Red Sox News Links, Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Red Sox News Links, Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Winter Meetings, Lowell, Francona, Varitek, Buchholz...

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 11:17 AM

Amalie Benjamin - Sox are quiet in Vegas; GM not expecting stay to be fruitful

Nick Cafardo - On Baseball: Batting things around; Teams make contact, but no big hits yet

Amalie Benjamin - He'll operate just as he is; Risks on surgery dissuade Francona

Tony Massarotti - And another thing ...

Nick Cafardo - A few things heard

Tony Massarotti - Pettitte among numerous options for Sox

Tony Massarotti - Epstein: Set expectations low

Tony Massarotti - At the moment, business is slow

Chad Finn - Money pitcher

Janie McCauley, AP - Rangers trade C Laird to Tigers for 2 pitchers

Ben Walker, AP - Former 2B Joe Gordon elected to Hall by vets panel

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 11:28 AM

Michael Silverman and Sean McAdam - Red Sox, CC Sabathia talk shop

Michael Silverman - What’s next for Jason Varitek? Scott Boras believes teams interested

Michael Silverman - Vegas tries to cover bases

Sean McAdam - Red Sox Beat: Red Sox club prefers slow cooker to hot stove; Mark Teixeira an important ingredient

LA: It’s not all Manny Ramirez

Sean McAdam - Luis Tiant snubbed in Hall voting

Joe Posnanski, McClatchy Newspapers - Baseball will miss its quiet legend, Greg Maddux

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 11:36 AM

The Providence Journal

Joe McDonald - Epstein doesn’t foresee Red Sox doing a big deal at winter meetings

Joe McDonald - Interest in Varitek appears low around baseball

Joe McDonald - Beckett, Lowell both doing well as they recover from injuries

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 12:24 PM

Tom Caron - Sox options: Stand pat, roll the dice

Kevin Thomas - Tek, Burnett, Kapler

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:10 PM

More Winter Meeting news

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Posted 09 December 2008 - 01:51 PM

Bill Kipouras - Prep's Yastrzemski has options going into senior season

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Gordon Edes - Red Sox set sights on Teixeira

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The Providence Journal

Joe McDonald - Second Tuesday afternoon update: Epstein says Red Sox 'value [Buchholz] tremendously'

LAS VEGAS -- If the Texas Rangers want Clay Buchholz, he won't come cheap.

When told this afternoon that Texas team president Nolan Ryan had said he was interested in Buchholz, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein responded: "I'm sure he is."

Epstein then let it be known that Buchholz -- despite his off-year in 2008 -- is still considered a valuable piece of Red Sox property.

"In our minds, he's a top-of-the-rotation starter who we control [contractually] for six years," said Epstein. "He's very high-priced, and we value him tremendously."

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When asked if he's had a chance to scout Buchholz, who's a Texas native, Ryan quickly answered: "Oh, yeah. I think he's a real talent. Obviously being a Texas kid we think will look really good in a Texas uniform."

Joe McDonald - Tuesday afternoon update: Sox talking to Burnett