Jed Lowrie

The Boston Red Sox have traded right handed pitcher Kyle Weiland and short stop Jed Lowrie to the Houston Astros for Mark Melancon according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports. Weiland went 0-3 with a 7.66 ERA in 24.2 innings and Lowrie hit .252/.303/.382 with 6 HR’s and 36 RBI’s with the Red Sox in 2011. Melancon [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Roy Oswalt left today’s game game against the Cardinals after feeling tightness in his lower back reports David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News. – Mets third baseman, David Wright, has been cleared to resume baseball activities according David Lennon of Newsday (via Drew Silva [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Right handed pitcher Tommy Hanson has been placed on the 15-day Disabled List with shoulder inflammation according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The MRI showed no structural damage says Bowman. – The Boston Red Sox have placed Jed Lowrie on the 15-day Disabled List with [...]

Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo: – David Ortiz believes that “April is April” and the first month of the season “doesn’t matter.” He adds that it’s “July, August, September when things get tough.” – The Red Sox will have a tough decision if Ortiz has a good 2011 season. He’s a [...]

After losing Juan Uribe to the Dodgers, the Giants decided to sign another veteran shortstop, Miguel Tejada, to a one-year deal for about a third of the money Uribe signed for. ESPN’s Buster Olneysays that Tejada wasn’t their first choice at shortstop and he may not be manning shortstop by the end of this season either. The soon-to-be 37-years [...]

Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: – The Philadelphia Phillies have Joe Blanton to dangle around for trade bait, but it’s questionable as to whether he can bring a starting outfielder or second baseman. – The Phillies know that Jed Lowrie and Marco Scutaro could be trade candidates from the Boston Red Sox. – [...]

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with 15 players according to a team press release. The official announcement was made by Red Sox’s GM, Theo Epstein. The players are, pitchers Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront and Stolmy Pimentel. Catchers Luis Exposito and Mark Wagner. Infielders Lars Anderson, Jed Lowrie, Yamaico Navarro [...]

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 [...]

Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner expects to team to sign a big-name free agent, to acquire a player in a trade and to field a club in 2011 that is better than the 2010 club, according to Tom Werner on The Big Show. “I want to assure everyone that there is no bridge year here [...]

According to Major League sources close to FOXSports Ken Rosenthal, the Boston Red Sox are open to trading shortstop Marco Scutaro. Multiple teams are showing interest in Scutaro, sources say. Jed Lowrie would take over at shortstop if the Red Sox trade Scutaro. Relievers are the principal area of need for the Red Sox. The Cardinals, [...]