John Lackey

Of all the divisions in baseball, the amnesty clause would benefit more clubs in the AL East than any other division. In case you missed our review of the AL West and AL Central, make sure you check them out. Without further ado, lets jump into this. AL EAST Yankees- Having the highest payroll in all of [...]

Right handed pitcher John Lackey will undergo Tommy John surgery according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com. Lackey visited Dr. Lewis Yocum in California to have his right elbow checked. Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, points out that Lackey had a vesting option at the Major League minimum ($414,000) for a sixth season if he required season-ending surgery [...]

John Lackey’s time in Boston could be up after the recent news of his drinking and playing video games during Red Sox games became public this week.  According to the San Diego Union-Tribune (via ESPNBoston.com), the San Diego Padres have had internal discussions regarding a possible acquisition of the pitcher. Such a deal would be likely only if [...]

Here are a few San Diego Padres related news from Bill Center of the Union Tribune: – According to Center, Mat Latos could be used as trade bait in order to bring a bat to San Diego. Given the fact that he is under team control for the next four years, they could get a lot [...]

Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers: – The Boston Red Sox have activated right handed pitcher John Lackey from the 15-day Disabled List according to Drew Silva of NBCSports.com. Lackey pitched today against the Athletics. He pitched 5.2 innings allowing three runs and three hits. – Joakim Soria is close to reclaiming his [...]

The Red Sox have signed Kevin Millwood to a minor league deal reports Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports. The deal makes sense from a depth standpoint for the Sox as they currently have John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka on the DL. The right-handed starting pitcher opted out of his contract with the Yankees in early May.  [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Red Sox starter John Lackey have been placed on the 15-day Disabled List with a strained right elbow according to Matthew Pouliot of NBCSports.com. – According to CSN Chicago’s Patrick Mooney, Andrew Cashner experienced tightness in his right shoulder and will undergo an MRI. Cashner [...]

Here are some Boston Red Sox’s notes: – Right handed pitchers Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler have been placed on the Disabled List according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. Jenks’ injury was described as a right bicep strain while Wheeler’s is a calf strain. To replace both pitchers, the Red Sox called up right handed pitcher Scott [...]

Back in February, Jered Weaver and the Angels exchanged figures as Weaver was arbitration eligible for the second time. Weaver had requested a salary of $8.8 million while the Angels countered with an offer of $7.375 million. Weaver made $4.265 million in 2010 when he went 13-12 with a 3.01 ERA while striking [...]

With left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee on the verge of getting upwards of a nine-figure contract on the open-market, the Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman wonders if the Red Sox should be “all-in” on the pursuit of the most sought after free-agent of the winter. Although it’s likely the New York Yankees will land Lee, it may [...]