http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/redsox Daily news from The Telegraph of Nashua en-us pkincade@nashuatelegraph.com onlineeditor@nh.com http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090916-460/sale-makes-spring-debut-for-red-sox.html WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Chris Sale gave himself a mixed review after his first spring training performance for the Boston Red Sox, an outing that ended a little earlier than originally planned. Boston manager John Farrell had Sale set to go three innings Monday against Houston. But after 37 pitches in two innings, Farrell decided the debut was over. “I understand why, I mean I racked up a pretty good amount of pitches, which is another thing I’d like to get down,” Sale said. Acquired from the Chicago White Sox in December, the dominant lefty gave up two runs, one of them earned, and struck out two. “Happy? I don’t know,” Sale said. “I got some good work in. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 23:19:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090880-460/price-says-too-early-to-tell-when.html FORT MYERS, Fla. – Boston Red Sox ace David Price says it’s still too early to tell when his ailing left elbow and forearm will heal enough for him to pitch in a game. Price was told this week that he won’t need surgery or an injection. The team said he will be shut down for seven to 10 days, take anti-inflammatory medicine and be re-evaluated after that. “I’m not going to put a timetable on it,” Price said Saturday. “If it doesn’t get better in a certain time period, it’s something we’re going to have to talk about again. Sun, 05 Mar 2017 16:55:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090846-460/sox-say-no-surgery-for-price.html After David Price consulted two renowned orthopedic doctors, the Boston Red Sox said Friday the left-hander will not need surgery or an injection in his ailing left arm. Price traveled to Indianapolis on Thursday for consultation with Drs. James Andrews and Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who were at the NFL Combine. Price is expected to return Saturday to Boston’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida. “Indy is a little chilly right now so I’m gonna head back to fort myers! My 40 time was 4.11...ill let one of you name my island,” Price tweeted Friday. Manager John Farrell said the findings represented a best-case scenario for Price, who will rest and receive treatment for the next seven to 10 days. Sun, 05 Mar 2017 01:19:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090779-460/red-sox-price-await-word-on-sore.html By MAUREEN MULLEN The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. – Red Sox left-hander David Price was scratched from his first spring training start and will consult with specialists after experiencing soreness in his left forearm and elbow. Price, who is scheduled to make his first spring start this weekend, underwent an MRI on Wednesday but results of the test are not yet available. Still, Price is expected to seek second opinions from Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:49:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090595-460/mlb-camp-is-surreal-experience-for-nashuas.html If one were to take Kevin McGowan at his word in October, starting this baseball season in Port St. Lucie, Fla., was the furthest thing from his mind. In fact, opening this spring anywhere other than Las Vegas as a member of the 51s, the New York Mets Triple A affiliate, would be a disappointment. McGowan was singing a different tune when receiving a call in early January that he’d be reporting to Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:37:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090521-460/red-sox-are-high-on-three-aces.html FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Red Sox hope adding Chris Sale to a rotation that already included Rick Porcello and David Price will boost the team to its first World Series title since 2013. “Boston’s like the Golden State Warriors now in baseball,” New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said during the offseason. Porcello is the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and Price won the 2012 honor. “I don’t pay attention to any of that stuff,” Price said when asked about Cashman’s comparison. “I was on a team with two other current Cy Young winners and a guy that was going to win one in a couple years, a couple of years ago in Detroit. We didn’t win a single playoff game.” Price’s Tigers won the AL Central in 2014 when he formed a tough top of the rotation with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:25:01 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090518-460/greenwood-dear-players-speed-it-up.html Tradition, which is said to be stitched into every baseball, often blocks attempts at keeping the game one step ahead of fermenting ambivalence. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred seems to fully grasp this. For those of us who love the game, warts and all, that is a refreshing change from his immediate predecessor. Bud Selig may have understoood the game’s loosening grip on its fans’ passion, but hemmed and hawed when it came to the monumental chore of achieving needed changes. Selig likely knew that dragging the game’s uniformed personnel, kicking and growling, through even modest nips and tucks would be as difficult as carving the faces gracing Mount Rushmore, which took 14 grueling years. Manfred may not have that long. As is now discussed at every meeting of baseball’s leaders, fans have grown weary of baseball’s gentle, but tedious pace. Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:28:00 EST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/baseball/1090488-460/as-players-dawdle-mlb-plots-changes.html PHOENIX - Major League Baseball intends to give the players' association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher's mound starting in 2018. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday after union head Tony Clark said last weekend he did not foresee players agreeing to the proposed changes for 2017. Under baseball's labor contract, management can alter playing rules only with agreement from the union - unless it gives one year notice. With the one year of notice, management can make changes on its own. Manfred said he will send a letter to the union in the coming days and plans to continue dialogue with Clark and others in hopes of reaching agreement. "Unfortunately it now appears that there really won't be any meaningful change for the 2017 season due to a lack of cooperation from the MLBPA," Manfred said during a news conference. "I've tried to be clear that our game is fundamentally sound, that it does not need to be fixed as some people have suggested, and I think last season was the kind of demonstration of the potential of our league to captivate the nation and of the game's unique place in American culture." Yet, he also added: "I believe it's a mistake to stick our head in the sand and ignore the fact that our game has changed and continues to change." Manfred said while he prefers an agreement, "I'm also not willing to walk away." Clark met with Cactus League teams last week, five at a time over Thursday, Friday and Saturday, before departing Monday for Florida to visit each Grapefruit League club - and proposed rules changes were a topic. "I have great respect for the labor relations process, and I have a pretty good track record for getting things done with the MLBPA," Manfred said. "I have to admit, however, that I am disappointed that we could not even get the MLBPA to agree to modest rule changes like limits on trips to the mound that have little effect on the competitive character of the game." Manfred said he didn't want to share specifics of his priorities for alterations. "There's a variety of changes that can be undertaken," Manfred said. Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:00:45 EST