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Sunday, February 05, 2012

The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

As of Feb. 3, Roy Oswalt remained available in free agency, but the Red Sox probably won't sign another starting pitcher before spring training begins. "We wouldn't rule out adding a starter, but I think it's unlikely at this point," general manager Ben Cherington said. "We're going to keep looking for ways to improve the team, including the pitching staff, but I wouldn't expect any major changes between now and the report date." That means the Red Sox will open camp with Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz atop their rotation and two significant question marks behind them. Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves will attempt to make the transition from relievers to starters, and injury reclamation projects Vicente Padilla, Aaron Cook and Carlos Silva and holdovers Andrew...

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Right-hander Roy Oswalt remains available in free agency, but the Boston Red Sox probably won't sign another starting pitcher before spring training begins. "We wouldn't rule out adding a starter, but I think it's unlikely at this point," general manager Ben...

Friday, February 03, 2012

The Boston Red Sox have much to get excited about this season at Fenway Park including their 100 th Anniversary in the ballpark. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Red Sox claim the AL East?

Friday, February 03, 2012

A baseball team can usually do pretty well for itself if it employs four reliable starting pitchers. Heck, give me three solid starters and we can figure out the rest. With just over two weeks left before pitchers and catchers report to Fort Meyers for spring training, the Boston...

Friday, February 03, 2012

The Boston Red Sox lost 40 percent of the starting pitching rotation to injuries and the longtime closer to free agency. Red Sox Nation has been hanging on rumors regarding trades and free agent signings of starting pitchers, worried about who will take the mound this season.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

The Boston Red Sox have hired Gary Hughes, a longtime scout who tried to sign New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady out of high school to play baseball. Hughes, 70, will work with the team as a professional scouting consultant. He spent the last nine seasons with the Chicago Cubs. Hughes was working with the Montreal Expos in 1995 when they drafted Brady in the 18th round.

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson joined his eighth organization on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Terms of Jackson's deal weren't disclosed. Jackson, 28, is 60-60 with a 4.46 ERA in 10 seasons with Tampa Bay, the Dodgers, the White...

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Of all the offseason moves the Boston Red Sox made, and did not make, perhaps the most surprising was the trading of both the team's two starting shortstops from last year. As spring training approaches, the club faces some decisions about who will play at shortstop in 2012.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and former GM Theo Epstein planned to talk a little baseball and raise a little money for charity. Then Valentine's father-in-law, ex-big leaguer Ralph Branca, stole the show. In a discussion about big markets and small markets and how players respond to being booed, Branca took the microphone and reminded the crowd that he knew a little bit about the...

Monday, January 30, 2012

Despite the avowed penny-pinching of Ben Cherington and the Boston Red Sox ownership, the team has recently tried to make some moves that would put them over the cap after all. Cherington and company finally decided to put out offers to free agents Roy Oswalt and Edwin Jackson.

Monday, January 30, 2012

For the Boston Red Sox, pitchers seem to come and go every day, as the team builds its roster ahead of the 2012 season. Fans like me in Red Sox Nation wait for word on whether Roy Oswalt will join the rotation. They note in passing the addition of yet another broken-down starter...