Carl Crawford News

Many variables with come into play when determining the final group of teams to play in October, but for now, these are the clubs that have the pieces in place to contend this season.

The Red Sox had added first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and outfielder Carl Crawford.

Carl Crawford's status as a rebound candidate is so well known, the topic so widely discussed, that his manager is getting check-ins in the dead of night.

After missing the playoffs in 2010, the Red Sox were on a mission to ensure they would be in the postseason in 2011.

Being the General Manager of the New York Yankees can be both a blessing and a curse.

Every year, fantasy writers publish position rankings and offer their opinions on players who could outperform their draft round and other players who will underperform their draft round.

We are just a few short weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to their respective spring training sites and with that comes the preseason MLB predictions.

Having optimism for my team, believing they are the best or can compete with the best, is one of the greatest feelings I've had being a sports fan.

Baseball Prospectus today released its PECOTA projections for the coming season.

OK, let's get the Babe Ruth thing out of the way first. Since the sale of Ruth to the Yankees was so egregious, I'm including it in the introduction rather than the body of the slideshow.

Every year, a good friend of mine in my NL-Only redraft league comes to the draft, drafting a power hitter and an ace early, going about his draft attempting to balance his roster with solid hitters and starting pitchers.

That the Red Sox signed Cody Ross a week after Carl Crawford 's wrist surgery might indicate a sense of desperation coming from the front office, yet general manager Ben Cherington had been saying for quite some time that he was looking for a right-handed batter/outfielder. What he didn't say was that Ross was his target.

The Blue Jays play in the fifth biggest market in North America, with an entire country to sell to.

When the Red Sox acquired Adrian Gonzalez and signed Carl Crawford before the 2011 season there were wide ranging debates as to what the batting order should be.

But now is the opportunity to wallow in the misery that was the 2011 season. Consider this Baseball Festivus: time for the airing of the grievances portion with the worst moments of 2011.

Obviously, all 4th outfielders are an injury away from starting. Otherwise, most of these guys can be expected to start about 2-3 times per week.

Boston Red Sox shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias is one of a handful of players trying to win starting jobs this spring.

Who Would You Rather Have? CBS Sports has been running a good series comparing two top players at the same position - asking who would you rather have.

By now there's not one Red Sox fan who needs to be reminded of the free agent disappointments of the past.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford and his brother are being sued by a former friend.