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On Baseball: Bogaerts proves that he’s the top Red Sox prospect

by Kevin Thomas November 24, 2012

Who are the best prospects in the Boston Red Sox system? A subjective question, for sure. Here is our take. There are well-informed prospect lists, such as soxprospects.com and baseballamerica.com. Our list differs slightly in that it puts more emphasis on players in Double-A and Triple-A. Doing well in Class A is nice, but you […]

Tom Caron: Ross signing a prelude to key Red Sox trade?

November 13, 2012

BOSTON – The Red Sox have made their first splash in the free-agent market, and the player they landed was a surprise, to say the least. We’ve been waiting to see what General Manager Ben Cherington would do this off-season. Would he dive into the deep water of free agency and make a splash with […]

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Sox make it easy for Ortiz to stay

by The Associated Press November 5, 2012

The Boston slugger says there was no back and forth haggling as he signs a two-year deal.

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Major League Notebook: Red Sox, Ortiz settle on two-year deal

by The Associated Press November 3, 2012

BOSTON – The Red Sox have agreed to terms with designated hitter David Ortiz on a two-year deal worth $26 million. A baseball official with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday night that the sides reached agreement on a deal that, with incentive bonuses, could bring Ortiz as much as $30 million in the 2013 […]

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Brian Butterfield: From batboy to big leagues

by Kevin Thomas October 31, 2012

Boston’s new third base coach is an Orono native and lives in Standish.

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On Baseball: Farrell’s picture-perfect – at least in off-season

by Kevin Thomas October 28, 2012

BOSTON – The lovefest was still in progress at Fenway Park on Tuesday as new Red Sox manager John Farrell posed for picture after picture. Standing off to the side, the assistant general manager, Mike Hazen, said it was indeed good that Farrell was named manager. Farrell is a strong communicator with ties to the […]

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Major League Notebook: Lovullo follows Farrell to Boston

by The Associated Press October 27, 2012

BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox named Torey Lovullo as bench coach under new manager John Farrell. The team made the announcement Friday, six days after Farrell was picked to succeed the fired Bobby Valentine. Lovullo, 47, was Toronto’s first-base coach the past two seasons when Farrell managed the Blue Jays. In 2010, Lovullo was […]