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06/16/2009 - 10:41am
Report: Red Sox and Rangers discussed Saito-for-Blalock trade
By: Alex Speier

According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, "several teams" have expressed interest in Red Sox reliever Takashi Saito in a potential trade. Rosenthal also cited major-league sources who said that the Red Sox and Rangers discussed a deal of Saito for first baseman/DH Hank Blalock, but that the trade discussion was tabled after Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton landed on the disabled list.

Saito is 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 22.1 innings for the Sox. Since May 13, he has logged 11 straight scoreless appearances. Opponents are hitting .247 against the right-hander.


06/15/2009 - 8:16pm
Buchholz' Start Rained Out
By: DJ Bean

Clay Buchholz' Pawtucket start against Charlotte has been postponed tonight. The PawSox and Knights will play a double-header (two seven-inning games) tomorrow beginning at 5:35pm. Because Buchholz threw so many pitches in the bullpen prior to the game, PawSox manager Ron Johnson said he will get tomorrow off and most likely start on Wednesday. Kris Johnson and Charlie Zink will pitch games one and two, respectively, of the double-header.


06/15/2009 - 6:20pm
PawSox Manager: Nothing new on Smoltz, Buchholz, Bard
By: DJ Bean

With the Red Sox having the night off, much attention will be placed on tonight's PawSox game against the Charlotte Knights. Clay Buchholz, who recently expressed a desire to return the majors regardless of which organization it is in, takes the hill for the PawSox. Before the game Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson shot down any chance of Buchholz in any way wanting out of Boston while also adressing two other pitchers of note in John Smoltz and Daniel Bard.
 
"I haven't heard either way," said Johnson in regard Smoltz' situation in Boston. "I evaluated him his last time out [for Pawtucket vs. Syracuse on Friday] and the rest of it is up to the Red Sox."
 
While a decision regarding Smoltz is expected to come at some point tomorrow, it has been rumored that a demotion of Bard to Pawtucket could be the move that clears a roster spot for the 42-...

06/15/2009 - 4:28pm
Bruins announce multi-year contract extension for GM Peter Chiarelli
By: Carlson Mozdiez

Bruins Principal Charlie Jacobs announced Monday that the club has signed General Manager Peter Chiarelli to a multi-year contract extension. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed. Charlie Jacobs and Chiarelli will hold a press conference on Tuesday at noon at the TD Banknorth Garden.

Chiarelli’s club enjoyed one of their best regular seasons in team history in 2008-09, as they posted an Eastern Conference leading 53-19-10 record. Their 53 wins and 116 points were both their third-highest totals in team history, while their 116 points ranked second overall in the NHL, one point behind the San Jose Sharks (117). The Bruins led the NHL in goals against (196) and goal differential (+78) and led the Eastern Conference in goals for (274), second overall in the NHL to the Detroit Red Wings (295). His club swept the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs and earned their first Eastern Conference Semifinals berth...

06/15/2009 - 3:32pm
Sox farm director Hazen on Buchholz: 'It's a positive thing'
By: Alex Speier

Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen said that pitcher Clay Buchholz' eagerness to pitch in the majors (and his suggestion that he would prefer a trade that gave him a job in the majors to a continued minor-league apprenticeship) was perfectly reasonable. If anything, Hazen suggested, it was a good thing to have pitchers with the confidence to assert their major-league readiness.

"There should be an expectation of the player to feel like he’s ready to go to the big leagues," said Hazen. "I think we’re reading into it more that he has that confidence, that swagger, to seize the opportunity when it comes."

Given Buchholz' performance to date this year (4-0, 1.75 ERA entering a start on Monday), the Sox farm director suggested that it was perfectly reasonable for the pitcher to consider himself big-league ready. Nonetheless, Hazen - who is one of several Sox officials who has been in regular contact with Buchholz this...

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