Chaim Bloom is taking a massive gamble with the signing of Masataka Yoshida, one so big that it might determine whether the Red Sox exec sticks around long term.
The Red Sox didn’t just lose Xander Bogaerts to the Padres. They repeatedly lowballed their franchise shortstop, leading to a conclusion that will have.
The Warriors had plenty to say in the aftermath of Boston’s Game 3 win at TD Garden and as our John Tomase writes, they took both a physical and mental.
The Red Sox scouted Matsuzaka for years. They spent months formulating a $51.1 million bid just to earn the right to negotiate with him. It took heart-pounding 11th hour negotiations with super-agent Scott Boras to forge a contract in December of 2006.
And so for the next two months, between Matsuzaka signing a six-year, $52 million deal and arriving in Fort Myers for the start of spring training, Boston pulsed with an anticipation akin to the debut of The Beatles.
In Matsuzaka, not only did they secure their next great pitcher in a line that traced from Roger Clemens to Pedro Martinez to Curt Schilling, but they had found the international sensation who could lead them into their next era of championships while becoming a global superstar.
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