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BOSTON -- There were some concerns coming into the season whether the Red Sox shortstop would hit. But that conversation was about Jose Iglesias, not Stephen Drew. In one of those great incongruities for which this game is famous, Iglesias hit .45...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- When the Boston Red Sox signed veteran shortstop Stephen Drew during the offseason, prospect Jose Iglesias knew he would be playing at Triple-A Pawtucket during the 2013 season. It really didn't matter how well he played during ...

The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday placed pitcher John Lackey on the disabled list with a right biceps strain and, as expected, activated shortstop Stephen Drew, optioning 23-year-old Jose Iglesias to Triple-A Pawtucket to clear a spot. The Lackey m...

The Boston Red Sox placed pitcher John Lackey on the disabled list with a right biceps strain and, as expected, activated shortstop Stephen Drew, optioning 23-year-old Jose Iglesias to Triple-A Pawtucket to clear a spot.

With Stephen Drew expected to be activated on Wednesday, we pose the question: Should he be given the shortstop job or should the Sox stick with Jose Iglesias, always a defensive whiz but a pleasant surprise at the plate in the early going? ESPN Bost...

ESPN Boston Hot Button topic: Who should start at shortstop for the Red Sox when Stephen Drew is healthy?...

Jose Iglesias, who left Friday's game after being hit by a pitch and sat out Saturday, is back in the Red Sox lineup for the series finale at Toronto. Here's today's Sox lineup: Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Shane Victorino, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Mike...

Potential and upside, even track record, can carry a career only so far. At some point, a player has to put up or shut up. Baseball is a results-oriented industry and if the production isn't there, neither are you. With it being Opening Day in man...

Blog | April 01, 2013

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The second spring training season at the JetBlue Park at Fenway South in the Fort is in the books. The Red Sox finished spring training with an irrelevant 17-17-1 record following a 4-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins. The ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Takeaways from the Jet, where it was a good night to be Daniel Nava, even if his line in the box score (0-for-1, 1 run, 1 RBI) might not have led you to believe as much. First, there was what happened before the game, when GM B...

It's only a matter of time before Jose Iglesias is a big league shortstop.

Baseball Prospectus today named its top infield and outfield defenders in the minor leagues, and Red Sox prospects were tops in both. Shortstop Jose Iglesias was named BP's "Top Infield Defender in the Minor Leagues," thanks to his "uncanny insti...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A few quick hits from manager John Farrell's media session before Friday's "South Fort Myers Showdown" with the Minnesota Twins: * Stephen Drew was scratched from the lineup and replaced by Jose Iglesias after suffering concuss...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A few takeaways from the Fort, where it was all about John Lackey in the Red Sox's 4-3 loss to the split-squad Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in their Grapefruit League opener: * The offseason was short on big-splash acquisitions, ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A little perspective on Jose Iglesias. And please: The shortstops cited are not intended to suggest Iglesias will ever be in the class of any of these players. They are intended to underscore how Iglesias' road to the big leagues ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- At the start of spring training each year most players are in shape, the result of working out all winter. Red Sox shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias arrived here early and appears ready to impress. But while Iglesias is sti...