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via twitter ). Breslow, 32, was re-acquired by the Sox at the trade deadline in a trade that sent right-hander Matt Albers and outfielder Scott Podsednik to the Diamondbacks. The left-hander had a 2.70 ERA, 19 strikeouts and nine walks
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for doing stuff. I've done both.” In a footnote, Valentine refers (for perhaps the first time) to reliever Matt Albers by calling him “Matt Alberts.” He will continue to refer to the reliever by the wrong name for the duration of the right-hander
by a mile -- and the pitching coach has to take a hit for that, of course. But Andrew Miller , Scott Atchison and Matt Albers (while he was here) were having career-best seasons with McClure. Daniel Bard and Mark Melancon were disasters
the second half Ortiz will be an MVP candidate. Matt Albers (A-): What Albers and Atchison and Andrew Miller are doing this season ..... money on the bullpen. It's tricky, though -- do Albers and Atchison eventually turn back into Albers and
scout. "Baltimore, Tampa and Boston. If you look at [ Andrew] Miller and [ Matt ] Albers , I sit there and think if I'm right-handed I never want to face Albers , and if I'm a left-hander I would definitely not want to get in the box
go -- who's next? This is only the A-listers (players with at least $30 million contracts, tough to predict Matt Albers and Nick Punto types) with multi-year deals (again, I don't think they are selling this year, and it sure won
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batter earn four hits off of them was on May 30, when Miguel Cabrera hit three doubles and a single off Jon Lester and Matt Albers . The Red Sox allowed two hitters to do this tonight (Morneau and Carroll). • The Red Sox had a chance in the bottom
particular team better [this year and] moving into next year. Those moves probably weren’t out there so you get the [ Matt ] Albers and the [ Craig ] Breslow deal and in a way it may come out looking pretty good because you get [ Franklin ] Morales back
three walks. Mortensen was called up by the Red Sox from Triple-A Pawtucket earlier in the day after the team dealt Matt Albers and Scott Podsednik to Arizona for lefty reliever Craig Breslow right before the trade deadline. Franklin Morales earned
Red Sox pull out the victory. The 27-year-old righty, called up Tuesday as roster filler after the Sox traded Matt Albers (with Craig Breslow still making his way across the country to Boston), pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and
exchange for right-handed reliever Matt Albers and outfielder Scott Podsednik ..... handed relief options, thus making Albers expendable. And so, Breslow will either ..... benefits to the move. We felt like Albers has done a great job for us. We felt
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Sounds like a prostate exam to me!
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Sauce Man stylings!
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