George Kottaras News

The Rays gained a draft pick but lost an option behind the plate when veteran catcher Gregg Zaun signed a one-year deal with the Brewers.

OK, so perhaps that's a little harsh. And, sure, the new guy, Marco Scutaro, certainly looked comfortable as he climbed into his crisp new Red Sox shirt at a press conference yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park [ map ] . Sporting a wide smile as he showed off his No.

Jeff Skinner scored a pair of powerplay goals to help propel Team OHL to a 5-2 win over the Russian Selects in the third game of the SUBWAY Super Series in Barrie Thursday.

Are the Red Sox going to make a run at Felix Hernandez and Adrian Gonzalez? -- Eric, Puerto Rico General manager Theo Epstein inquired about both of those players at last July's Trade Deadline, so I don't think much has changed since then.

Many in the Cubs ' front office think they would be foolish to give up Starlin Castro to get Curtis Granderson , but there are a lot of other ways to do the deal.

Markham resident George Kottaras was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday.

With the 40-man roster deadline bearing down and with 4 other catchers already taking up slots , the Sox chose to release Kottaras.

The Brewers claimed Kottaras, according to the Milwuakee Journal-Sentinel . Original Post : Tommy Rancel of DRaysBay explains why now might be the time for the Rays to explore trading 1B Carlos Pena , who will earn $10 million next season, after which he can be a free agent.

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The Red Sox released Kottaras today. The 26-year-old catcher was out of options and couldn't be sent to the minors again.

Opening Day at Fenway Park was just six months ago, but feels like it happened in a different season entirely.

Hours before the most imporant game of the year, it was just another afternoon in Terry Francona's office.

Jason Varitek, right, pats Jed Lowrie, second from right, after Lowrie's grand slam that brought home Varitek, George Kottaras, second from left, and Joey Gathright, behind center, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Sunday, Oct.

The Red Sox are carrying a lot of baggage - literally - as they get read to open the Division Series here tomorrow night.

Randy posted a link to a Ken Rosenthal article predicting an LA victory in the ALDS.

Rocco Baldelli went to bed on Friday night hoping for the best. With the playoffs right around the corner, there's no worse time to receive a visit from the injury bug than the final days of the regular season.

Peter Huoppi grew up in Connecticut, just a few steps northeast of the Munson-Nixon line.

Fans react as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas dives over the wall to catch a foul pop by Boston Red Sox's George Kottaras during the seventh inning in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, Sept.

We've clinched! Now do these games really matter? Eh, sure. Let's go out with a bang.

It had been shaping up as a terrible trip to the Midwest, a lost midweek series in Kansas City, as the Red Sox dropped their first two games to a Royals team playing far better than its record.