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Jonathan Papelbon heading to Philadelphia

Early in the week, rumors were flying around that both the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies were going to make offers to Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Yesterday, one of those rumors proved true when it was announced that…

More Awards for the Red Sox

Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez have another piece of hardware to display with their 2011 Gold Gloves as they, along with David Ortiz, received the American League Silver Slugger Award for their respective positions. This means Ellsbury and Gonzalez have…

Three Red Sox players win Gold Gloves

The Boston Red Sox haven’t had multiple Gold Glove winners since 1990 but this year they have three. Centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and second baseman Dustin Pedroia all were awarded the Rawlings Gold Glove Award last night…

The Hot Stove Season Begins

At 12:01am today, those Major League Baseball players who are eligible technically became free agents.  The Boston Red Sox have seven players on the free agent market this year, pitchers Erik Bedard, Jonathan Papelbon, and Tim Wakefield, utility player Conor…