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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 7:00 PM ET by Matt Snyder (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Marlins, Red Sox, MLB Transactions

With the conclusion of the World Series, it appears Major League Baseball isn't wasting any time thrusting us directly into Hot Stove season. In the midst of
Mark Teahen rumors,
we have been served our first actual trade. The Boston Red Sox have acquired 25-year-old outfielder
Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins for pitchers Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones.
Thus far in his career, Hermida has failed to live up to the lofty expectations that come for someone with his natural abilities. A former first-rounder once said to have five-tool potential, Hermida has hit .265 with a barely above average OPS through just over 3 1/2 seasons in the bigs. Of course, some circumstances should be considered.
Posted: Oct 30th 2009 3:02 PM ET by Knox Bardeen (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Sox, AL East

The
Red Sox have a storied history of long-term, very popular left fielders patrolling the grounds in front of the Green Monster at Fenway Park.
Ted Williams spent 16 years in left field for Boston, Carl Yastrzemski lasted 11 and Jim Rice played 12 years. If you add the eight years of Mike Greenwell's tenure and seven from
Manny Ramirez, those five players have spent 54 of the 69 years since Williams' first year in 1940 playing left field for the Red Sox.
Now, that's job security.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 4:15 PM ET by B. Thompson Stroud (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Rockies, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, The Dugout

The playoffs are almost over and the stage is set for the defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies to face the dreadnought New York Yankees ... or the Los Angeles Angels Angels, pending a dead Christopher Lloyd-style miracle.
The bottom line is this: the World Series is like one block to our left, and we're going to have to start buckling down and making some declarative statements. Before we do that, though, today's Dugout features some pre-ALCS decision arguing and some sad realities.
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 9:25 PM ET by Andrew Johnson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Sox, MLB Biz

Fenway Sports Group, the sports marketing company owned by the
Boston Red Sox, has expanded its media empire,
entering into a sponsorship deal with Fulham FC, an English Premier League soccer club.
The company already has a number of similar partnerships in other sports, most famously with Roush Fenway Racing, the NASCAR racing team that features top drivers Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. Might this be there most impressive partnership yet?
That's hard to say, but partnering with a side from the Premiership can't be a bad thing. The EPL might not register much here in the
NFL-centric United States, but its the most popular and powerful professional sports league in the world, with club revenues for the 2007-08 season
exceeding $3 billion.
Posted: Oct 16th 2009 12:22 PM ET by Tom Fornelli (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Sox, MLB Injuries

Knuckleballer and longtime
Boston Red Sox pitcher
Tim Wakefield is set to undergo surgery on his back Wednesday to relieve pressure on the nerves in a herniated disc that is pressing against in his lower back. The disc caused Wakefield to feel weakness in his right leg, and limited him to only four starts following the All-Star break and kept him off the team's ALDS roster.
It could turn out to be an expensive operation for Wakefield, and not because he has a bad health care plan. No, the reason is that if the surgery turns out to be successful, which it's expected to, then the
Red Sox have said they
plan on picking up his $4 million option to return next season.
Posted: Oct 14th 2009 12:19 PM ET by Pat Lackey (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Indians, Red Sox, AL Central, AL East, MLB Rumors

It's now ten days after the end of the 2009 baseball season and the only thing the
Cleveland Indians know about their vacant managerial position is that it won't be filled by
Red Sox pitching coach
John Farrell. That's because Farrell, who was initially seen as a front-runner for the job, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer today that while he is interested in managing some day,
he's not interested in the Indians job and he'd rather stay in his position in Boston.
As the former farm director in Cleveland under
Mark Shapiro, Farrell seemed like maybe the most logical choice for the job, but this isn't the first time he's turned a managerial job down. He was believed to be the frontrunner in 2007 in Pittsburgh, where former Shapiro assistant Neal Huntington is GM, but
he also asked for his name to be removed from consideration then, as well.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:28 PM ET by Tom Fornelli (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Sox, MLB Rumors

After coming to the Boston Red Sox this season Billy Wagner made 17 appearances out of the bullpen and posted a 1.72 ERA. It was exactly the type of performance Wagner needed to help his chances of finding a closer's job somewhere in 2010, which is what he had been saying he wanted to do. Preferably one near his Virginia home.
Well after allowing two runs in the eighth inning of Boston's loss to end their season on Saturday, it sounds like Wagner is changing his tune. When asked about what his plans were for next season on Monday Wagner implied that
he's planning to retire.
Posted: Oct 12th 2009 2:03 AM ET by Frankie Piliere (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Sox, Twins, Yankees, MLB Playoffs, American League Division Series, Scout's Eye View
In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective.Rest easy Yankee fans. It appears that you finally have the real
Alex Rodriguez at just the right time. Sure, it's easy to say it's early, A-Rod still has much to prove and has many demons to overcome, but this is not just about results. Looking at him simply from a mechanical and approach standpoint, Rodriguez looks absolutely locked in.
Many sluggers like Rodriguez can overcome a poor approach at times and get by on pure ability, and to an extent the same goes for him. But, when you are looking for the super-human results that Yankee fans expect, look no further than his comfort level with his mechanics at the plate.