While I generally approved of GM Ben Cherington’s performance this past winter, the one trade I couldn’t understand was sending pitchers Mark Melancon and Stolmy Pimentel, IF Ivan De Jesus and 1B/OF Jerry Sands to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Joel Hanrahan and … Continued
Some Red Sox news from around the web: 1. The David Ortiz/Dan Shaughnessy saga continues, with Big Papi making several statements to the Boston Globe columnist in the locker room after today’s game. Included was this nugget: By the way,” … Continued
In a move that seemed a mere formality, Red Sox manager John Farrell announced today that Andrew Bailey would remain in the closer’s role now that Joel Hanrahan has been activated from the disabled list. Hanrahan was 0-1 with an 11.57 … Continued
Some Red Sox notes from Sunday: • Joel Hanrahan threw a scoreless inning today at Triple-A Pawtucket, and is set to return Tuesday. The corresponding move to open up a roster spot will be to send reliever Daniel Bard back … Continued
The Red Sox beat the Oakland A’s this afternoon 6-5 behind two more hits from David Ortiz, a two-run triple from Stephen Drew, and a solid if not unspectacular performance from Jon Lester, who raised his record to 4-0 on … Continued
For the second straight game the Red Sox let a lead slip away, losing tonight to the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Starting pitcher Alfredo Aceves certainly did his job, allowing two runs and six hits in five innings, while walking three … Continued
If you look at last year’s playoff teams, the majority of them shared one important strength: a strong bullpen. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington clearly had this in mind when he assembled this year’s roster. Despite already having an established … Continued
New Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan produced his first clean inning of the spring Saturday night against the Orioles, powering through a 1-2-3 inning that included two strikeouts. His effectiveness was comforting to Red Sox nation, alleviating some concern that … Continued
The other day, we put up an article saying Hanrahan would be good insurance for Bailey, but it looks like those roles will be reversed. That’s no problem with us, provided he stays healthy. (ESPN Boston) The Red Sox on … Continued
The Joel Hanrahan acquisition changes the roles of some guys in the pen. Bleacher Report breaks it down his impact. Joel Hanrahan will try to stop the bleeding at the end of the Red Sox bullpen in 2013. Justin K. … Continued