Mark Melancon News

Mark Melancon was supposed to be striking out hitters in friendly Fenway, not in Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium.

Leave it to the national outlets to appreciate one of the guys we haven't talked about nearly enough here on TCB.

The Astros showed fans what a perfect night looks like, for 8 innings at least, with their destruction of the Cubs Monday 8-4. The offense was fantastic and the starting pitching was dominate.

Houston Astros veterans Wandy Rodriguez , Brett Myers and Carlos Lee are all expected to garner trade interest this summer.A While the Astros have been competitive so far this season, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com expects the club to ultimately become sellers.A When they do, Heyman believes that the Astros should be able to move at least two of ... (more)

The Red Sox made a few trades this off-season in order to shore up their bullpen, rearrange some money, and get Mike Aviles in a position to be the team's starting shortstop.

"That's the most frustrating part," Melancon said from the clubhouse at McCoy Stadium on Monday.

During the offseason, the Boston Red Sox ' new front office made a bold move of trading shortstop Jed Lowrie and pitcher Kyle Weiland to the Houston Astros for reliever Mark Melancon.

Two weeks ago, the best word to describe the Boston Red Sox was "disaster." Other words like "catastrophe" and "calamity" would have been fine too.

Jayson Stark of ESPN heard from other clubs around the league that the Boston Red Sox are "canvassing every bullpen option out there".A There are several late-inning arms expected to be available this summer including Huston Street of the Padres and Astros closer Brett Myers .A ESPN's Buster Olney believes that the Red Sox could also be targeting ... (more)

Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow announced Friday that Houston has placed right-hander Kyle Weiland on the 15-day disabled list.