Red Sox Blog | Providence Journal By Sports staffFORT MILL, S.C. -- Alfredo Aceves coughed up an early lead and the Pawtucket Red Sox saw their six-game winning streak end Sunday as the Charlotte Knights rallied for a 6-4 victory. Pawtucket jumped to a first inning lead, after leadoff man Justin Henry reached second on a single and error. Following a sacrifice bunt by Jose Iglesias, Brandon Snyder singled home Henry for a 1-0 advantage off lefty John Danks. Dan Butler's double brought home Snyder. Danks (1-0), a veteran major leaguer who is recovering from shoulder surgery, settled down after that to pitch six solid innings...
Boston Red Sox May 12, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves has been solid at Triple-A Pawtucket, MLB.com reports Wednesday. With Boston needing pitching help, Aceves is just a phone call away. Recently demoted, Aceves, who is starting for Pawtucket, is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his first two outings. "He's going to be evaluated independently based on his ability to execute with the consistency that we outlined when we optioned him to Pawtucket," manager John Farrell said. "While he's in the starting role there, we feel like that's the best place for him to gain that consistency, and yet he wouldn't be the only option if a...
May 9, 2013KFFL Boston Red Sox SP Alfredo Aceves has gone 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two ...
May 9, 2013KFFL Boston Red Sox RP Alfredo Aceves is a logical candidate to be recalled if RP ...
May 7, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves made his first minor-league appearance for the Pawtucket Red Sox Thursday.Aceves, who pitched for the first time in nine days, had some issues with his control, but lasted longer than expected. He surrendered two hits in six scoreless innings of work. He struck out six, walked four and hit a batter on 101 pitches, 57 for strikes. Aceves topped 94 mph in his first outing since being optioned to Triple-A.
May 3, 2013
DRaysBay Meanwhile, weather continued to wreak havoc on the Midwest League schedule. Triple-A Durham Bulls (18-9) Durham was thoroughly dominated in their 10-1 loss to Pawtucket. Alfredo Aceves threw six scoreless innings despite walking four and only throwing 57 strikes in 101 pitches. Alex Torres struggled throwing strikes too, finishing with 56 in 95 pitches. He lasted just five innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits and three walks while striking out five. Down 6-0 in the eighth, Chris Gimenez hit a single that scored Wil Myers. Jim Paduch continued to get hit hard th...
Tampa Bay Rays May 3, 2013
The Republican TORONTO — Right-hander Alfredo Aceves' first start since his demotion was productive Thursday night in a 10-1 win for Triple-A Pawtucket over Durham, a Rays affiliate. He hadn't pitched since nine days before, April 23, in a messy 13-0 Red Sox loss to Oakland.
Boston Red Sox May 2, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves reported to Triple-A Pawtucket, the Providence Journal reports Saturday. The Red Sox were unable to trade Aceves after he was optioned to Triple-A last week.
April 27, 2013Red Sox Blog | Providence Journal By Brian MacPherson AP /Winslow TownsonPAWTUCKET -- It's become easy to characterize Alfredo Aceves as a cartoon villain. Not since the trade of Josh Beckett last August has the removal of a player from the Red Sox roster been met with so much pleasure from the fan base. A cartoon villain, however, would have thrown a tantrum upon receiving the news he'd been optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. A cartoon villain would have refused to accept such a degrading assignment, would have trashed his locker, held out, demanded a trade. But there Aceves was at McCoy Stadium on Saturday afternoon, sittin...
Boston Red Sox April 27, 2013Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald A few notes, non-Alfredo Aceves division, from the Red Sox' 6-5 victory in the finale of a three-game series with the Athletics:
Boston Red Sox April 26, 2013Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald No less than four times during his pregame session today with reporters, manager John Farrell said the Red Sox' decision to demote Alfredo Aceves to Triple-A Pawtucket was "performance-based," not related to the right-hander's tendency to be a distraction."Performance-based, solely," Farrell said. "Not just in the outings this year, but going back last six weeks, eight weeks last year, this was strictly performance-based."
Boston Red Sox April 26, 2013Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald For now, at least, the Red Sox have had enough of Alfredo Aceves.Tonight, after a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics, Aceves was called into a meeting with manager John Farrell and GM Ben Cherington, who informed the enigmatic right-hander that he was being optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. According to a major league source, catcher Ryan Lavarnway will be called up from Pawtucket to take Aceves' roster spot.
Boston Red Sox April 26, 2013Full Count | WEEI Can Alfredo Aceves remain a part of the Red Sox organization? Does the team need to trade him, or can he continue to offer value to the team with whom he signed in February 2011, delivering one brilliant season out of the bullpen, one wildly erratic year as a closer (who ultimately lost that job) [...]
Boston Red Sox April 26, 2013Boston Herald Ryan Lavarnway’s ideal approach at the plate doesn’t differ greatly from the one he hopes to take in his latest stint with the Red Sox: be patient, stay disciplined and keep a level head.Having optioned Alfredo Aceves to Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday night, the Sox recalled the 25-year-old Lavarnway yesterday for his first major league action of the season. The catcher — who hit .157 with a pair of home runs in 46 games in the majors last year — was batting .310 through 11 games with the PawSox.
Boston Red Sox April 26, 2013Boston Herald At this point, the easy way out would be simply to release Alfredo Aceves — or to trade him for pennies on the dollar.But the Red Sox still think he can be an asset.
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