FORT MYERS, Fla. Both Cook and Ohlendorf are coming off shoulder injuries that sidelined them for much of 2011. Cook

Valentine a good fit for Boston, but very little separates pack behind Yanks Elsa / Getty Images Bobby Valentine has his work cut out for him in his first season as Red Sox manager. OPINION By Tony DeMarco NBCSports.com contributor updated 7:00 p.m. ET F

The Boston Red Sox inked pitcher Ross Ohlendorf and first baseman Mauro Gomez to minor league deals with invitations to spring training on Thursday.Ohlendorf went 1-3 with an 8.15 earned run average in nine starts for the Pirates in 2011, a season shorte

Boston Red Sox ♦ Manager: Bobby Valentine (first season).

After missing the playoffs in 2010, the Red Sox were on a mission to ensure they would be in the postseason in 2011. With Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford -- two of the offseason's highest-profile acquisitions -- leading the way, the Red Sox strolled in

There's been a lot of attention given to the potential comings and goings of Roy Oswalt over the past few weeks. The Red Sox need pitching so clearly they should go get Oswalt. Or should they? There was a time when acquiring Roy Oswalt would have been a

Now, then, ignoring that bit of "reality," what would Homer Bailey do for us? The answer is unclear, as any fantasy owner can tell you. For years Bailey has taunted those bargain hunters who expect him to live up to his potential/peripherals year after y

And then there was one. The Red Sox have avoided an arbitration hearing with Alfredo Aceves, agreeing with the right-hander on a one-year, $1.2 million contract, a baseball source has confirmed. The settlement was near the midpoint of the negotiations. A

Injuries are a big part of Baseball and all sports. Teams try and avoid them, but no matter how hard anyone tries, no one is exempted from the injury bug. It’s unavoidable. Injuries are going to happen in some form, which is why all major league teams ca

BOSTON -- It's always been a misnomer to call the 25-man roster at the end of Spring Training final, a point likely to be exacerbated by the number of position battles the Red Sox will host this spring in Fort Myers, Fla. Last year, the focus was on Marc

Fernando Rodney might not be a headcase, but he's certainly an interesting character. His presence on the mound portrays someone that he truly isn't. His hat is slightly tilted to the side and his beard is scraggly and quite intimidating. He simply has t

I have made a huge mistake… According to La Prensa newspaper in Nicaragua, pitcher Vicente Padilla—who signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox earlier this month—had an arrest warrant issued for his failure to show up in court for a child support hea

Vicente Padilla, who was signed to a minor-league contract by the Red Sox, faces arrest in his native Nicaragua. The Nicaragua Dispatch reports that Padilla had his passport revoked and is the subject of a “capture order” after failing to pay $540 a mont

Vicente Padilla, who was signed to a minor-league contract by the Red Sox, faces arrest in his native Nicaragua. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Padilla has made approximately $50 million in his career. Padilla is expected to be among the many compe

I want to remind you before we get any further, this is ranked on 2011 performance, 12 offensive metrics, four defensive metrics and award considerations. I don't care how a player finished the year or started the year, I looked at the whole body of work

BOSTON -- With less than a month before the official reporting date for spring training, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is happy with the way his first offseason on the job in Boston has gone. “It’s almost the way I would hope it could have been drawn u

Call it the great arms race of 2012. After a winter of stockpiling pitching arms and adding pieces, the three top contenders in the AL East—the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays—enter the year with stacked pitching rotations among the best in all of baseball, a

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Of course the Yankees have the highest payroll. They are the Yankees. The Mets and the Dodgers and the Cubs are not. The Red Sox have the second-highest payroll and not only haven't they made the playoffs the past two years, but they haven't won a postse