Crawford relieved by good start at the plate

Orange County Register — LOS ANGELES – After Carl Crawford signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, he went 0 for 7 with three strikeouts in his first two games. On the third day, then-manager Terry Francona dropped Crawford from third to seventh in the lineup....

Los Angeles Dodgers April 5, 2013

Red Sox, trying to change culture, added character

Boston Globe — When the Sox fell out of contention in August, the trade of Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez to the Dodgers gave Ben Cherington the opportunity to change the roster of a last-place team in a fundamental way.

Boston Red Sox March 31, 2013

Crawford, Gonzalez critical of Red Sox

Red Sox Blog | Providence Journal — By Tim BrittonFORT MYERS, Fla. -- While the Red Sox are welcoming in a host of new players to their clubhouse in Fort Myers, two of their former stars have been critical of their time in Boston. Both Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, dealt to the Dodgers last August, criticized the Red Sox in early spring interviews in Arizona. In a story in the Los Angeles Times, Crawford said he was never comfortable in the "toxic" environment of Boston. "I knew with the struggles I was having, it would never get better for me," Crawford is quoted as saying. "I just didn't see a light at the end of the t...

Boston Red Sox February 14, 2013

Crawford: Time with Sox toughest of career

Boston Red Sox Blog | ESPN Boston — It turns out, Carl Crawford wasn't just physically hindered during his time with the Red Sox, he was deeply depressed, as well. Facing a slow start and nagging injuries after joining the Red Sox in 2011, things went downhill fast, he said. He felt things would never improve for him in Boston and that he was trapped due to his seven-year, $142 million contract. He opened up about his experience recently to the Los Angeles Times. "I knew with the struggles I was having, it would never get better for me.

Boston Red Sox February 14, 2013