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As part of our Red Sox season preview, we asked our baseball scribes -- Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald -- to answer five burning questions about the 2013 Boston Red Sox. Below are their responses. Share your thoughts as well by answering the poll q...

It's safe to assume the 2013 Red Sox will be better than Bobby's Bunch, but just how much better? DO you think they'll be playoff contenders or just a middling team that hovers around .500 for the season? ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald...

ESPNBoston.com Red Sox reporters Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald weigh in on all the latest ins and outs concerning Red Sox Nation. * Mike Napoli's status McDonald: "Mike Napoli was supposed to have his introductory press conference with the Red S...

ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald join the army of ESPN reporters in Nashville to give you the latest happenings from the MLB Winter Meetings. Follow along for the latest events as the Hot Stove finally gets cooking: <a href="http://ww...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- ESPNBoston.com's Joe McDonald reports that Red Sox GM Ben Cherington met with Sandy Alderson on Monday, and that the Mets have asked for top Red Sox prospects Jackie Bradley Jr. and shortstop Xander Bogaerts in a trade for R.A. Di...

In this week's edition of State of the Nation (video above), ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald talk about what the Red Sox expect to accomplish at this week's GM meetings and examine the free-agency dilemma facing the Sox on Cody Ross....

In this week's "State of the Nation," Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald talk about the latest with the Red Sox and also interview new manager John Farrell....

The Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell as their next manager, a source confirmed to ESPNBoston.com's Joe McDonald on Saturday night. The sides agreed to a multiyear deal, the source told McDonald. Farrell, the Red Sox's former pitching coac...

Today's Outside The Lines -- featuring ESPNBoston.com's Joe McDonald, the Boston Herald's Steve Buckley and former major league pitching coach Leo Mazzone -- explored the Red Sox's problems both on and off the field and how they can hope to get beyon...

In the video above, ESPNBoston.com's Joe McDonald says he's not surprised by the latest report of discontent with Bobby Valentine among Red Sox players....

In this week's State of the Nation (video above), Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald discuss the Red Sox's struggles and the job security of Bobby Valentine....

ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald break down Boston's first half by talking about the biggest surprises (Daniel Nava, Will Middlebrooks), disappointments (Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez) and look ahead to the rest of t...

If Carl Crawford will eventually need elbow surgery, perhaps the time is now.

Beat writers from ESPNBoston.com and ESPNNewYork.com answer five questions about the upcoming Red Sox-Yankees series.

ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald discuss Mark Prior's odds of joining the Red Sox this season and Daniel Bard's chances of joining the bullpen. McDonald reports that Prior said last week that it was easier getting to the big leagues t...

Gordon Edes and Joe McDonald discuss Dustin Pedroia's right thumb injury and who the Red Sox will call up if their second baseman goes on the disabled list....