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Boston Red Sox Will Not Open 2010 Season in Australia

There was a claim earlier that the Boston Red Sox would be opening up the 2010 season in Sydney, Australia.

Braves Love Those Old Relievers, Sign Saito


A day after signing 38-year-old Billy Wagner to close games in 2010, the Atlanta Braves signed another veteran reliever from the Boston Red Sox.

Yesterday, the Braves signed 39-year-old Takashi Saito to a one-year, $3.2 million contract. Saito can earn an additional $2.3 million in incentives in 2010.

Saito is expected to be the primary set-up man to Wagner in 2010.

Marco Scutaro, Boston Red Sox Agree to Two-Year Contract: So, What's Next?

The Red Sox shortstop saga appears to be at an end. According to reports, the club and free agent shortstop Marco Scutaro have reached agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical.

Alas, the Sox no longer have to contemplate shifting Dustin Pedroia to shortstop!

Boston Red Sox Sign Marco Scutaro

If first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, and try again.


Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has tried and tried and tried to find a replacement at shortstop for Nomar Garciaparra ever since he traded the star shortstop in the summer of 2003.

Perhaps tonight, he has finally tried and succeeded.

Marco Scutaro Signs with the Boston Red Sox

Talk about anticlimactic.

 

Smart, but anticlimactic.

 

Why Mess with Dustin Pedroia's Success?

Apparently the Boston Red Sox management is in complete panic mode.

Doc Halladay's Demands

 

When it comes to off-field distractions, Roy Halladay would prefer not to deal with the drama.

ESPN’s Buster Olney spoke with one of Halladay's reps and said that if Roy Halladay is still with the Blue Jays next season, he will veto any trades after Spring Training and will therefore fly the coop as a free agent

Tampa Bay Rays Acquire Kelly Shoppach From Cleveland Indians

According to the Tampa Bay Rays official site, the Rays have acquired catcher Kelly Shoppach from the Cleveland Indians for the vaunted player to be named later or “PTBNL” as us cool kids say.

I really like this pick up for the Rays.

I have always been a Shoppach fan going back to his days with the Boston Red Sox. I thought the Red Sox were going to reacquire him this offseason, but it was not meant to be.

How Should the New York Yankees Handle Arbitration with Deadline Approaching?

The arbitration deadline is midnight, so every team has to decide which players it will offer arbitration to and which it won't. It is an interesting day because it hints at what the team's offseason plans are.

I touched on this back in October but have since changed my mind. I predicted that the Yankees would offer Andy Pettitte arbitration, but not Johnny Damon.

Is Dustin Pedroia Moving to Shortstop?

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

According to ESPN’s Peter Gammons, the Boston Red Sox have asked 2B Dustin Pedroia if he would be willing to move over to shortstop:

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Los Angeles
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Texas
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Total votes: 270

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