--RHP Josh Beckett impressed the Red Sox staff with his shoulder strength testing coming into the 2009 camp, as his results seemed to be much more in line with his 2007 baseline testing than his results last season after going through a full regular seaso 

The Red Sox brought in some complementary pieces in the low risk/high reward category -- RHP John Smoltz, OF Rocco Baldelli, RHP Brad Penny, RHP Takashi Saito -- but did very little to change the basic structure of last year's 95-win ballclub. 

If there is one player in Boston's spring training camp who seems primed and ready for a huge comeback year, it has to be big right-hander Brad Penny. 

John Smoltz can't wait to pitch in a game for the Boston Red Sox. 

Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling and their controversies are gone. 

From all accounts, Tom Glavine's meeting with the Braves on Wednesday went well. 

--OF Mark Kotsay underwent back surgery in late January to remove a displaced disk fragment, a procedure that was performed by Dr. 

The Red Sox brought in some complementary pieces in the low risk/high reward category -- RHP John Smoltz, OF Rocco Baldelli, RHP Brad Penny, RHP Takashi Saito -- but did very little to change the basic structure of last year's 95-win ballclub. 

--OF Mark Kotsay underwent back surgery in late January to remove a displaced disk fragment, a procedure that was performed by Dr. 

The Red Sox brought in some complementary pieces in the low risk/high reward category -- RHP John Smoltz, OF Rocco Baldelli, RHP Brad Penny, RHP Takashi Saito -- but did very little to change the basic structure of last year's 95-win ballclub. 

--OF Mark Kotsay underwent back surgery in late January to remove a displaced disk fragment, a procedure that was performed by Dr. 

The Red Sox brought in some complementary pieces in the low risk/high reward category -- RHP John Smoltz, OF Rocco Baldelli, RHP Brad Penny, RHP Takashi Saito -- but did very little to change the basic structure of last year's 95-win ballclub. 

The theme for the Red Sox headed into spring training is pretty simple: a carbon copy continuation of last year's version of the Olde Towne Team that won 95 regular-season games and pushed the ALCS to seven games before falling to the upstart Rays. 

The theme for the Red Sox headed into spring training is pretty simple: a carbon copy continuation of last year's version of the Olde Towne Team that won 95 regular-season games and pushed the ALCS to seven games before falling to the upstart Rays. 

The theme for the Red Sox headed into spring training is pretty simple: a carbon copy continuation of last year's version of the Olde Towne Team that won 95 regular-season games and pushed the ALCS to seven games before falling to the upstart Rays.