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Red Sox Rumors
Mlb is reporting he Red Sox are on the verge of another significant upgrade to their defense, with a source confirming to MLB.com that the club is close to signing free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre. Yahoo Sports is reporting Former Los Angeles Angels ace John Lackey submitted to a physical examination by Boston Red Sox doctors Monday, according to reports, and is on the verge of signing a five-year, $85 million contract. Jason Bay rejected Boston's contract offer of four years and close to $60MM two days ago, and now it seems the Red Sox maybe be looking to alternatives. SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that even though the team plans to keep in touch with Bay, "competing execs believe they're looking at hard at alternatives now." On the first day of free agency, the Red Sox added to their pitching depth on the cheap, claiming 26-year-old reliever Robert Manuel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.![]() Here is the press release from our friends on Yawkey Way confirming the earlier news that the Red Sox have picked up Victor Martinez's option and re-signed pitcher Tim Wakefield to a two-year contract for $5 million plus incentives.
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Pitchers 19 Josh Beckett 64 Michael Bowden 61 Clay Buchholz 17 Manny Delcarmen 73 Felix Doubront 84 Miguel Gonzalez 43 Devern Hansack 75 Hunter Jones 31 Jon Lester 39 Wes Littleton 48 Javier Lopez 63 Justin Masterson 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 37 Hideki Okajima 58 Jonathan Papelbon 36 Brad Penny 56 Ramon Ramirez 24 Takashi Saito 29 John Smoltz 86 Junichi Tazawa 49 Tim Wakefield Catchers 3 Josh Bard 80 Dusty Brown 68 George Kottaras 33 Jason Varitek 81 Mark Wagner Infielders 76 Argenis Diaz 25 Mike Lowell 12 Jed Lowrie 23 Julio Lugo 15 Dustin Pedroia 20 Kevin Youkilis Outfielders 5 Rocco Baldelli 44 Jason Bay 54 Chris Carter 7 J.D. Drew 46 Jacoby Ellsbury 11 Mark Kotsay 60 Jonathan Van Every Designated Hitters 34 David Ortiz | |||||||||
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