Red Sox News & Notes - 11/8
SOX & Dawgs —
... discount. The Red Sox did meet with uber-agent Scott Boras to talk about Boras’ other clients he has with the Sox but presumably Alex Rodriguez was probably talked about a little. Also, the Red Sox are unsure about opening up the 2008 campaign in Japan. You can read about it in the links below.
Red Sox victory should be about celebration - not sexual exploitation [Maine Campus]
Paps and Kap at Spinners dinner [Boston Globe]
It’s Japan or bust [Boston Herald]
All quiet in Lowell talks [Boston Herald] ...
Japan Opener Still Uncertain
The Joy of Sox —
... Theo Epstein says the team has not yet reached a decision. "It's up in the air. ...[I]f you want to speculate enough you could say approval of our players is the primary factor ..." The Globe ...
Peavy Available?
Hot Foot —
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald notes that some of the whispers heard in the lobby that the Padres are letting other teams know that Padres SP Jake Peavy is available. Silverman also notes that the Twins have yet to let it be known that Johan Santana is available.
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Buzz: Peavy Available
MetsBlog.com —
Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports “whispers” that the Padres are letting teams know that Jake Peavy is available.
Silverman notes that the Padres are an example of a team attempting to capitalize on a weak free agent pitching market.
He also reports that the Twins have not let teams know that Johan Santana is available.
On a related note, Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports on his blog that the Yankees and Padres briefly discussed a deal that would have sent Peavy to the Yankees for Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera, but that the trade “almost certainly ...
Is Jake Peavy on the Market?
FanHouse —
... DiegoYou can't take every little whisper out of the GM's meetings seriously. Because seriously, how many rumors that are revealed ever come true? And how many of those whispers are only meant to be red herrings? That doesn't mean that baseball fans shouldn't let themselves fall into a daydream about some of these whispers. And the latest one will no doubt send many baseball fans into a trance imagining Jake Peavy on their favorite team. From the Boston Herald: Some of the whispers heard in the lobby of the ...
