Tim Wakefield Wins Roberto Clemente Award
Multiple sources are reporting that Tim Wakefield will be honored with the prestigious Robert Clemente Award tonight prior to Game 2 of the World Series in San Francisco.
Wakefield will become the first Red Sox player ever to win the award, joining a list of recipients which includes Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, John Smoltz, Curt Schilling, Ozzie Smith, and Cal Ripken Jr…
POLL: Who Will Sign Victor Martinez?
Victor Martinez has been underpaid for his entire Major League career, but that will change this winter. V-Mart is a potential free agent and is positioning himself for a long-term contract which will bring the catcher into his mid-30′s.
But where will Martinez end up? Will he re-sign with the Red Sox? Does he agree to terms with either the Cubs or the White Sox in Chicago? Will a team like the Tigers or Mets swoop in and blow him away? Do the Orioles even have a chance?
David Ortiz Expects To Return
Potential free agent David Ortiz attended the Celtics-Heat game last night in Boston and told the Boston Globe’s Michael Vega that he and the Red Sox would discuss his future with the club next week.
The Sox hold a $12.5 million option on Big Papi for the 2011 season, and according to Peter Abraham of the Globe’s Extra Bases blog, “Ortiz said he was confident he would remain with the team next season”…
Top 10 Red Sox Prospects
It’s almost time to turn on the hot stove in the baseball world, and as usual, there will be no shortage of Red Sox trade rumors this winter. Those rumors will involve some of the best prospects the Sox have to offer, but which ones represent the cream of Boston’s crop?
Back in January, ESPN.com’s Keith Law ranked the Red Sox farm system 2nd in Major League Baseball in terms of organizational inventory, trailing only the Texas Rangers. Here is a list of the top 10 prospects in the Sox’ system, as rated by Fenway Faithful Report…
John Farrell Offered Blue Jays’ Managing Job
Multiple sources are telling CSNNE.com’s Sean McAdam that Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell has been officially offered the Blue Jays’ vacant manager’s job.
Farrell was reportedly one of three finalists for the position (including Sox bench coach DeMarlo Hale), which opened after Cito Gaston retired from his 2nd stint in Toronto…






