Brian Fuentes

Columns

1. What's left for the Red Sox bullpen?

   Columns

   12/19/2010

   … the Angels. While the team expressed some interest in Brian Fuentes this offseason, the team was no longer setting its ..... unlikely that the team would make a second exception for Fuentes or another left-hander just for the sake of featuring …
2. Pivotal Performer: Rays closer Soriano became the key AL East newcomer

   Columns

   08/29/2010

   … three-year, $37 million deal from the Mets . Kerry Wood got a two-year, $20.5 million deal from the Indians. Brian Fuentes signed a two-year, $17.5 million deal with the Angels . Last offseason, those types of multi-year deals simply …
3. What Happened, and What Now, For the Red Sox

   Columns

   10/12/2009

   … down by a run, they found themselves facing closer Brian Fuentes , a lefty. Leading off the inning, Francona chose ..... Gonzalez , who was 1-for-6 in his career against Fuentes , and had one hit in six at-bats in the series …
4. Folding Aces: Papelbon, Lester, Beckett Come Up Short

   Columns

   10/12/2009

   … a series against an Angels squad that was perceived not to have a No. 1 starter, and whose bullpen (with closer Brian Fuentes at the back end) was viewed as suspect. Yet in the end, all three of the Red Sox pitchers absorbed losses, none more shocking …
5. Forget Mark Teixeira, Bobby Abreu Might Be the Red Sox' Biggest Obstacle

   Columns

   10/07/2009

   … they were able to throw some of the saved money the way of pitcher Ervin Santana , outfielder Juan Rivera and closer Brian Fuentes . And after numerous conversations with Abreu’s agent, Peter Greenberg — who also represented injured Angels Kelvim Escobar …

Blogs

1. Closing Time: Tim Wakefield’s wait for 200 continues

   Blog

   08/26/2011

   … into the game hitting .328 against lefties and went 2-for-2 against Gonzalez and added a double against reliever Brian Fuentes . Ortiz swatted his 26th home run of the year and now has eight home runs against lefties this season, which is …
2. Trade Deadline: A’s have trade pieces to upgrade offense

   Blog

   07/12/2011

   … Cafardo of the Boston Globe , the A’s could look to improve their offense by shopping pitchers like Craig Breslow , Brian Fuentes and Grant Balfour for a big bat. Oakland has one of the best pitching staffs in the majors with a 3.14 team ERA …
3. The $142 million man is money when it matters

   Blog

   06/04/2011

   … Oakland had just brought in lefty extraordinaire Brian Fuentes to face the left-handed hitting Crawford. In 2010, lefties hit a microscopic .128 against Fuentes . Even though Fuentes is permitting lefties to hit .269 this year, his quirky delivery …
4. Closing Time: Carl Crawford comes through in the clutch again

   Blog

   06/03/2011

   … season. With the bases loaded in the seventh inning of a 6-5 contest, Crawford stepped in against lefty reliever Brian Fuentes and poked a broken-bat, two-run single into center to give the Red Sox their first lead since the third inning …
5. Nuggetpalooza: Some Baseball Nuggets

   Blog

   02/25/2011

   … 0.944 – Matt Capps (16-for-50, 3 HR) 0.875 – Kevin Gregg (13-for-53, 2 HR and 17 walks) 0.870 – Brian Fuentes (10-for-34, 1 HR) I should give an honorable mention here to Kyle Farnsworth, who has only faced 14 batters with the “game on the line” over …