COOK TO START FOR BECKETT SATURDAY - 美國職棒

VALENTINE: COOK TO START FOR BECKETT SATURDAY

http://t.co/ZTvhQAHw

Bobby Valentine made his weekly appearance on The Big Show Wednesday and was
asked about the future of Aaron Cook. Cook reportedly requested his release
on May 1 - which was an option in his contract - but the Red Sox also had a
48-hour window after May 1 to recall the veteran right-hander. And, according
to Valentine, Cook will indeed pitch for the Sox this weekend at Fenway
against the Orioles.

"Aaron Cook is going to pitch Saturday," Valentine said. "He's going to start
in Josh Beckett's turn because, as we all know, that 15-pitch at bat to end
Josh's last outing kind of overextended what anybody planned for him to do.
To be safe as we can possibly be, talking to Josh he's a little stiff in his
back muscles as you would imagine after the last start, and considering the
roster situation with Cook it seems to all fall into place. Aaron can pitch
Saturday and Josh just misses that start and comes back in his next start."

Beckett matched a career-high with 126 pitches in his last outing on April
29, a 4-1 loss to the White Sox. The final batter he faced in that game was
Brent Lillibridge, walking Lillibridge on 12 pitches.

---

陣容變動總整理

Middlebrooks up, Lars down, Clay Mortensen up (temporarily), either Iglesias
down or Youk to DL, Cook up ~Sat.

---

莫天森上來的原因是Cook要晚一點才會拉上來，所以這段期間就用他來湊人數

--

Red Sox To Sign Mark Prior

http://t.co/zI5Yi0Gg

The Red Sox will sign Mark Prior, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on
Twitter). John Boggs & Associates represent Prior, who last pitched in the
Major Leagues in 2006.

The Cubs drafted Prior second overall in 2001 and he soon became one of the
National League's best pitchers. He posted a 2.43 ERA with 10.4 K/9 and 2.1
BB/9 as a 22-year-old just a year and a half after being drafted. A series of
shoulder problems derailed Prior's career, but he has tried to resurrect it
with stints in the Padres', Rangers' and Yankees' systems. Now 31, he's
attempting another comeback.

--

https://twitter.com/#!/nickcafardo/status/197779675395792896

Youkilis thinks lower back stiffness will need a few days of rest. Valentine
and Cherington meeting to determine possible DL

--


"HARD WORK BEATS TALENT
WHEN TALENT FAILS TO WORK HARD."

--