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CHICAGO -- Backed into a hole because of a stagnant offense, a Swiss cheese defense and a bullpen that has been anything but relief, the Chicago White Sox now have four-plus weeks to get it straight or kiss it all goodbye. And it might not be just...

When it was announced over the weekend that Joel Hanrahan would need surgery and miss the rest of the 2013 season, it was another misstep in the Boston Red Sox's efforts to replace the departed Jonathan Papelbon. Boston has both spent money and trade...

The Boston Red Sox added another left-handed-hitting first baseman/outfielder to the mix of players already auditioning for backup roles, acquiring Mike Carp from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Injuries, inconsistency and the spotlight of playing in Boston weighed on Carl Crawford, even had him doubting himself for the first time in his career.

Sources say Justin Upton rejected a trade to the Seattle Mariners -- one of four such designated teams in his contract, along with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. As Dave Cameron pointed out on the U.S.S. Mariner blog, this...

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at how the Joel Hanrahan trade affects two bullpens; plus, notes on the Nick Swisher deal.

The Red Sox on Wednesday acquired closer Joel Hanrahan from the Pirates as part of a six-player trade.

The Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared Saturday to be closing in on a deal for Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan, according to multiple sources.

After the R.A. Dickey trade, the Blue Jays are the new favorite to win the 2013 World Series, at least according to the oddsmakers at Bovada.lv: Toronto Blue Jays -- 15/2 Los Angeles Angels -- 17/2 Los Angeles Dodgers -- 17/2 Washington Nationa...

Looking at the good and the bad as baseball's offseason has reached its halfway point.

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy implications of the impending R.A. Dickey trade to the Blue Jays, plus deals for Ryan Dempster and Anibal Sanchez.

The blockbuster trade that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford from Boston to the Dodgers last August will wrap up with the Red Sox paying $11.7 million to Los Angeles over the next three years.

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox have obtained right-hander Graham Godfrey from the Oakland Athletics, completing a trade for right-hander Sandy Rosario. Godfrey was 9-2 with a 3.29 ERA and one save last season with Triple-A Sacramento. He started th...

ESPN Boston Hot Button topic: Should the Red Sox trade Jacoby Ellsbury this offseason?...

NASHVILLE -- The Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets met Monday afternoon to discuss the possibility of a trade involving Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, according to a baseball source. Red Sox GM Ben Cherington and Mets GM Sandy Alderson met, w...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- ESPN.com's Jayson Stark writes on Twitter: Sources say the Mets have gotten "serious" about trading R.A. Dickey as soon as this week. The Rangers and Royals are seen as the most logical fits. Trading a reigning Cy Young Award w...