Bard, McAnulty sent down
boston.com 3/22/2009 — Daniel Bard and Paul McAnulty were reassigned to the Red Sox minor league camp after today's 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Bard struck out 11 in 9 1/3 scoreless innings this camp, but he might have made his biggest...

Red Sox Reassign Bard And McAnulty
soxanddawgs.com 3/22/2009 — After making four cuts this morning , the Boston Red Sox announced after the game against the Phillies this afternoon that they had reassigned Daniel Bard and Paul McAnulty to the minor league complex. It’s assumed that both will be playing for Triple-A Pawtucket this season. The ...

Opting Out of the ‘Kotsay Competition’
fullcount.weei.com 3/4/2009 — As discussed yesterday, there is currently a spirited open competition between Jeff Bailey, Chris Carter, Paul McAnulty and Brad Wilkerson for the role of the Red Sox’ fifth outfielder, a job that is vacant through at least the end of April as ...

Red Sox v Puerto Rico Lineup... and Lowrie/Lugo
bottomlinesox.com 3/5/2009 — Carter, Bailey and Wilkerson will go toe-to-toe in today's game against the Puerto Rico squad.   1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Julio Lugo, SS 3. Chris Carter, 1B 4. Jeff Bailey, LF 5. Brad Wilkerson, RF 6. Jed Lowrie, 3B 7. George Kottaras, DH 8. Josh Bard, C 9. Nick Green, 2B -- Clay ...

A date for Lowell, and more
boston.com 3/8/2009 — Mike Lowell will "probably" make his spring training debut as a designated hitter Tuesday, manager Terry Francona said this morning. Lowell is recovering from offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip. If all goes well, Lowell...

Campaign launched to have Jeff Bailey, and not Brad Wilkerson, to make the Red Sox opening day roster
soxandpinstripes.com 3/15/2009 — Consider this the launch of an unofficial campaign, a mission to have Jeff Bailey join the opening day roster of the Boston Red Sox instead of Brad Wilkerson. Not only has Bailey earned a spot because of his performance on the field - hitting .280 in 50 at-bats with the Red Sox last year, ...

Jeff Bailey Gets Sent Down
fenwaywest.com 4/1/2009 — The roster is just about set with Rocco Baldelli, Nick Green, Chris Carter and George Kottaras making the team. Penny will round out the rotation with Buchholz heading to the PawSox. Jeff Bailey was beat out by Chris Carter after a close race all spring and sent down to minor league camp.Fenway ...

Boston's J.D. Drew: Well Compensated, Well Injured — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2009
New season, same story—J.D. Drew's back is bothering him, and one can only envision he'll be riding the pine for at least another 50 games in 2009.  We've all heard the Drew sympathizers talking about how he hit that grand slam ...

Manny Ramirez Officially Agrees to Re-Sign With Dodgers for Two Years, $45M — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2009
It's not a joke, Dodgers fans. This is real. MLB.com is reporting that Manny Ramirez has officially re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers after months of rejecting different offers, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $45 million. Ramirez came ...

Born and Bred Red Sox Red, Part Two — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2009
I can't help but marvel at the outpouring of comments and nice sentiments after my recent story, "Born and Bred Red Sox Red." Oh sure, I'm proud of it. It has been read by almost 500 and has gotten 83 comments (well, around 41, since half were ...

1B prospect glad Teixeira didn't join Red Sox — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 3/4/2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Lars Anderson paid little attention to the Red Sox pursuit of Mark Teixeira...

Boston Red Sox Team Preview: Fantasy Baseball Gold Mine — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/4/2009
Auction Draft alert! Diamond Draft for Fantasy Baseball helps you mine the gems of your auction draft. Let the others go crazy overpaying for fantasy talent while you scoop up the bargains thanks to the powerful tools built in to Diamond Draft.  ...