All-Aughts Team of the Decade SP5: Tim Wakefield
feedproxy.google.com 17 days ago — He’s certainly not the ace of the All-Aughts Team of the Decade, but Tim Wakefield has himself a spot in the rotation as the No. 5 starter (there are five rotation spots that will be named) as he is the only pitcher to play for Boston every year from 2000-9. Before we get to the ...

Step Away from the C
sweetflaccoaction.blogspot.com 16 days ago — -Your face is gonna stay like that.- RWPilk Current Standing: 4-5, 7th overall I'll be honest, I miss watchin' the Sox a little bit. They were a pretty miserable team in '09, but there's something special about kickin' back with Cole and a beer after work and watching Terry ...

Wakefield: ‘Everything was awesome’
fullcount.weei.com 10/22/2009 — Speaking on a conference call, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield said “everything was awesome” regarding Wednesday’s surgery on his herniated disc in his back and that he plans on beginning his usual preparation for the 2010 season in ...

Red Sox tweak Wakefield’s option
bottomlinesox.com 18 days ago — The Red Sox renegotiated Tim Wakefield's annual option today. Wake had been working off an auto-renewing option locked in at $4 million, but the aging knuckleballer struggled with injuries in 2008 and 2009, forcing the Sox to tweak the deal for future years: Extra Bases: The Red Sox did ...

Theo Epstein can't just wait 'til next year
bostonherald.com 21 days ago — The plan for Theo Epstein and the Red Sox never included a part about watching the World Series on TV in October, never mind November. But plans change. Instead...

Busy Start for the Red Sox
mysportsrumors.com 18 days ago — 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 ...

Should Theo Epstein Be on the Hot Seat?
sportsofboston.com 18 days ago — (Disclaimer): I can already see your faces as you read this article title. I mentioned my planning to write this article to my roommate and I was met with instant dismissal. I would, however, like to point out that I am not advocating Theo’s firing, or even expressing a dislike for him. This ...

Are the Sox planning a spending spree?
boston.com 18 days ago — So we're talking to Theo Epstein Monday afternoon and he mentions that restructuring Tim Wakefield's deal will save the Sox $1.5 million on the CBT, which is GM-speak for the payroll luxury tax, or collective bargaining tax. "That's important ...

Red Sox, Wakefield Renegotiating Contract
mlbtraderumors.com 18 days ago — The Red Sox have held (and exercised) a perpetual $4MM option for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield since 2005, but now Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe reports that the two sides are renegotiating the deal after Wakefield had surgery to remove disc ...

Wakefield, Sox Agree on New Two-Year Deal
fullcount.weei.com 18 days ago — The Red Sox have chosen not to pick up Tim Wakefield’s $4 million option for the 2010 season; instead, the team and the pitcher have come to terms on a two-year deal. The new contract will pay the 43-year-old a guaranteed $5 million — $3.5 ...

Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 18 days ago
The Red Sox have exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez.

Phillies could revisit Halladay — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 18 days ago
Sporting News staff reports After settling for lefthander Cliff Lee at the nonwaiver trading deadline this season, the Phillies could make another run at Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, ...

Jason Varitek, Matt Holliday on bill — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 17 days ago
CHICAGO - Scott Boras, the agent for catcher Jason Varitek as well as free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, said he planned to speak with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein...

Theo Epstein says Victor Martinez -- not Jason Varitek -- team's catcher — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 18 days ago
CHICAGO - Change was in the air for the Red Sox behind the plate on Day 1 of the two-day general manager meetings yesterday at the O'Hare Hilton. If Jason Varitek...

Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield gets two-year, $5M deal — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 18 days ago
Tim Wakefield has one of the most hallowed Red Sox records in his sights, and now he has two years to break it. The Sox yesterday signed the 43-year-old knuckleballer...