Texan is 14-28 with a 4.77 ERA in 95 games (64 starts). Gomez spent all of last season with Atlanta's Triple-A affiliate, hitting .304, clubbing 24 homers, 34 doubles and driving in 90 runs over 135 contests. The BoSox extended spring training invites...

He also combined for a 1-1 record with a 3.65 ERA (15 ER/37.0 IP) in seven minor league starts, including six rehab outings, and posted a 3.33 ERA (9 ER/24.1 IP) in four starts with Triple-A Indianapolis overall. The complete list of non-roster...

2011 to include the fact that he still averaged more than a strikeout an inning. Once again, this is a low-risk move. Right-handed pitcher Doug Mathis is another player whom the Red Sox signed well before their Jan. 3 press release. Baseball America...

Some of the pitchers the Red Sox have brought in -- such as Aaron Cook, Carlos Silva and Vicente Padilla -- could be asked to move to the bullpen. John Maine, a former starter, is already coming to camp with the understanding he will make that switch. ...

Not that Brandon Duckworth, Charlie Haeger, Will Inman, Doug Mathis, Tony Pena Jr. , Chorye Spoone Jesse Carlson, Justin Thomas, Pedro Ciriaco and Nate Spears won’t possibly be useful in the near to distant future, a more pressing need for the Sox is a...

The longer answer is "Not really, but Rich Hill was pretty good last year, right?" This is inevitably followed by a Google search for news on Kuroda, and a dejected sigh. But hey, we've got these guys now, and they don't really cost a thing, so let's...