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Beckett placed on DL
Josh Beckett has been placed on the 15-day DL today. The move is retroactive to August 18th and catcher David Ross has been called up from Pawtucket to fill the empty roster spot. Beckett has had his start moved 3 times in the past week and a half ...
Drew to DL, Kotsay to Boston?
J.D. Drew has officially been moved to the disabled list thanks to the herniated disk in his back (and his lack of willing to play in a pennant race while experiencing some aches and pains, but I digress..) The move is retroactive to the 18th and Jo...
Aardsma back to the DL
The most surprising piece of the bullpen this year is going back to the DL for the second time in a month or so. David Aardsma will report to Boston to undergo an MRI on his strained groin. David Pauley will take his spot on the roster. In addition...
Chris Smith called up
Reliever Chris Smith has been called up from Pawtucket to take the place of Clay Buchholz. Buchholz has been demoted to Double-A like we mentioned the other day in this piece. The Red Sox have also signed catcher David Ross to a minor league deal wi...
Buchholz gets demoted
Clay Buchholz has performed horribly at the major league level this year. Maybe part of it is because he’s out on the town every other night or maybe part of it is because he’s spending too much time with his Penthouse pet. One thing is...
Lowell placed on the DL
The Red Sox have placed Mike Lowell on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique muscle. This will mark the second time this season that Lowell has spent some time on the DL. Kevin Youkilis will take over at 3rd base and Sean Casey will ...
Sox acquire pitcher Paul Byrd
The Red Sox have traded a player-to-be-named-later or cash to Cleveland for starter Paul Byrd. Byrd is 4-0 since the All-Star break with a 1.24 ERA. It doesn’t take much thought to figure out why Boston made this move. It can be summed up sim...
Tim Wakefield put on the DL
The Red Sox have put pitcher Tim Wakefield on the DL due to tightness in the back of his right shoulder. This was the same problem that caused Wake to miss the World Series last season. There is no mention yet as to who will take his place in the r...
Sox minor leaguer suspended for PEDs
Boston Red Sox minor league pitcher Victor De La Cruz has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for Stanozolol. Stanozolol is an anabolic steroid and is banned by Major League Baseball. De La Cruz was playing in the Dominican summer league....
Red Sox acquire SS Josh Wilson from Pirates
In yet another odd transaction, the Red Sox have traded for 27 year-old infielder Josh Wilson. Boston will send a player to be named later to the Pirates to complete the trade. Mike Lowell’s hip has been bothering him a lot for the past few we...
Joe Borowski offered a minor league contract
I’m not sure exactly where the Red Sox are going with this one but they’ve offered reliever Joe Borowski a minor league contract. The financial side of it is next to nothing (tell that to anyone making $10 an hour) so it’s another ...
Chris Smith called up
Reliever Chris Smith has been called up from Pawtucket to take the roster space vacated when Craig Hansen was traded. His numbers from Pawtucket are STILL astounding (1-3, 2.24 ERA, 13 saves) despite his brief appearance in Boston earlier this seaso...
Manny Ramirez traded to the Dodgers
It’s been reported that Manny Ramirez has officially been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way blockbuster trade. Pittsburgh Pirates: Bryan Morris (from LAD), Andy LaRoche (from LAD), Brandon Moss (from BOS), Craig Hansen (from BOS)...
David Ortiz activated
Big Papi has been activated and Brandon Moss has been sent back down to Pawtucket. This move comes just in time for Ortiz to play tonight against the Yankees (who have won 6 straight.)...
David Aardsma placed on the DL
The Red Sox have lost their one solid point in the bullpen (besides Jonathan Papelbon) for at least 15 days. David Aardsma is suffering from an undisclosed leg injury and has been put on the disabled list. His numbers this season include a 2.75 ERA...
