Hideki Okajima’s tenure as a member of the Boston Red Sox has been an up-and-down roller coaster as of late. In November he was non-tendered, only to quickly sign a new one-year deal with a base salary of $1.75mm. Then as rosters were being set for Opening Day, Okajima was sent down to Triple-A only [...]
06/03/11
Here are some Boston Red Sox’s notes:
– Right handed pitchers Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler have been placed on the Disabled List according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Jenks’ injury was described as a right bicep strain while Wheeler’s is a calf strain.
To replace both pitchers, the Red Sox called up right handed pitcher Scott [...]
05/05/11
The Boston Red Sox have invited 20 non-roster players to the Major League Spring Training according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. The players are:
Right handed pitchers:
– Matt Fox.
– Jay Bergmann
– Tony Pena Jr.
– Brandon Duckworth
– Jason Rice
– Clevelan Santeliz
– Kyle Weiland
– Alex Wilson
Left handed pitchers:
– Rich Hill
– Andrew Miller
– Randy Williams
Catchers:
– Ryan Lavarnway
– [...]
02/03/11
The Boston Red Sox are still looking for a left handed reliever to add to their bullpen. According to Alex Speier od WEEI.com the team is more in position to wait and see if something falls into their laps, rather than feeling any sense of compulsion to add a lefty to the bullpen.
One reason why [...]
12/19/10
The Boston Red Sox have signed left-handed pitcher Rich Hill to a Minor League deal according to Peter Abrahams of the Boston Globe.
Hill, 30, played in 2010 with the Red Sox, he was 1-0 with 0.00 ERA in 4 innings throughout 6 games.
12/16/10
Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports that the Red Sox have signed 30-year-old left-handed pitcher Rich Hill to a Minor League contract and will report to Triple-A Pawtucket.
The lefty signed with the Cardinals this past off-season and was invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.
Hill has a career 21-20 record with a 4.87 [...]
06/30/10
According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, left-handed pitcher Rich Hill has agreed to extend his contract opt-out date by 30 days. Hill has a clause in his contract that allows him to opt-out of his contract by June 1 if he’s not on the big league roster.
Hill was invited to Spring Training [...]
05/31/10
The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Twitter that the team has signed LHP Rich Hill. Hill has been invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.
The Baltimore Orioles offered Hill a Minor League contract with an invite to Spring Training earlier this month, but Hill declined. It was believed that he had a slim chance [...]
01/26/10
Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun writes that left-handed pitcher Rich Hill is unlikely coming back to pitch for the Baltimore Orioles next season.
The Orioles offered Hill a Minor League contract with an invite to Spring Training, but Hill declined.
Schmuck suggests that Hill return to the National League since his chance of making the Oriole’s [...]
01/14/10