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San Diego Son Adrian Gonzalez Seems Destined for Stardom in Boston

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Where would the Boston Red Sox be without San Diego to prop them up every few decades or so? First we gave them Ted Williams. Now we're giving them Adrian Gonzalez, another sweet-swinging ballplayer, San Diego born-and-bred. Between sending the Sox those gifts, San Diego also gave to Boston...

Adrian Gonzalez Trade Talks With Red Sox Heating Up, Report Says

No one who has paid attention to baseball during the last couple of seasons would be the least bit surprised if Adrian Gonzalez ended up in a Red Sox uniform sometime during 2011. Boston has long coveted the first baseman and will inevitably have a standing trade rumor in place as long as he's still in San Diego. There's...

BoSox Take Aim at Free Agent Outfielders

The Red Sox are preparing to make a serious run at either Jayson Werth or Carl Crawford, the two elite free agent outfielders available this winter, according to the Boston Herald. With both Werth and Crawford commanding a lengthy contract and premium dollars, the Sox could wind up making their biggest splash since owner...

Adrian Beltre Reportedly Gets Big Offer From Athletics

The more things change for Adrian Beltre, the more they remain the same. In 2004, Beltre became a free agent on the back of an unexpectedly good offensive year and got a five-year, $64 million offer from an AL West club. He didn't live up to those terms, leading him to sign a one-year contract with the Red Sox for the...

Kevin Towers: Diamondbacks Will Listen to Offers on Justin Upton

It's not surprising to learn that rival general managers are trying to get Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks in a trade. What's surprising is that Kevin Towers is open to trading one of his prized possessions this offseason. Towers, hired by the Diamondbacks in September, told USA Today that Upton isn't off the table...

Theo Epstein News From the Web

05/30/12 Column: With tickets already sold, Cubs can afford... Source: Herald & Review - Decatur IL Of all the noise surrounding the season of Iowa Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo, the loudest came courtesy of the click of a mouse instead of the swing of a bat.
05/30/12 David Haugh: With tickets already sold, Cubs can... Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA Could Sox general manager Ken Williams show as much patience with a hot prospect like Rizzo as Cubs President Theo Epstein is without worrying about attendance?
05/29/12 Winning's grand, entertaining is enough Source: The Deming Headlight - Deming NM The Cubs skulked back into town with their tails between their legs and plenty to answer for.
05/29/12 HBT: No one is untouchable, Epstein says Source: NBC - NBC 40 WTWC - Tallahassee FL Is it just me, or do people in Chicago not feel as bad about the recently-ended losing streak and what seems to be the inevitable dreadful remaining season as they might normally be?
05/29/12 Epstein says Cubs 'clearly better than this' Source: CBS - WISC-TV Channel3000 - Madison WI Theo Epstein expected some rough stretches for the Chicago Cubs. He didn't envision this.