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9 hrs ago | Providence Journal

It looks like Red Sox will have yet another new shortstop 2010

If free agency were like a high-school dance, then Alex Gonzalez was the sweet, friendly, reliable girl in the corner, and the Red Sox were the confident gent scanning the room for the flashiest partner.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Marco Scutaro, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Over the Monster

A Very Gonzo Thanksgiving

25, 2009. According to Ken Rosenthal , Alex Gonzalez has signed with the Toronto Blue Jays .

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Baseball Players

Tue Nov 24, 2009

CBS Sportsline

Alex Gonzalez

The Red Sox decided not to pick up Alex Gonzalez's 6 million dollar team option which was a little pricey for gonzo.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Boston Herald

Francona says Varitek embraces new role

It sounds as though captain Jason Varitek [ stats ] has already made his peace with being the club's backup catcher, a job at which Francona believes Varitek will be "unbelievable." "If he didn't accept that, then it could have been a problem.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Victor Martinez, Jason Bay

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Boston Globe

Red Soxa Bay ready to play the field

With the passing of midnight, the Sox' exclusive negotiating window with Jason Bay closed, making him a true free agent.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Boston Red Sox, Alex Gonzalez

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Most Valuable Network

Counsell Headed Elsewhere?

You know how most of us were just assuming that the Brewers would be able to bring back Craig Counsell on another hometeam-friendly one year contract after a surprisingly good 2009 season? According to Buster Olney, that might not happen.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Craig Counsell, Baseball Players, Boston Red Sox, J.J. Hardy, Dustin Pedroia

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Major League Baseball

Inbox: Is Bay Boston's best option?

Why is everyone so adamant to re-sign Jason Bay even if it means paying him J.D. Drew money? I think that the better alternative for left field is Matt Holliday, and no one seems too interested.

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Related Topix: Sports, J.D. Drew, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, David Ortiz

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Providence Journal

Sox sign Wakefield to 2-year deal, pick up Martinez' option

As the glamour and excitement of the World Series fades into memory, the Red Sox are going through the ugly business of deciding who from their 2009 team will stay and who will go.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield, Baseball Players, Victor Martinez, Jason Varitek, Alex Gonzalez

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Surviving Grady

Posted by Red at

Monday, November 09, 2009 When I heard the Sox had declined Alex Gonzaleza option for 2010 , Ia ll admit to being a little surprised.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Mike Timlin

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Boston Herald

Any Jason Bay deal will take time

Every Red Sox [ team stats ] offseason has its share of sagas. The front-runner this year is Jason Bay, and it's going to take some time to find out.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Bay

Mon Nov 09, 2009

BleacherReport

The Revolving Door Continues: Red Sox Decline Option On Alex Gonzalez

Since Nomar Garciaparra was traded in July of 2004, the Boston Red Sox have had a revolving door at shortstop.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Jack Wilson, Baseball Players

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Major League Baseball

Sox decline option for Gonzalez

The Red Sox declined their $6 million option for shortstop Alex Gonzalez on Sunday, according to The Boston Globe, which added that the club "still may have interest in bringing the player back in 2010 on a lesser salary." Gonzalez, an 11-year veteran, made $14 million his previous three years, with Boston reportedly taking a $500,000 buyout ...

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Alex Gonzalez, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Fox Sports

Not short on talent

Since the start of the 2004 season -- a lifetime ago in local Baseball history -- the Red Sox have gone through shortstops like an office might go through temp workers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Julio Lugo, St. Louis Cardinals, Derek Jeter

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Over the Monster

10/29 - Winter School

Guess what I found? An opportunity for OTM to become one of the most saber-friendly Sox blogs out there! The International Currency of Baseball - Intro to Sabermetrics 101 Time to start studying up - in fact, here's a whole bunch of other material: The author of that blog also writes for the SB Nation sabermetric site, Beyond the Boxscore.

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Related Topix: Sports, Victor Martinez, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Yanksfan vs Soxfan

The Straw Has Been Grasped

Dan Shaughnessy this morning writes one of the weirder things I've ever seen -- e ven from him ! Anybody else spooked by that center-field door opening when the Red Sox were batting in the bottom of the ninth 10 days ago? It was amoment.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Baseball Players

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Over the Monster

Where the Sox Things Are: Offseason Priorities

This guy has a lot of work to do. Whew, I just got back from an abortive effort climbing Mt.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Bay, Mike Lowell, Brad Penny, John Smoltz

Thu Oct 22, 2009

CBS SportsLine

MLB Exec of the year goes tooooooo.....

Boston has been to the playoffs five times, winning two championships and coming just one win short of reaching two additional World Series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, American League, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury, Manny Ramirez, Jason Bay

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Over the Monster

The Dirty Water Filter, 10/14 - Changing It Out for A New Year

Thanks for not doing this, Gonzo. View full size photo uploaded October 14, 2009 First things first - thanks to Bloggy for the new name idea.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Sun Oct 18, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Jon Couture: It's already next year for Sox brass

Pitching coach John Farrell was looking for boxes. Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield were nowhere to be seen, but cameras made sure to pan their lockers - filler footage, useful as we wait to see where they'll be in 2010.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tim Wakefield, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Jason Bay, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Fox Sports

After abrupt end, Sox look to future

Baseball players have real lives, too, and for the Red Sox , those lives started yesterday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, American League, Paul Byrd, Baseball Players, David Ortiz

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