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boston.com - 10/23/2008

Boras states his case for keeping Varitek

— boston.com — The Red Sox and Jason Varitek have not initiated contract discussions, which is not unusual this soon... after the season, said Scott Boras , the agent who represents the catcher. (more) Boras states his case for keeping Varitek

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dugoutcentral.com - 10/29/2008

A’s Have It Wrong: Ideal Hitting Strategy is “Aggressive Discipline”

— dugoutcentral.com — During the ALCS against Tampa Bay the Boston Red Sox appeared particularly vulnerable to umpires who had... large strike zones. The Red Sox – known for their plate discipline and high on-base percentage – took numerous 2-1 pitches for strikes. This ... (more) A’s Have It Wrong: Ideal Hitting Strategy is “Aggressive ...

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braveslaunchpad.com - 10/28/2008

Thanks for Sharing

— braveslaunchpad.com — Please visit Joe’s site Baseballisms. The end of the Boston Red Sox 2008 campaign came last night... at Tropicana Field in Tampa. The losing score was 3 - 1 at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, a team attempting to accomplish a worst to first transformation in a single season, trying to (more) Thanks for Sharing

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Perrotto's Latest: Red Sox, Mets, Burnett, Blalock
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — John Perrotto over at Baseball Prospectus has his weekly column up... let's take a look at what he has to say: Couple of notes about the Red Sox: Perrotto expects Theo Epstein to re-sign Jason Varitek to a two-year deal in the $16MM range. This seems like drastically overpaying for what Varitek has become, in my opinion, but as Perrotto points out, there's very little on the free agent market. Epstein will then look to trade for a young catcher who can become the starter in 2010 or 2011. Additionally, he'll try to move Mike ...

Sunday Rockpile: The Mets like Fuentes and Lowe, will Elias favor the Rockies or Dodgers more?
Purple Row — ... John Perrotto in his Every Given Sunday column (subscription required) at Baseball Prospectus has the Mets leaning to push heavily to sign Brian Fuentes rather than Francisco Rodriguez this winter. He also mentions that they'd like to acquire Derek Lowe, both of whom project as Type A free agents. Unfortunately, this is where things get a little sticky. In the scenario that the Mets signed both, either the Rockies or Dodgers would get their first round draft pick as compensation and the other team would get their second round pick, depending on which free agent Elias ranked ...

The World Series is Still Going On?
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — ... In better news, John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus expects the Red Sox will sign Jason Varitek for 2 years and $16 million, which is great only in the sense that he would be unavailable for the Dodgers to sign. As we’ve said here many times, Varitek is beyond cooked, so any kind of deal that brings him to LA and Russell Martin to third base or another city would be a terrible move. ...

Buzz: Most Reports say No to K-Rod
MetsBlog.com — ... According to John Perrotto in a weekend report for Baseball Prospectus, the Mets will not pursue Francisco Rodriguez, instead they will target ...

Is Mike Lowell On The Way Out
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog — ... Over at Baseball Prospectus they believe Theo wants to move Mike Lowell move to help bring in Mark Teixeira or Garret Atkins. The Article also speculates that the Sox will re-sign Tek for a 2 year $16 million deal and try to get a young catcher for the future. ...

... The Cubs are expected to target Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu on the free-agent...
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Rangers buzz
Uwe Blog — ... 2. The Rangers are set to pick up Hank Blalock's $6.2 million option. Smart. Basically signing him for $6 million for one year and to hopefully trade him. ...