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Boston Red Sox will have a difficult decision with Josh Beckett - ESPN Boston
told WEEI.com that he wants to come to Boston in the next couple of weeks to get a reading on the club's feelings about an extension when his contract expires after next season. Beckett is highly respected by the Boston staff. He is the gunslinger who relishes the role of the No. 1 starter. His ...
Busy Start for the Red Sox
Busy Start for the Red Sox
mysportsrumors.com — You can tell when the New York Yankees and/or Boston Red Sox are upset with how their seasons turned out. They come out guns blazing and that’s exactly what the Red Sox have done. They began the off season with a trade, now resigning current players and even leaving one long time veteran ... (more) Busy Start for the Red Sox
Yankees beat out the Red Sox as team of decade
nypost.com — Let's end one debate before it really gets started. The Red Sox gave it a nice run for a while, but the Yankees are the team of the decade -- again. I can just imagine what the scene in Red Sox Nation is about now. The fans are bitter. Very bitte... (more) Yankees beat out the Red Sox as team of decade
Epstein: Red Sox Bought Low On Hermida
mlbtraderumors.com — Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said tonight that he acquired Jeremy Hermida because he saw the chance to buy low on a player with considerable promise. "It was a chance to get a guy with unfulfilled potential for a reasonable cost," Epstein said. It's ... (more) Epstein: Red Sox Bought Low On Hermida
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Odds & Ends: Hardy, Tejada, Cardinals, Mariners
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Here's a few links to close out the night... Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe says that the Red Sox "had been engaging with the Brewers in on-and-off discussions involving (J.J.) Hardy since the trading deadline." Massarotti's source says the Brewers wanted either Clay Buchholz or Daniel Bard, but ...

Read: Red Sox and Beckett
MetsBlog.com — Peter Gammons of ESPN.com wonders whether or not the Red Sox might consider trading Josh Beckett. Gammons says that Beckett will travel to Boston in the coming weeks and see what the Red Sox’ feelings are on a contract extension. Beckett, who will turn 30 in May, has a $12 million vested option for 2010 based on the fact that he made 29 starts in 2009, but can become a free agent after the upcoming season. Gammons says that Beckett is likely looking for the type of dollars given to Yankees ace  CC Sabathia. …i would imagine that Beckett and the Red Sox could be at ...

Gammons says Beckett will want Sabathia money
Lone Star Ball — Gammons says Beckett will want Sabathia money Peter Gammons says Josh Beckett, a free agent after 2010, will want C.C. Sabathia money on his next deal

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Trade Josh Beckett
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