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[Florida Marlins Sun-Sentinel Blogs] - Florida Marlins: One of several teams weary of four-year pacts to pitchers

Juan C. Rodriguez — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58:05 GMT

... ) Yankees -- Carl Pavano (4), C.C. Sabathia (7), A.J. Burnett (5) Red Sox -- Daisuke Matsuzaka (6), Jon Lester (5 plus option) Blue Jays -- A.J. Burnett (5), Roy Halladay ...

[SOX1FAN] - Will Decision By Cuban Defector Diminish Red Sox Chances Of Signing Him?

Administrator — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:03:07 GMT

... overseas - players who can be controlled at low salaries for several years (Daisuke Matsuzaka was acquired in this manner). I passed on Chapman in Round One - selecting R ...

[Dugout Central] - Shortstop Should Be Major Offseason Focus For Red Sox

Tyler Hissey — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:14:09 GMT

... n healthy) Ben Sheets. Potential staff Josh Beckett Jon Lester Clay Buchholz Daisuke Matsuzaka Tim Wakefield/Harden/Sheets Plus, Michael Bowden, despite his disappointing ...

[iYankees] - The neverending Chapman conversation

iYankees — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:09:01 GMT

... can occur. The situation is dissimilar to the Stephen Strasburg deal or the Daisuke Matsuzaka signing, where more power was in the hands of organizational personnel. Wher ...

[Around the Majors] - Boston Red Sox Offseason Thoughts, Part Two

Tyler Hissey — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:26 GMT

... Varitek Pitching: Boston has a pretty deep starting rotation, especially if Daisuke Matsuzaka can come back to provide value, but I would look to add another veteran star ...

[MLB - Red Sox] - Sox claim Manuel on waivers from Mariners

Ian Browne — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:39 GMT

... Bowden, Clay Buchholz, Manny Delcarmen, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Manuel, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Ramon Ramirez, Dustin Richardson, Junich ...

[MLB - Red Sox] - Inbox: Is Bay Boston's best option?

Ian Browne — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:34 GMT

... had LaRoche been their backup first baseman instead of Casey Kotchman. After Daisuke Matsuzaka's performance this year, do you think it is time for him to move on, and may ...

[Zell's Pinstripe Blog] - Aroldis Chapman

Rob Bradley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:23:12 GMT

... Kei Igawa: 2-4, 6.66 ERA Jose Contreras: 71-63, 4.61 ERA Going even further, Daisuke Matsuzaka hasn’t been that great for all the hype he has received. His career numbers ...

[Boston Herald] - Red Sox eye John Lackey

Added 4m ago — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:36:59 GMT

... er contract - Jon Lester [ stats ] , Josh Beckett [ stats ] , Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka [ stats ] and Tim Wakefield [ stats ] - last season proved there’s no such t ...

[New York Times] - Contract Negotiations Are Likely to Test Matsui’s Legendary Calm

KEN BELSON — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:28:35 GMT

... y re-signed Ken Griffey Jr. The Red Sox could make an intriguing fit because Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima, who played with Matsui in Tokyo, are on the club. One po ...

[SOX & Dawgs] - Red Sox Have Interest In John Lackey

Ian — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:08:20 GMT

... ion for 2010 was already set. We already know that Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Clay Buchholz and Tim Wakefield will be in the starting rotation in 2010. S ...

[Fenway West] - Most of the Money Has Already Been Spent

Matt O'Donnell — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:55 GMT

... l; $12.5 million Josh Beckett: $12.1 million Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million Daisuke Matsuzaka: $8.3 million Victor Martinez: $7.7 million Jon Lester: $3.75 million Dust ...

[CSNNE] - The cost of success

Sean McAdam — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:10:44 GMT

... ell; $12.5 million Josh Beckett: $12.1 million Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million Daisuke Matsuzaka: $8.3 million Victor Martinez: $7.7 million Jon Lester: $3.75 million Dustin ...

[Boston.com: Extra Bases] - The Matsuzaka Plan takes shape

Peter Abraham — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:53 GMT

... Theo Epstein said the other day in Chicago that Daisuke Matsuzaka would return to the United States well before spring training and embark on ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Varitek deal not done yet and other Red Sox tidbits

Craig Calcaterra — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:56 GMT

... y about the Sox' willingness to spend this winter . Finally, Pete notes that Daisuke Matsuzaka is going to return to the U.S. relatively early in the offseason for the exp ...