Mark Buehrle

Columns

1. Where the Red Sox stand in the starting pitching market

   Columns

   12/22/2011

   … team was content to stay out of the bidding for the top pitchers on the open-market this winter (C.J. Wilson, Mark Buehrle , Yu Darvish) and, while the team is willing to explore trades for starters, it may be less motivated to complete a …
2. Building blocks: What the Red Sox have done, and still have to do, this offseason

   Columns

   12/15/2011

   … monitor potential fits on short-term deals (hence, the absence of the Sox from the now-concluded C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle derbies, and the non-participation of the team in the Yu Darvish posting sweepstakes) who would …
3. A $154 million bargain? Revisiting Adrian Gonzalez deal in light of Albert Pujols' contract

   Columns

   12/09/2011

   … Marlins would be ready to go on an epic spending binge that has already seen them land Jose Reyes ($106 million), Mark Buehrle ($58 million) and Heath Bell ($27 million), while reportedly having made a bigger offer to Pujols than the …
4. No big splash in Big D? Why the Red Sox might not have money to burn at winter meetings

   Columns

   12/05/2011

   … on the Sox being able to move around other funds. The same is likely true of other prominent pitchers (Roy Oswalt, Mark Buehrle , perhaps a closer like Ryan Madson) whom the Sox might consider. While that stance might seem, on the surface, absurd …
5. The Lackey Effect: Red Sox rotation unsettled in 2011 and beyond

   Columns

   09/10/2011

   … in excess of $16 million per year. Perhaps a hard push for older pitchers who would seek fewer guaranteed years ( Mark Buehrle , Roy Oswalt) would prove compelling. The team could also plunge back into the market for Japanese pitchers, with …

Blogs

1. What the Red Sox got in Aaron Cook

   Blog

   01/09/2012

   … Sox will benefit from a pitcher who, at his best, isn’t terribly far removed in effectiveness from someone like Mark Buehrle , the left-hander whom the Marlins signed to a four-year, $58 million deal (in no small part because Buehrle …
2. Report: Sox still interested in Oswalt

   Blog

   12/14/2011

   … FoxSports.com, the Red Sox are "still interested" in free-agent pitcher Roy Oswalt. With C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle off the market, Oswalt is viewed by many as the top starter left among free agents. The 34-year-old went 9-10 …
3. Hot Stove: Marlins out on Albert Pujols, but not done spending

   Blog

   12/07/2011

   … a ton of money this offseason, and they may not be done. After committing a total of $191 million to Jose Reyes , Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell , the Marlins are still in on the C.J. Wilson sweepstakes, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los …
4. Ben Cherington says Red Sox unlikely to pursue high-end free-agent pitchers

   Blog

   12/05/2011

   … agent market. Despite persistent rumors connecting the Sox to the top available pitchers (such as C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle ), Cherington cast doubt on the likelihood of deals for such players. “You never say never, but I think it’s more likely we …
5. This time the interest is mutual between Hiroki Kuroda and the Red Sox

   Blog

   12/04/2011

   … through other offseason moves. Kuroda won’t demand the kind of contract free agent pitcher C.J. Wilson (or even Mark Buehrle ) might land, but his productivity and reliability throughout four major league seasons will surely lead to a multi …