Mark Loretta

Columns

1. What would arbitration hold for David Ortiz and the Red Sox?

   Columns

   02/08/2012

   … the only ones to do so were Todd Walker (who won his case and then was summarily cut by the Padres in 2007) and Mark Loretta (who lost his case to the Astros prior to the 2008 season). Both were infielders; both were complementary players …
2. Red Sox face Jason Varitek arbitration dilemma

   Columns

   11/22/2010

   … given that the team will extend the offer this time around. Following that season, the team had a Type A free agent in Mark Loretta and a Type B in Trot Nixon. They offered arbitration to neither because they were concerned about the likelihood that …
3. A ring for Freddy's finger? Ex-Red Sox prospect Sanchez on cusp of title

   Columns

   11/01/2010

   … at second base in 2004, and he became a key figure in his team’s first title in 86 years. Tony Graffanino and Mark Loretta both offered the Sox productive second basemen over the next two years, before Dustin Pedroia emerged as a catalyst for the 2007 team. THE DISCOVERY OF …
4. Five Things We Learned: Ortiz Might Have Hit Bottom

   Columns

   05/15/2009

   … entered the game in the ninth inning with New York holding a 14-10 lead. He had two chances, a pop up off the bat of Mark Loretta , and then a Wily Mo Pena grounder which he fielded and flipped to Mariano Rivera for the final out of the game. “First pitch was …
5. Five Things We Learned: New Colors, Same Results

   Columns

   04/28/2009

   … Sox ran off 12 straight from June 16-29. During that stretch David Ortiz hit five homers and then-second baseman Mark Loretta caught fire, hitting .451 throughout the run. On the mound, Josh Beckett and Jon Lester had three wins apiece …

Blogs

1. Jose Iglesias says he was surprised but not disappointed by Stephen Drew signing

   Blog

   02/12/2013

   … said he took to heart the advice of Pedroia, who relayed to the shortstop his distress in 2006 when the Sox traded for Mark Loretta , thus relegating Pedroia to a return to Pawtucket for most of 2006. Pedroia ended up using that time productively, recovering …
2. Pedroia: Iglesias upset by Drew signing

   Blog

   12/28/2012

   … returning to Triple-A with the Sox' acquisition of Mark Loretta . "After [Iglesias] left [the workouts in Arizona ..... play second base and go play. But we ended up signing Mark Loretta . It ended up being a great thing for me. I went to Triple …
3. Nuggetpalooza: Strollin’ through the box score

   Blog

   07/07/2011

   … 3+ EBH in a game since Wily Mo Pena and Manny Ramirez on July 26, 2007. The Red Sox also pulled it off twice in 2006 (Eric Hinske/ Mark Loretta and Mike Lowell/David Ortiz). It was only the third time in the Blue Jays’ existence that two opposing players had three extra-base hits in a single game, the last coming in 2004 …
4. Theo Epstein’s history of arbitration offers

   Blog

   11/23/2010

   … needed to part with a second-round pick.) Most notably, the team declined to offer arbitration to Trot Nixon and Mark Loretta after the 2006 season, and to Kevin Millar after the 2005 campaign. Here is a look at how the Sox have proceeded since …
5. MLB Draft, Picks 1-10: What it means for the Red Sox

   Blog

   06/07/2010

   … moved quickly on Harvey, making him the second college pitcher taken in the draft. --Former Red Sox second baseman Mark Loretta was at the draft as the representative of the San Diego Padres, one of many connections between the Padres and Sox …