Red Sox’ collapse. They just pitched poorly is the standard company line. With Beckett and Lester, as well as Clay Buchholz, signed to long-term deals, there was little else to say and apparently not much to do in terms of help. Changes to the rotation...

Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz are set as the team's top three starting pitchers, but the rest of the rotation is up for grabs. Former set-up reliever Daniel Bard, veteran swingman Alfredo Aceves, offseason pick-ups Aaron Cook, Carlos...

Zduriencik hasn’t been flawless. He embraced the hopeless head case that was Milton Bradley, clinging to a nave trust in Seattle’s low-pressure baseball climate. At least that trade with the Cubs was a contract dump for clueless pitcher Carlos Silva. ...

Zduriencik hasn’t been flawless. He embraced the hopeless head case that was Milton Bradley, clinging to a nave trust in Seattle’s low-pressure baseball climate. At least that trade with the Cubs was a contract dump for clueless pitcher Carlos Silva. ...

Aceves was 10-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 55 appearances for the Red Sox and ranked as one of Theo Epstein's best signings last winter. The Yankees, Aceves' previous employer, offered him only a minor league, nonguaranteed deal after he pitched little in

Aceves had asked for $1.6 million, while the Red Sox offered $950,000. Aceves, 29, went 10-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 114 innings over 55 appearances (four starts) last season. He will come to camp as a starter and compete with Daniel Bard, Vicente Padilla,...