Clayton Mortensen

Aaron Cook was hoping for a better first start in Boston. A much anticipated debut for the Red Sox on Saturday was shattered early, as a second inning collision with Chris Davis left a large gash in his leg. He amazingly stayed in the game, but proba...

In which I kick the proverbial hornet's nest that is "Sweet Caroline".

I’ll be writing a weekly article this season recapping the previous week of the Pawtucket Red Sox. For those not familiar with Minor League Baseball, Pawtucket is the highest level affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and plays in the International...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new Spring Training Player of the Week! With a .571 batting average, three runs, four doubles and an RBI in four games, Mike Aviles takes over. Hopefully this award propels him to a fantastic season, finally giving the...

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Non-roster shortstop Pedro Ciriaco gave the Boston Red Sox some pretty good reasons to keep on the squad come opening day. After winning SoB’s inaugural “Spring Training Player of the Week,” Ciriaco followed it up by batting .538 wi...

One thing is clear a week into Spring Training: this Red Sox team can hit. In going 4-2-1 this week, the Red Sox averaged over five runs a game. Even with Jose Iglesias missing Sunday’s “B” game with a strained right groin, this cro...

  Citizens of Red Sox Nation: stop! Stop all the ‘gnashing of hands’ and ‘wringing of teeth’  over the elusive, “Fifth Starter,” because: 1. Finding a single pitcher to equal, or better, last season’s Fifth Starter        ...

In the NBA, we see sign-and-trades happen all the time during the offseason. In Major League Baseball, we hardly see it at all. I think the reason being there is no salary cap for a GM to try to manipulate. However, I think we saw a pseudo sign-and-t...

The Boston Red Sox have sent veteran infielder Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for right-hander Clayton Mortensen.  In doing so, the Red Sox have cleared approximately $6 million in salary cap space that they can now use to aid the...

Yesterday was a busy day for the suddenly active Boston Red Sox.  Not only were the Red Sox able to avoid arbitration with one of their top young arms, but Boston was also made a move to free up salary.  Rumors have been flying regarding how the Re...

On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies shipped Clayton Mortensen to the Boston Red Sox for Marco Scutaro, filling their need for a second baseman and giving them another veteran presence in the clubhouse.The Colorado Rockies offseason has been unique, to...