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Rob comes to WEEI.com after serving as a Red Sox beat writer for the Boston Herald and the Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Mass.). Prior to the Red Sox beat, he spent several years at the Lowell Sun. He wrote “Chasing Steinbrenner,” following the front offices of the Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays through the 2003 season, and co-authored “Deep Drive: A Long Journey to Discovering the Champion Within” with Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell.

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Three Men Who Could Help Shape the Red Sox' Offseason
11/11/09 07:57 EST
CHICAGO — Theo Epstein issued the first defining words of the offseason in a secluded corner of the downstairs lobby at the O’Hare International Airport Hilton Tuesday. “I think we have a lot to do,” the Red Sox general manager said. “But I’m not so sure there are obvious ways to do it. Se we’re going to have to explore creative ways to get better.” Got that? No “obvious ways.” When looking at how the Red Sox might be re-shaped for 2010, perhaps the only cut-and-dried, fill-in-the-blank position the team has is shortstop. And even that gets somewhat complicated when looking at the four-year big league contract 19-year-old Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias is playing under (along with Jed Lowrie’s health). Other than that, it could be status quo for the Sox, with the re-signing of free agent outfielder Jason Bay while going with the same corner infielders and starting pitchers. That scenario would mean no Adrian Gonzalez,
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The Day the Red Sox' World Started To Change
11/10/09 04:07 EST
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CHICAGO — The lobby-standing was all too familiar. Other elements in the initial day of the general managers meetings at the O’Hare International Airport Hilton, however, offered a reminder that times are a changing. For instance, there was the sight of Jed Hoyer, the former Red Sox assistant general manager, who rolled into the hotel lobby not only separated from his usual Sox front office posse but already pulling a San Diego Padres suitcase thanks to his new position as the Southern California team’s GM. And in the 1½ days left in this, the gateway to the Major League Baseball offseason, there will be various other alterations — discussions of implementing some sort of instant replay, as well as whispers regarding such names as Hernandez, Gonzalez, Bay, Chapman and Halladay. The seemingly innocuous lobby-level confines of this hotel have officially served as the springboard to the 2010 season, and the Red Sox weren’t exempt to the
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In Defense of Jason Bay's Defense
10/26/09 11:57 EST
Joe Urbon and his team at CAA Sports have made it clear they’re prepared to enter the offseason starting blocks. Their client, Jason Bay, is on the verge of becoming one of the most sought-after free agents this winter, and whether it’s continuing negotiations with the Red Sox or introducing the outfielder’s abilities to another suitor, Urbon and his crew are set to make Bay's case. “We’re ready to go,” Urbon said. And while teams can’t talk with Bay until the Red Sox’ exclusive negotiating period ends – 15 days after the conclusion of the World Series – Monday Urbon offered one of his initial salvos when it comes to defending the left fielder. He has heard the criticism of Bay’s defense and wants to offer a differing point of view. He knows that while some defensive metrics continue to hamper Bay’s cause, there are numbers that tell a slightly different story. “I think the only defensive statistic that I
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What Lies Ahead For These Red Sox
10/13/09 09:30 EST
It was just moments after the end of his first full season as a Red Sox. The sting was still there, and the moving boxes weren’t too far behind. But Jason Bay also realized the reality of his situation: Something exciting — something he had been playing all of his life for, in a sense — was around the corner. Bay was ready to head down the path to signing the kind of contract even the most well-to-do major leaguers dream of. “I’m actually looking forward to it,” Bay said of his first foray into free agency. “I was looking forward to it after winning a World Series, or at least going further than this, but everybody, I don’t want to say 'plays to get to this point,' but it’s something new and something interesting. “It’s tough to go out on these terms, but I guess the second part of my season is this offseason and I’m looking forward to seeing what’s out there and seeing how the process goes.” Thus far
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