be a starter, Bailey could be brought in to replace Bard's innings in the bullpen. The Red Sox could go out and sign a closer like Francisco Rodriguez for less money than Madson, and the two relievers would essentially be interchangeab...READ MORE!
Published on December 06, 2011 View Comment(s)
Buck no by Jared Carrabis
Reports say Red Sox "front office is resistant to the idea" of Bill Buckner joining coaching staff
25 years later, and the man still can't catch a break.
As you already know, Bobby Valentine is the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. What you may not already know, Valentine and former Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner have had a friendship that dates back four decades.
There had been rumors swirling that Valentine would bring Buckner on as part of his coaching staff here in Boston, although the 1986 scapegoat hasn't coached at the major league level since Nomar Garciaparra's Rookie of the Year campaign of 1997 when he was the White Sox's hitting coach.
At Valentine's introductory press conference, the 61-year-old was asked if he would entertain the idea of bringing Buckner on as a part of his coaching staff, and while he did not confirm that he was considering, he also did not deny the possibility.
Thanks to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com, today we lea...READ MORE!
Published on December 05, 2011 View Comment(s)
Building the bridge to Farrell? by Jared Carrabis
SI.com's Jon Heyman reporting Bobby Valentine's deal with Red Sox is for two years
It would make absolutely no sense for the Red Sox to admit this, but I think you guys know where I'm going with this.
According to a tweet from SI.com's Jon Heyman, Bobby Valentine's new deal to be the Red Sox' manager will be for two years when he finally dots the I's and crosses the T's.
When Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and team president Larry Lucchino unveil their new manager tonight at 5:30pm, one thing that I can promise you that you won't hear is that Valentine was their first choice. If that is said, then you'll be smart enough to know that it's a lie.
On October 23, Nick Cafardo wrote, "When the Red Sox and Terry Francona parted ways, Blue Jays manager John Farrell was the preferred candidate to manage the team, according to a major league source."
Of course, READ MORE!
Published on December 01, 2011 View Comment(s)
Making tweets to the lineup? by Jared Carrabis
A tweet from Bobby Valentine's ESPN analyst past could predict his Red Sox managerial future
One of the great things about Twitter is that you can essentially archive your thoughts and feelings on a certain topic at a specific point in time.
For newly hired Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, his Twitter account, which was created to voice his opinions as an ESPN analyst, gives us a little bit of perspective as to how he is going to handle his new lineup. The Red Sox lineup, of course, was a major issue with Terry Francona, especially with Carl Crawford, as the left fielder was penciled in to every spot in the lineup besides cleanup and ninth.
In a tweet from Valentine that was sent out to his followers on April 9 (analyst said, "Good to see Crawford batting leadoff. I do not believe in the stuff about a guy batting a certain place in the order b...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
Sox Ownership Has Lost its Values by Mike Ghika
Closure in managerial search doesn't undo recent Red Sox disaster
At 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, it was reported that Red Sox managerial candidate Gene Lamont was out of the running for the position. That report came via a tweet from ESPN’s Karl Ravech, who has been a colleague of soon-to-be Sox manager Bobby Valentine for quite some time now.
Less than a half hour later, Sox general manager Ben Cherington refuted that notion by saying there was nothing to report on Lamont.
Then what do you know? Local man Mike Lynch from Channel 5 tweeted at 7 p.m. that a verbal agreement was in place with Valentine.
And with that, finally, the Red Sox are no longer manager-less after what seemed to be an endless 60-day stretch.
But the drama that ensued late Tuesday evening was just the culmination of what has proven to be the dar...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
For the kids by Jared Carrabis
Pedro hosting toy drive to support the Jimmy Fund and the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation
While we all know Pedro Martinez as the fierce competitor that he was on the mound for seven seasons with the Red Sox, it's important to know that his heart is greater than his Hall of Fame credentials.
Back in 1998, Martinez founded the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation. To read more about the foundation and what they have accomplished since their inception, click here.
Martinez will host a toy drive at HomeGoods in Bedford, Massachusetts to support pediatric cancer patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the underprivileged youth in the Dominican Republic through the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation.
The toy drive will be held on Saturday December 3, from 5pm to 7pm at HomeGoods, Great Road Shopping Center, 309 Great Rd. (Route 4, next to TJMaxx) in Bedford.
Attendees who donate two new, unwrapped toys during the event, will receive one...READ MORE!
Published on November 30, 2011 View Comment(s)
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