Jacoby Ellsbury

The 4-9 Boston Red Sox have acquired Marlon Byrd and cash from the Cubs for Micheal Bowden and a player to be named later, Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston reports.  Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe was the first to report the teams were close to a deal. The cash will likely cover most of [...]

According to sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Boston Red Sox have been scouting veteran outfielder Scott Podsednik who is playing for the Phillies’ Triple-A team. Given the fact that the Red Sox lost their everyday center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury for for at least six weeks, and their other speedy outfielder, Carl Crawford, is [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury dislocated his shoulder yesterday and will be out for at least six weeks, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com. Alex Speier of WEEI.com says that if his shoulder does not respond to rest and rehabilitation he could require season-ending [...]

Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – The biggest question the Red Sox will have to make is determining between Marco Scutaro or Jed Lowrie who will be the team’s starting shortstop and who will be the utility player. – Scott Schoeneweis wants one more chance to play baseball again. He feels that [...]

Yesterday, the USA Today’s Bob Nightengale speculated that should the Boston Red Sox acquire Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks, they likely would have to give up setup man Daniel Bard and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. MLB.com’s Ian Browne wonders if the Red Sox would actually go through with that.  Browne says, “Bard is one of [...]

According to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman the Braves primary focus this off season will be to acquire an outfielder. The Braves have shown some interest in free agent outfielder Pat Burrell, who rejuvenated his career while helping the Giants win the World Series. But early indications are that the veteran, defensively-challenged outfielder might prove to [...]

Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – Carfardo breaks down the best free agents available this winter. – The Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners are interested in right-handed pitcher Carl Pavano. – Boston Red Sox’s center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is working out in Arizona [...]

Here’s the latest from The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: It would take a lot to trade for the Kansas City Royal’s Zack Greinke. The Boston Red Sox will do their research and it helps that assistant GM Allard Baird was the GM with the Royals during Greinke’s early years. However, the Sox may be storing up [...]

Here are the latest Boston Red Sox rumors from the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham: The Baltimore Orioles and Colorado Rockies are among the teams that have indicated an interest in free-agent catcher Victor Martinez, according to the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham. The Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and New York Mets also need a [...]

Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe: There are a few rumors circulating regarding Tony La Russa’ future. One has him going to the Cincinnati Reds if Dusty Baker rejects a contract offer and goes elsewhere. The scenario that makes the most sense is returning to St. Louis, but the Cardinals would have [...]