Boston Red Sox - Schilling pact not insured - The Boston Globe
boston.com 2/11/2008 — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Curt Schilling's $8 million contract for 2008 is not insured, according to a Red Sox source. The team is on the hook for the entire amount, whether Schilling throws a single pitch, unless he abruptly decides to retire, a la Keith ...

Red Sox Monster turns one year old
blog.masslive.com 2/11/2008 — AP/Red Sox Monster With Truck Day behind us and an entire season of beautiful baseball wonderland in front of us, it's time say thank you. Red Sox Monster, you see, turns one year old today. Crazy, right? I thought I'd...

Beckett, Buchholz arrive
boston.com 2/11/2008 — FORT MYERS, Fla. -- We've had our fist sightings of pitchers Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz, each of whom showed up at the Sox' spring training facilities here and are working out. Buchholz, who is the leading candidate to replace the injured Curt ...

Morning at the Fort
boston.com 2/11/2008 — FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Just got back from a morning spent at the Sox minor league complex, where we spotted Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Hideki Okajima, among numerous minor leaguers. Beckett wasn't quite in the ...

Boston Red Sox - Youkilis signs for $3 million - The Boston Globe
boston.com 2/11/2008 — Team wraps him up for '08 and avoids arbitration again

Starting Nine — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 2/11/2008
Before anyone asks, the answer is 1916. That was the last time the Red Sox repeated as world champions, defeating the Brooklyn Robins in five games to establish their place...

Youk, Sox agree to 1-year, $3M deal — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 2/11/2008
FORT MYERS - Theo Epstein's arbitration record remains intact. The Red Sox and first baseman Kevin Youkilis came to terms on a one-year, $3 million deal, avoiding...

Deveney: Inside Dish: Schilling's pain won't hurt Sox much — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 2/11/2008
News that Red Sox RHP Curt Schilling's shoulder pain will cause him to miss at least half the season isn't a big deal for Boston.

A's could still trade RHP Blanton — SI.com - MLB 2/12/2008
The A's, who have already traded top pitcher Dan Haren and star outfielder Nick Swisher this winter, may still consider trading starting pitcher Joe Blanton, as well. The Dodgers, Red Sox, Reds and Yankees are believed to be among the teams that have ...

Mientkiewicz agrees to minor league deal with Pirates — Boston.com -- Baseball News 2/12/2008
First baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, who caught the final out in 2004 that gave the Boston Red Sox their first World Series championship in 86 years, agreed Monday to a minor league contract Monday with the Pittsburgh Pirates.