Grady Sizemore may be right fit  —  Oft-injured free agent could replace Drew  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  The Red Sox [team stats] are looking for a right fielder to replace J.D. Drew [stats].  —  Yesterday, Grady Sizemore became an intriguing option that the Sox …

Pete Mackanin: 'Who wouldn't want to manage the Boston Red Sox?'  —  Pete Mackanin was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1969.  Since then, he has worked in baseball as a player, a minor-league manager, a coach, an interim manager and a scout.  He has rubbed elbows with such notable managers …

Compensation deadline today  —  Today is the deadline for the Red Sox and Cubs to agree on compensation for Theo Epstein and no tangible progress has been made, according to general manager Ben Cherington.  —  “It's a difficult deal to work out because it's too hard to quantify the value of Theo Epstein,” Cherington said.

Source: Yanks, CC reach five-year, $122M deal  —  CC Sabathia has announced he is staying with the New York Yankees.  —  Sabathia  —  Sabathia announced in a video that he and the Yankees have come to terms on a contract extension that will keep the husky left-handed ace from exercising his opt-out clause and testing free agency.

Yankees, CC Sabathia agree to contract extension  —  Well, here's a surprise.  —  CC Sabathia just announced that he has agreed to a contract extension with the Yankees.  —  Most expected Sabathia would forgo the remaining four years and $92 million on his contract and hit free agency …

Mets Make It Official: Citi Field to Shrink  —  Three seasons after the Mets opened Citi Field, they are making significant alterations, lowering walls and bringing in fences in an attempt to make it easier to hit home runs, and perhaps allow David Wright to regain his equilibrium as a player.