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Blue Jays wanted Buchholz for Farrell: reports |
How badly did Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos want to retain his hand-picked manager, John Farrell, last month? Apparently, enough to reportedly shoot for the moon and demand young starting pitcher Clay Buchholz in return, no doubt realizing such an offer would be shot down by the Boston Red Sox, and it was. A New York Times reporter tweeted earlier this week that the Blue Jays wanted Buchholz in order to release Farrell from his contract that runs through the 2013 season. The 27-year-old right-hander was injured for most of last season after winning 17 games for Boston in 2010 and finishing sixth in American League Cy Young Award voting as its top pitcher. He is under contract through the 2015 campaign, with team options in 2016 and ’17, as part of a four-year, $30-million US deal signed in April of this year. FOXSports.com also reported this week that the Red Sox tabbed Farrell as a potential candidate for their managerial opening but “never considered it likely the Jays would engage in serious discussions about Farrell, and the conversations failed to progress.” In late October, a Boston Globe report suggested the Red Sox were interested in bringing back Farrell, the team’s pitching coach from 2007 through 2010. But Anthopoulos quickly sought to quash the report and any possibility of Farrell leaving by meeting with Blue Jays president Paul Beeston and amending the club’s employment policy to prevent those in baseball operations from making lateral moves. Farrell, coming off an 81-81 performance as a rookie manager, beat out a long list of candidates to replace outgoing Toronto manager Cito Gaston following an exhaustive and secretive search that included interviews with 18 candidates. Farrell pitched in 116 major league games, spending time with Cleveland, California and Detroit. He spent five years as assistant coach/pitching and recruiting co-ordinator at Oklahoma State University. In 2001, Farrell returned to the Indians as director of player development until joining the Red Sox as pitching coach in 2007. Meanwhile, Buchholz’s earned-run average that stood at 2.33 in 2010 shot up to 3.48 in 14 starts during an injury plagued 2011. It has already been an interesting off-season with personnel from the Blue Jays and Red Sox linked to each other. Toronto reportedly has interest in free-agent designated hitter David Ortiz, while Blue Jays first base coach Torey Lovullo is in the mix to succeed fired Boston manager Terry Francona. That’s all for today. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Red Sox: Buchholz ailing; Bedard looking at Thursday start |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS August 02, 2011 12:00 AM BOSTON — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Monday that recently acquired left-hander Erik Bedard is scheduled to start Thursday’s series finale against Cleveland. Bedard, traded from Seattle to Boston in a three-team deal just before the non-waiver trade deadline Sunday, is expected to join the Red Sox on Tuesday. In a pair of moves on Sunday, Boston first sent minor league right-handers Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez and catcher Tim Federowicz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Trayvon Robinson. The Red Sox then traded Robinson to the Mariners with Double-A outfielder Chih-Hsien Chiang for Bedard and Josh Fields. Boston had to bolster its starting pitching depth with right-hander Clay Buchholz sidelined with a back injury. The club already lost right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka for the season after he had Tommy John surgery in early June. Francona said Buchholz saw specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles today, but the team’s medical personnel still need to go over the results. Various media reports have Buchholz possibly lost for the season with a stress fracture in his back. “Now we need to let Dr. Watkins talk to the medical people and Theo (general manager, Epstein),” Francona said. “We’ll have an update tomorrow or maybe later tonight.” Boston had acquired right-hander Rich Harden from Oakland last Saturday night, but the deal fell through when the Red Sox reviewed his medical records.
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Red Sox new lefty Bedard scheduled to start Thursday |
BOSTON Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Monday that recently acquired Canadian left-hander Erik Bedard is scheduled to start Thursday’s series finale against Cleveland. The Ottawa native, traded from Seattle to Boston in a three-team deal just before the non-waiver trade deadline Sunday, is expected to join the Red Sox on Tuesday. In a pair of moves on Sunday, Boston first sent minor league right-handers Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez and catcher Tim Federowicz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Trayvon Robinson. The Red Sox then traded Robinson to the Mariners with double-A outfielder Chih-Hsien Chiang for Bedard and Josh Fields. Boston had to bolster its starting pitching depth with right-hander Clay Buchholz sidelined with a back injury. The club already lost right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka for the season after he had Tommy John surgery in early June. Francona said Buchholz saw specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles today, but the team’s medical personnel still need to go over the results. Various media reports have Buchholz possibly lost for the season with a stress fracture in his back. “Now we need to let Dr. Watkins talk to the medical people and Theo (general manager, Epstein),” Francona said. “We’ll have an update tomorrow or maybe later tonight.” Boston had acquired right-hander Rich Harden from Oakland last Saturday night, but the deal fell through when the Red Sox reviewed his medical records. The Associated Press Subscribe to our feed!. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Bedard To Make Red Sox Debut Thursday |
(Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Monday that recently acquired left-hander Erik Bedard is scheduled to start Thursday’s series finale against Cleveland. Bedard, traded from Seattle to Boston in a three-team deal just before the non-waiver trade deadline Sunday, is expected to join the Red Sox on Tuesday. In a pair of moves on Sunday, Boston first sent minor league right-handers Stephen Fife and Juan Rodriguez and catcher Tim Federowicz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Trayvon Robinson. The Red Sox then traded Robinson to the Mariners with Double-A outfielder Chih-Hsien Chiang for Bedard and Josh Fields. Boston had to bolster its starting pitching depth with right-hander Clay Buchholz sidelined with a back injury. The club already lost right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka for the season after he had Tommy John surgery in early June. Francona said Buchholz saw specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles today, but the team’s medical personnel still need to go over the results. Various media reports have Buchholz possibly lost for the season with a stress fracture in his back. “Now we need to let Dr. Watkins talk to the medical people and Theo (general manager, Epstein),” Francona said. “We’ll have an update tomorrow or maybe later tonight.” Boston had acquired right-hander Rich Harden from Oakland last Saturday night, but the deal fell through when the Red Sox reviewed his medical records. (Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Bedard to make Red Sox debut Thursday (AP) |
BOSTON (AP)—Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Monday that Bedard, traded from Seattle to Boston in a three-team deal just before the In a pair of moves on Sunday, Boston first sent minor league right-handers Boston had to bolster its starting pitching depth with right-hander Clay Francona said Buchholz saw specialist Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles Various media reports have Buchholz possibly lost for the season with a “Now we need to let Dr. Watkins talk to the medical people and Theo Boston had acquired right-hander Rich Harden(notes) from Oakland last Saturday Feel free to leave your comments below. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Buchholz, Ellsbury lead Red Sox over Blue Jays |
TORONTO – Extra rest for Clay Buchholz and a little sleep for most of his teammates added up to a seventh straight win for the Boston Red Sox. Despite arriving at their hotel at about the same time the morning rush hour was beginning, the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. “I think everybody’s tired, I know I was, but I thought it was a workmanlike night,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said of his team that played a rain-delayed game in New York until 1:43 a.m. on Friday. “We’ve got to show up tomorrow after a quick turnaround and play good again.” Francona credited Buchholz (5-3), who was given an extra two days’ rest to help him deal with a sore back. The right-hander allowed three hits over seven innings while striking out six and walking two. “When you’ve got something nagging, you don’t want to mess it up any more than it already is so you sort of try to favor it a little bit,” Buchholz said. “Tonight I wasn’t favoring it and I was able to get some good extensions on some pitches that I needed to be extended on. It definitely felt a little different than it has the last couple of starts out.” Buchholz, whose planned early flight to Toronto ended up getting canceled, said fatigue became less of a factor once the game began. “Once you step between the lines everything usually just stops for you and you can run on some adrenaline, especially at this level,” he said. “So that’s what I went out there doing.” Jacoby Ellsbury went 3 for 5 with three runs scored and AL RBI leader Adrian Gonzalez drove in two runs to lead the Red Sox. Gonzalez’s fifth-inning single gave the first baseman seven consecutive games with at least one run driven in. He drove in another run with a ground-rule double off reliever Shawn Camp in the ninth that made it 5-1. “It’s just guys in front of me are getting on base and giving me opportunities every time,” Gonzalez said. “RBIs are not a personal thing.” Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia drove in a run each for Boston, which improved its league-best record to 37-26. Pedroia, who returned to the lineup after missing Thursday’s series finale in New York so doctors could examine his sore right knee, finished 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Toronto starter Jo-Jo Reyes and dropped the Blue Jays to .500 (32-32). Reyes (2-5) had gone a record-tying 28 starts without a win before beating Cleveland 11-1 on May 30 in the first complete game of his career. The left-hander gave up eight hits and two walks before Blue Jays manager John Farrell replaced him with Luis Perez with one out and a runner on first in the seventh. Perez hit a batter but escaped the inning without further damage, leaving the 27-year-old Reyes charged with four runs in 6 1-3 innings. Both teams went hitless for two innings before Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off the top of the third with a bloop single to shallow right field. Ellsbury’s ground-rule double down the left field line put runners at second and third before Pedroia’s infield single scored Saltalamacchia to make it 1-0. Boston went ahead 2-0 when Ellsbury scored on a double play ball hit by Gonzalez. Corey Patterson had Toronto’s first hit — a single to left leading off the fourth. He moved to third on a double by Jose Bautista before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Juan Rivera that trimmed Boston’s lead to 2-1. The Red Sox got two runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Gonzalez and Youkilis. Reliever Daniel Bard took over from Buchholz to start the eighth and pitched a scoreless inning. Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon finished up what had become a non-save situation with a shutout ninth. Notes: Bautista, the AL home run leader with 20, failed to go deep for a 12th straight game, the longest drought for the outfielder since a 13-game run last season when Bautista hit a majors-best 54. … Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar missed his second straight game and is day-to-day because of soreness in his left quadriceps. … Saltalamacchia played his first game since being taken to a New York hospital on Wednesday because of a stomach ailment that required the catcher to receive several doses of intravenous fluids. “He might not be his most energetic self, but sometimes you’ve just got to play,” Francona said. Saltalamacchia’s illness forced 39-year-old Jason Varitek, who on Wednesday teamed with 44-year-old Tim Wakefield to form the oldest battery in Red Sox history, to play in consecutive games. “I told him ‘I owe you a steak dinner,’” Saltalamacchia said. “But he told me `I’ve caught two days in a row before, so that’s not the issue.’” … Gonzalez previously had three streaks of six games with at least one RBI. Thanks for visiting our blog =). Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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