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This time of year, the headlines go to the big free-agent signings and the occasional blockbuster trade.

Dominican Winter League Fabio Castro is the first in a string of recent acquisitions playing in the Winter Leagues.

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.

This is nothing new to Red Sox fans. Ever since fan favorite Nomar Garciaparra was traded away in 2004 on the final day of the trading deadline, the shortstop position has been a revolving door.

Good morning, baseball fans. We've just arrived in Orange County, gearing up for Thursday night's first pitch.

The addition of Jed Lowrie to the ALDS roster comes as no surprise, but it was a little strange to hear Gil Velazquez was chosen over Chris Woodward to be on call, if needed.

The Red Sox have until 1 p.m. today, or 10 a.m. local time, to turn in their 25-man roster for the Division Series against the Angels , and it appears they will need every second.

The Red Sox have settled on Jed Lowrie as their backup middle infielder for the American League Division Series against the Angels, which starts on Thursday at 9:37 p.m. ET.

The move did not come as a surprise given the status of Nick Green and Chris Woodward , the other two candidates.

Brock Peterson was 3-for-3 in lifting Rochester to a 6-4 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox on Thursday night at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. Peterson finished the four-game road trip 11-for-14. In the top of the fifth, Drew Butera, Jason Pridie and Matt Tolbert hit consecutive doubles, with Butera and Pridie scoring to give the Red Wings a 5-3 ...

THE SKINNY: If the Pawtucket Red Sox had anything going for them this year, it was a knack for eking out wins in one-run games.

The Pawtucket Red Sox may have one of the International League's worst records this year, but they boast the I.L.'s second-best mark in one-run games, and on Wednesday night, they improved that record with an exciting victory over the Buffalo Bisons.

Jeff Bailey's sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning sent the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 3-2 International League victory Monday night over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

The Pawtucket Red Sox were involved in an epic pitchers' duel with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Saturday night at McCoy Stadium, losing 3-0 in 11 innings.

After making a definite mark in his four-game stint in the Major Leagues, a shortage of available bullpen arms forced outfielder Josh Reddick back to the Minor Leagues.

Now, on top of it all, the Red Sox have to worry about their shortstop again, too.

Posted by Christine E. at 5:52 pm in Baseball , Random Thoughts , Red Sox I don't even want to talk about last night, as it went pretty much exactly as I thought-the only thing that was different, was that Bad Penny! actually finished the 6th inning, so the bullpen only had to come up with 2 innings But the 5 runs on 6 hits while walking 2 and ...

After making a definite mark in his four-game stint in the Major Leagues, a shortage of available bullpen arms forced outfielder Josh Reddick back to the Minor Leagues.

YANKEES 3, PAWSOX 0 -- RECAP: The best that can be said about the Pawtucket Red Sox road trip to Buffalo and Scranton is that it's over.

July 29, 2009, 11:38 PM / The signing of pitcher Adam Pettyjohn this week and his assignment to the Bisons seemed pretty routine in a season that has seen 57 different players appear in a Buffalo uniform.