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Stephen Drew traded to Yankees

It marked the first time the Yankees have made a trade with Boston since 1997, when they acquired catcher/first baseman Mike Stanley. “It is a unique set of circumstances,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said of making a trade with the Red Sox. “One of our two teams has to be in the playoff mode, […]

Sloppy Sox outclassed by Yankees

“I think the sooner we move past this one, the better,” Farrell said after the Sox were five-tool failures in a 14-5 beatdown by the New York Yankees: They couldn’t pitch (14 runs on 14 hits and a dozen walks), they couldn’t field (five errors), they couldn’t hit (four hits), they couldn’t run, they couldn’t […]

The dos and don’ts of drafting injury-prone pitchers

Recent history suggests that the wisest such picks are the ones at full strength on Opening Day, rather than DL-bound to begin the year. This season, Masahiro Tanaka, and to a lesser degree, Jose Fernandez, Stephen Strasburg and Michael Pineda, fall within this group. Players on the Disabled List on Opening Day, or projected to […]

Farrell: Xander, Will, JBJ ‘our guys’

That’s the loudest message resonating these days from Yawkey Way, communicated here by Red Sox manager John Farrell this week in a way that left no room for mistaking the meaning. It wasn’t, “These are our guys for now.” Or, “These are our guys until someone better comes along.” Or, “How did I get stuck […]

Allen Craig in, Shane Victorino out

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny altered his original lineup for Monday night’s Game 5 of the World Series, dropping first baseman Matt Adams for Craig, who is batting .444 (4-for-9) in the Series but is still suffering the effects of stretched ligaments in his left foot. Craig, who doubled off Red Sox closer Koji Uehara and […]