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Red Sox Will Look To Deal For Izturis

Apr 30, 2006 4:31 PM EST

Although the Red Sox insist they're committed to Alex Gonzalez for his defense at shortstop and not concerned with his sub-.300 on-base percentage, they are getting ready to engage in trade talks with the Dodgers for Cesar Izturis as soon as he comes off the disabled list.

Via NY Daily News

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Rocket Telling No Secrets

Apr 28, 2006 2:11 PM EST

If Roger Clemens has plans on pitching for the Yankees this summer, he hasn't informed the captain.

"I stay in touch with him, but he hasn't said anything," Derek Jeter said of Clemens. "He really hasn't."

Jeter, who shared a house with Clemens during the Anaheim portion of the World Baseball Classic, said after the tournament that it was his belief that Clemens would continue his Hall of Fame career. However, Jeter made it clear that it was only a hunch.

If Clemens, 43, chooses to return, he'll be pursued by the Astros, Rangers, Red Sox and Yankees involved. Though the Astros appear to have an edge because Clemens could stay home and be permitted to come and go as he pleased, it's unknown if the Astros will be willing to spend what it takes to keep Clemens. He made $18 million last year ($3 million a month) and isn't likely to take a cut.

Via NY Post

New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers

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Schilling Expects To Retire After 2007 Season

Apr 28, 2006 6:17 AM EST

Curt Schilling is 39 years old and is seeing the end of his playing career.

"I've got another year left after this one and then I'm done," said Schilling yesterday. "God willing I can stay healthy the next two years, have good years and win a World Series, but after that I'm done. I couldn't be more ecstatic about what I've been given a chance to do."

He wouldn't change anything.

"Nothing," he said. "If it ended today I would be so blessed and grateful for all the things that have happened to me, JUCO being one of them because that was the foundation for everything and I wouldn't trade that for anything."

Via Providence Journal

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Red Sox Apr 2006 Archive

  • Red Sox And Mientkiewicz End Legal Fight Over Ball

    AP | Apr 23, 2006

    The Boston Red Sox and their former first baseman, Doug Mientkiewicz, agreed to end their legal fight over ownership of the ball from the final out of the 2004 World Series by sending it to the Hall of Fame.

  • Wells Could Retire Abruptly If Knee Continues To Plague Him

    | Apr 21, 2006

    ?If (the Synvisc injections) don?t work, I don?t pitch and you go home,? Wells said. ?That?s the only thing you can do. You can stick around for a moral support-type of thing, but it sucks.

  • Wells Likely To Return To DL

    Boston Herald | Apr 15, 2006

    David Wells is expected to miss his next start on Monday and could be headed back to the 15-day disabled list.

  • Fenway Locks Crisp In At Center

    Ticker | Apr 12, 2006

    Coco Crisp agreed to a three-year contract extension on Wednesday with a club option for the 2010 season.

  • Coco Fractures Left Index Finger

    AP | Apr 10, 2006

    The Boston Red Sox will have to celebrate their home opener on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays without newcomer Coco Crisp.

  • Big Papi Gets Big Extension

    AP | Apr 10, 2006

    Red Sox slugger David Ortiz agreed Monday to a four-year contract extension through 2010, just five months after finishing runner-up for the AL MVP award.

  • Papi Contract Could Come Today

    Boston Herald | Apr 10, 2006

    Chances appear high that the Red Sox and designated hitter David Ortiz will announce a contract extension as soon as today.

  • Clemens Still Leaning Towards Retirement

    Newsday | Apr 3, 2006

    "That's where I am right now," Clemens said Monday before watching the Texas Rangers play the Boston Red Sox.

  • Manny Ready To Be Manny

    Boston Herald | Apr 3, 2006

    Manny Ramirez is set to begin another season with the Red Sox after yet another off-season where the club attempted and failed to get rid of him.

  • Ortiz Deal Has A Ways To Go

    Boston Herald | Apr 2, 2006

    David Ortiz said a report indicating he had agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract extension with the Red Sox was premature.

  • Red Sox Throw Boomer And Choi On DL

    AP | Apr 2, 2006

    The Red Sox placed pitcher David Wells and first baseman Hee-Seop Choi on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.

  • No Final Deal Imminent For Ortiz

    Boston Herald | Apr 1, 2006

    David Ortiz and the Red Sox have been working on a contract extension, but they still have some work to do.