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		<title>Watch &#8216;Red Sox Live&#8217; From Fort Myers at 6 p.m. Sunday to See Why a Basketball Hoop Is Inside JetBlue Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring training is upon us, but that doesn&#039;t mean that basketball season is done just yet. Watch Red Sox LIVE&#160;at 6 p.m. Sunday to see fans and Red Sox players demonstrate their basketball skills.&#160;Take a look at the mysterious hoop in the photo below.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=15295&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spring training is upon us, but that doesn&#039;t mean that basketball season is done just yet.</p>
<p>Watch <em>Red Sox LIVE&#160;</em>at 6 p.m. Sunday to see fans and Red Sox players demonstrate their basketball skills.&#160;Take a look at the mysterious hoop in the photo below.
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		<title>Report: Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs Among Teams Interested in 19-Year-Old Cuban Slugger Jorge Soler</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Yoenis Cespedes signed, all eyes are now focused on his fellow countryman, Jorge Soler. The 19-year-old right-handed slugger from Cuba is considered baseball&#8217;s next biggest thing and the majority of baseball&#8217;s big-market teams are rumored to be interested in the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder. According to reports from MLB.com and Ken Rosenthal, the Red Sox are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=15510&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With<strong> Yoenis Cespedes</strong> signed, all eyes are now focused on his fellow countryman, <strong>Jorge Soler</strong>.</p>
<p>The 19-year-old right-handed slugger from Cuba is considered baseball&#8217;s next biggest thing and the majority of baseball&#8217;s big-market teams are <a href="http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120215&amp;content_id=26696926&amp;vkey=news_tor&amp;c_id=tor" target="_blank">rumored to be interested</a> in the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder.</p>
<p>According to reports from MLB.com and <strong>Ken Rosenthal,</strong> the Red Sox are among teams <a href="http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/here_comes_soler/9939016?new_post=true" target="_blank">reportedly interested in the prospect. </a></p>
<p>Nationals general manager <strong>Mike Rizzo</strong> told Rosenthal that he expects Soler to receive more than the $15.5 million contract that the Rangers gave Cuban outfielder <strong>Leonys Martin</strong>.</p>
<p>Other teams reportedly interested are the Yankees, Phillies, Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox, Cubs and White Sox.</p>
<p>Once Soler gains residency in the Dominican Republic, MLB can declare him a free agent. However, he still must be legally cleared by the U.S. Treasury Department&#8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control before he can sign a contract.</p>
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		<title>Bobby Valentine Could Be Red Sox&#8217; Biggest Offseason Addition, As Skipper Will Change Clubhouse Dynamic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Red Sox have had a busy offseason, which started with promoting<strong> Ben Cherington </strong>to general manager and naming <strong>Bobby Valentine</strong> as the team&#039;s new skipper.</p>
<p>Even though the Sox made some on-field changes as well, The Boston Globe&#039;s <strong>Nick Cafardo </strong>thinks the managerial switch has been the team&#039;s biggest offseason move, as it could change the entire dynamic of Boston&#039;s clubhouse.</p>
<p>To hear more from Cafardo on Valentine, and to hear what the Red Sox&#039; biggest question mark heading into the upcoming season will be, check out the video above.</p>
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		<title>Bobby Valentine Will Have Busy Spring Training As Pitching Rotation Questions Must Be Answered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Red Sox boast a revamped roster entering the 2012 season, including a pitching staff that is still very much in transition.</p>
<p><strong>Don Orsillo</strong> and <strong>Peter Abraham</strong> of The Boston Globe broke down the Red Sox starting rotation and some options for <strong>Bobby Valentine</strong> and <strong>Ben Cherington</strong> to consider as they enter spring training.</p>
<p>Check out the video above for more analysis from Orsillo and Abraham on <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Watch: Red Sox Hot Stove Live Tuesday at 6 p.m.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox are just weeks away from Spring Training and players have already begun packing up for their trip to Fort Myers. Don Orsillo and Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe will be in studio on Tuesday evening with Red Sox Hot Stove to discuss some of the Red Sox offseason moves and what [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=16229&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/6a0115709f071f970b0168e6ee7c30970c.jpe" title="Watch: Red Sox Hot Stove Live Tuesday at 6 p.m."><img src="http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/6a0115709f071f970b0168e6ee7c30970c.jpe" alt="Watch: Red Sox Hot Stove Live Tuesday at 6 p.m." style="width: 400px;margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px" /></a>The Red Sox are just weeks away from Spring Training and players have already begun packing up for their trip to Fort Myers.</p>
<p>Don Orsillo and Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe will be in studio on Tuesday evening with Red Sox Hot Stove to discuss some of the Red Sox offseason moves and what to look forward to as pitchers and catchers prepare to report.</p>
<p>Tune in to NESN Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for all your Red Sox news and analysis.</p>
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		<title>Ben Cherington, Theo Epstein Pulling for Each Other in New Positions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong> Theo Epstein </strong>and <strong>Ben Cherington </strong>became great friends while working together in the Red Sox organization, so although Epstein is now with the Cubs, the two will be pulling for each other in their new positions.
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<p>Epstein and Cherington both admitted that they&#039;ll be rooting for the other&#039;s team, except when the two teams meet up in Chicago in June. They also spoke glowingly of their time together in Boston, during which each learned a great deal from each other.</p>
<p>NESN&#039;s<strong> Jayme Parker</strong> caught up with Cherington and Epstein at the Hot Stove Cool Music Roundtable in Boston this past week. And although she tried to get some answers as to what the Red Sox will receive as compensation from the Cubs for Epstein, the two were focused on the evening&#039;s festivities and helping to raise money for a good cause.</p>
<p>To hear more from Cherington and Epstein, check out the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Roger Clemens Likely Won&#8217;t Get Into Hall of Fame on First Ballot, But It&#8217;s Hard to Imagine Cooperstown Without Him</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The most recent MLB Hall of Fame voting may have been the calm before the storm, because when the voters are asked to decide who belongs in Cooperstown the next time around, there&#039;s going to be plenty of controversy before a single vote is even submitted.
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<p><strong>Roger Clemens </strong>and <strong>Barry Bonds </strong>are among those who will be on the ballot in 2013. Voters have shied away from inducting those linked to performance-enhancing drugs so far, but Clemens and Bonds are by far the biggest names when it comes to suspected PED users.</p>
<p>Because of the skepticism, NESN&#039;s <strong>Peter Gammons</strong> doesn&#039;t think Clemens will get a Hall call right away. However, Gammons does feel like it would be strange to not have The Rocket get in eventually.</p>
<p>To hear more, check out the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Send Peter Gammons, Don Orsillo Questions to Answer During Tuesday&#8217;s &#8216;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox are just a few short weeks away from kicking off the 2012 campaign in Fort Myers. While the team has added some missing parts recently, there may still be a few questions lingering. Luckily for you, Peter Gammons and Don Orsillo are ready to answer any questions you may have about the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=16910&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Red Sox are just a few short weeks away from kicking off the 2012 campaign in Fort Myers.</p>
<p>While the team has added some missing parts recently, there may still be a few questions lingering. Luckily for you, <strong>Peter Gammons </strong>and <strong>Don Orsillo</strong> are ready to answer any questions you may have about the Sox or the MLB in general.</p>
<p>Tune in Tuesday at 6 p.m. to see if they get answered.</p>
<p>Leave your questions to be answered on the air in the comments section below or send them to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NESN" target="_blank">NESN&#8217;s Twitter account</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tim Wakefield Ponders Retirement, But Knuckleballer Might Still Have Some Baseball Left</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Wakefield says he has received interest from a few other teams, but if it&#039;s up to the 45-year-old knuckleballer, he&#039;ll play one more farewell season in Boston. The Red Sox have taken fliers on just about every pitcher available, and Wakefield wants to be part of their plans for 2012. Exactly what role he [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=16990&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nesn.com/2012/01/tim-wakefield-ponders-retirement-but-knuckleballer-might-still-have-some-baseball-left.html" target="_self"><img src="http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/6a0115709f071f970b0168e65d5141970c.jpe" alt="Tim Wakefield Ponders Retirement, But Knuckleballer Might Still Have Some Baseball Left" style="width: 400px;margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px" /></a><br /><strong>Tim Wakefield </strong>says he has received interest from a few other teams, but if it&#039;s up to the 45-year-old knuckleballer, he&#039;ll play one more farewell season in Boston.</p>
<p>The Red Sox have taken fliers on just about every pitcher available, and Wakefield wants to be part of their plans for 2012. Exactly what role he would hold is uncertain, but that&#039;s the way it has been for Wakefield the past few years.</p>
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		<title>Andrew Bailey, Michael Pineda Additions Prove Red Sox, Yankees Still Engaged in Arms Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pitchers and catchers have yet to report to spring training and the most bitter rivals in baseball are already competing for the 2012 pennant. The Red Sox have added Andrew Bailey and Cody Ross, and are reportedly in discussions with free-agent pitcher Edwin Jackson. The Yankees stocked up on pitching by acquiring Michael Pineda and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=86537&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Pitchers and catchers have yet to report to spring training and the most bitter rivals in baseball are already competing for the 2012 pennant.</p>
<p>The Red Sox have added <strong>Andrew Bailey</strong> and <strong>Cody Ross</strong>, and are reportedly in discussions with free-agent pitcher <strong>Edwin Jackson</strong>. The Yankees stocked up on pitching by acquiring<strong> Michael Pineda</strong> and signing <strong>Hiroki Kuroda</strong>.</p>
<p>The American League East arms race is in full swing.</p>
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		<title>Send Questions to Don Orsillo, Nick Cafardo, Peter Abraham to Be Answered on &#8216;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring training is right around the corner, and with the recent moves and rumors surrounding the Red Sox, a lot is still up in the air for this new (and hopefully improved) Red Sox team. For all you diehard fans out there that are champing at the bit to figure out all there is to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=17199&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spring training is right around the corner, and with the recent moves and rumors surrounding the Red Sox, a lot is still up in the air for this new (and hopefully improved) Red Sox team.</p>
<p>For all you diehard fans out there that are champing at the bit to figure out all there is to know about the 2012 MLB season, send your questions to <strong>Don Orsillo, Nick Cafardo </strong>and <strong>Peter Abraham</strong> for a chance to get your questions answered on-air at NESN&#039;s <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live </em>on Tuesday at 6 p.m.</p>
<p>Leave your questions to be answered on the air in the comments section below or send them to&#160;<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NESN" target="_blank">NESN&#039;s Twitter account</a>.</p>
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		<title>Curt Schilling Deserves Hall of Fame Induction Despite Reputation as Polarizing Figure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A few Red Sox hurlers will be eligible for the Hall of Fame within the coming years. And while <strong>Pedro Martinez</strong> seems like a lock, and <strong>Roger Clemens</strong>&#8216; candidacy is hindered by his link to performance-enhancing drugs, <strong>Curt Schilling</strong> is the ultimate toss-up for some.</p>
<p>Not for NESN&#8217;s <strong>Peter Gammons</strong> &#8212; who is a Hall of Famer himself.</p>
<p>Gammons feels that Schilling is undoubtedly a Hall of Famer, which is likely a sentiment echoed by many Sox fans who still have visions of the right-hander battling for seven innings against the Yankees with a bloody sock in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS.</p>
<p>Schilling will forever be a Red Sox legend, but will his clutch performances be good enough for him to earn induction into Cooperstown? Check out Gammons&#8217; argument in the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Red Sox Pitching Staff Should Evolve Throughout Season, While Yankees Rotation Suddenly Deep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took a while, but the Yankees finally made a big splash this offseason, acquiring pitchers Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda on the same day. Pineda was acquired via a trade with the Mariners, while Kuroda was signed to a one-year deal as a free agent. Both figure to be a big part of New [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=17741&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>It took a while, but the Yankees finally made a big splash this offseason, acquiring pitchers <strong>Michael Pineda </strong>and <strong>Hiroki Kuroda</strong> on the same day.
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<p>Pineda was acquired via a trade with the Mariners, while Kuroda was signed to a one-year deal as a free agent. Both figure to be a big part of New York&#039;s pitching staff this season, shoring up an area that had previously been one of concern for the Bronx Bombers.</p>
<p>Suddenly, the Yankees pitching staff looks formidable. In fact, it might be one of the team&#039;s strengths in the near future, as Pineda adds to a good young core of pitching prospects. NESN&#039;s <strong>Peter Gammons </strong>examines how the notion that the Yankees don&#039;t develop pitching is actually false.</p>
<p>Gammons also looks at the Red Sox&#039; <strong>Vicente Padilla </strong>signing, and how the Boston staff could evolve throughout the season as everyone&#039;s role starts to get sorted out.</p>
<p>Check it all out in the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Send Questions to Tom Caron, Peter Gammons to Be Answered on &#8216;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring training is so close that you can almost feel those rays of sunshine coming down from the Florida sky. But before pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers, Tom Caron and Peter Gammons&#160;will be reporting to the NESN studio for Red Sox Hot Stove LIVE. And with many questions still surrounding the 2012 season, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=17845&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nesn.com/2012/01/send-question-to-tom-caron-peter-gammons-to-be-answered-on-red-sox-hot-stove.html" target="_self"><img src="http://nesncom.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/6a0115709f071f970b0168e5a57076970c.jpe" alt="Send Questions to Tom Caron, Peter Gammons to Be Answered on &#039;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#039;" style="width: 400px;margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px" /></a>Spring training is so close that you can almost feel those rays of sunshine coming down from the Florida sky.</p>
<p>But before pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers, <strong>Tom Caron </strong>and <strong>Peter Gammons</strong>&nbsp;will be reporting to the NESN studio for <em>Red Sox Hot Stove LIVE. </em></p>
<p>And with many questions still surrounding the 2012 season, now&#8217;s your chance to ask TC and Peter whatever&#8217;s on your mind. Whether it&#8217;s about the rotation, bullpen or starting lineup, ask away. Then tune in Tuesday at 6 p.m. to see if it gets answered.</p>
<p>Leave your questions to be answered on the air in the comments section below or send them to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NESN" target="_blank">NESN&#8217;s Twitter account</a>.</p>
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		<title>Send Don Orsillo and Nick Cafardo Questions for Tuesday&#8217;s &#8216;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are starting to sort themselves out across Major League Baseball, but there&#039;s still plenty of lingering questions. Will the Red Sox add to their starting rotation as Ben Cherington suggested they might? Will Ryan Madson&#039;s price tag come down to the point where an AL East team might nab him? Will Prince Fielder ever [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=18465&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Things are starting to sort themselves out across Major League Baseball, but there&#039;s still plenty of lingering questions.</p>
<p>Will the Red Sox add to their starting rotation as <strong>Ben Cherington</strong> suggested they might? Will <strong>Ryan Madson</strong>&#039;s price tag come down to the point where an AL East team might nab him? Will <strong>Prince Fielder</strong> ever land with a team?</p>
<p>Those are just a few of the questions still very much unanswered as 2012 gets into full swing. NESN&#039;s <strong>Don Orsillo</strong> and The Boston Globe&#039;s <strong>Nick Cafardo </strong>will be coming to you live from Fenway Park &#8212; site of this past weekend&#039;s Frozen Fenway &#8212; for <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em> on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on NESN.</p>
<p>Leave your questions to be answered on the air in the comments section below or send them to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NESN" target="_blank">NESN&#039;s Twitter account</a>.</p>
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		<title>Daniel Bard&#8217;s and Alfredo Aceves&#8217; Versatility, Willingness to Move to Rotation Instrumental in Red Sox&#8217; Recent Trades</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves will enter spring training as a starter this season. And while it remains to be seen whether or not each will stay in that capacity for all of 2012, their versatility has already had a huge impact for the Red Sox. Boston general manager Ben Cherington said on Tuesday [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=18720&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Both <strong>Daniel Bard </strong>and <strong>Alfredo Aceves </strong>will enter spring training as a starter this season. And while it remains to be seen whether or not each will stay in that capacity for all of 2012, their versatility has already had a huge impact for the Red Sox.</p>
<p>Boston general manager<strong> Ben Cherington </strong>said on Tuesday that the team has explored adding both starting pitching help and bullpen help. They&#039;ve already added a pair of bullpen arms in<strong> Andrew Bailey </strong>and <strong>Mark Melancon</strong>, and Cherington was quick to point out that Bard&#039;s and Aceves&#039; willingness to join the rotation was key in making those moves.</p>
<p>Cherington said that having two pitchers who are fully capable of shifting to the rotation meant the Sox could add either type of pitcher when exploring deals. He said they&#039;ll still look to add pitching depth before Opening Day, but they&#039;ve at least been able to make the best deals possible without having to spend too much for one specific type of hurler.</p>
<p>To hear more from Cherington, check out the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Red Sox have the top three starters in their rotation set in <strong>Jon Lester</strong>, <strong>Josh Beckett </strong>and<strong> Clay Buchholz</strong>. But beyond that trio, we could see come competition heat up during spring training.</p>
<p>Red Sox general manager<strong> Ben Cherington</strong> joined NESN&#039;s <strong>Don Orsillo </strong>and <strong>Peter Gammons</strong> on <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live </em>on Tuesday, during which he discussed the current state of the team&#039;s rotation. Cherington said that <strong>Alfredo Aceves</strong>, <strong>Daniel Bard</strong>, <strong>Felix Doubront </strong>and<strong> Andrew Miller</strong> will be among those competing for the final two spots, although he&#039;s not ruling out adding more pieces to the mix.</p>
<p>To hear more from the Boston GM, check out the video above.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong> Andrew Bailey </strong>may have headlined the Red Sox&#039; recent trade with the Athletics, but <strong>Ryan Sweeney </strong>could be a name Sox fans begin to hear more as the season approaches.</p>
<p>Sweeney, who also arrived from Oakland in the deal, is one of the players who could be fighting for playing time in right field this season. General manager <strong>Ben Cherington</strong> spoke very highly of Sweeney&#039;s skill set, saying that the 26-year-old can play solid defense and has the ability to go the other way, meaning he could leave a few dents on the Green Monster in 2012.</p>
<p>Cherington also discussed <strong>Darnell McDonald</strong>&#039;s role this season, and the GM feels the Sox don&#039;t necessarily have to make a move in order to bolster the lineup before Opening Day. Cherington also believes there&#039;s enough pop in the lineup as constructed, meaning the focus has been primarily on adding pitching depth.</p>
<p>To hear more from Cherington on the Red Sox&#039; current right-field situation, check out the video above from <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live</em>.</p>
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		<title>Send Ben Cherington, Don Orsillo and Peter Gammons Questions for Tuesday&#8217;s &#8216;Red Sox Hot Stove Live&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox answered one of the offseason&#039;s biggest questions last week when they acquired closer Andrew Bailey. But there&#039;s still plenty to be discussed and debated before the 2012 season. General manager Ben Cherington will join NESN&#039;s Don Orsillo and Peter Gammons live in studio during Red Sox Hot Stove Live Tuesday at 6 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=18818&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Red Sox answered one of the offseason&#039;s biggest questions last week when they acquired closer <strong>Andrew Bailey</strong>. But there&#039;s still plenty to be discussed and debated before the 2012 season.</p>
<p>General manager <strong>Ben Cherington</strong> will join NESN&#039;s <strong>Don Orsillo</strong> and <strong>Peter Gammons</strong> live in studio during <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live </em>Tuesday at 6 p.m. on NESN. In addition to talking about the team&#039;s offseason and what lies ahead, the trio will answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>So leave your questions below or at <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NESN" target="_blank">NESN&#039;s Twitter account</a>. Then tune in on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to see if they are answered live on the air.</p>
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		<title>Tune In to &#8216;Red Hot Stove Live&#8217; Tuesday at 6 p.m. to See Ben Cherington Live in Studio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox made some noise last week by trading for All-Star closer Andrew Bailey. But there&#039;s still work to be done, as general manager Ben Cherington continues putting the pieces together for the 2012 season. Cherington will appear on Red Sox Hot Stove Live Tuesday at 6 p.m. on NESN to discuss the Sox&#039; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nesn.com&#038;blog=38215605&#038;post=18820&#038;subd=nesncom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Red Sox made some noise last week by trading for All-Star closer <strong>Andrew Bailey</strong>. But there&#039;s still work to be done, as general manager <strong>Ben Cherington</strong> continues putting the pieces together for the 2012 season.</p>
<p>Cherington will appear on <em>Red Sox Hot Stove Live </em>Tuesday at 6 p.m. on NESN to discuss the Sox&#039; offseason and the team&#039;s preparations for the upcoming year. He&#039;ll join <strong>Don Orsillo </strong>and <strong>Peter Gammons </strong>live in studio. The new GM <a href="http://nesn.com/2012/01/send-ben-cherington-don-orsillo-and-peter-gammons-questions-for-tuesdays-red-sox-hot-stove-live.html" target="_blank">will also be taking questions</a> from fans.</p>
<p>Do the Red Sox have another bold move in the cards? Will they obtain some starting pitching help? Tune in on Tuesday for all of the latest rumblings.</p>
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