The Red Sox announced on Monday that right-hander Scott Atchison has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket. Atchison, who turns 36 in March, has received an invitation to big league camp.

Now that the Red Sox have traded Marco Scutaro, will they bring up Jose Iglesias or play Mike Aviles? Beat reporter Ian Browne answers that question and more in the latest edition of his Inbox.

Alfredo Aceves and the Red Sox have avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year deal. It's the eighth of nine potential arbitration cases the team has settled outside of a hearing, leaving only designated hitter David Ortiz's situation unresolved.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the guest speaker at a banquet to honor the participants in Major League Baseball's Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase for the countries' top prospects held during the last two days.

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said he wants a multi-year deal and would like to avoid salary arbitration for next season.

The grand opening of JetBlue Park, the Red Sox's new Spring Training home, has been scheduled for Feb. 25, the same day as the team's first full-squad workout.

In what was clearly a wise career choice, legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady opted for a football career, despite being drafted as a catcher by the Montreal Expos in 1995.

The hype for this weekend's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchup no doubt got some help from years of Bostonians and New Yorkers watching the Red Sox and Yankees play out the greatest rivalry in all of sports.

Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett, who hadn't made any media appearances since the season ended, appeared on MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" on Thursday.

The Red Sox have added veteran scout Gary Hughes, who will be in his 45th year in the game this season.

The New York Times Co. announced on Thursday that it has sold 100 more units of its holdings in Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Red Sox, for $30 million.

Jon Lester, Andrew Bailey and Kevin Youkilis are among the Red Sox's expected early arrivers in Fort Myers, Fla. Manager Bobby Valentine and the team's Spring Training organizers are working hard to have a plan in place once workouts begin.

It's always been a misnomer to call the 25-man roster at the end of Spring Training final, a point likely to be exacerbated by the number of position battles the Red Sox will host this spring in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Red Sox are unlikely to add another starting pitcher, general manager Ben Cherington said Wednesday night, tempering reports that had linked Boston to free agents Roy Oswalt and Edwin Jackson this offseason.

If Theo Epstein could figure out what causes players to falter in big markets, he told guests at Fenway Park on Monday night, "I'd take it with me to Chicago." The Boston crowd ate it up.

Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka on Monday threw his first bullpen session since he underwent Tommy John surgery in June, according to the Japanese outlet Kyodo News.

Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said that arbitration dates have been set for both Alfredo Aceves and David Ortiz, but he declined to specify those dates.

New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, general manager Ben Cherington and Cherington's predecessor, Cubs president Theo Epstein, were all on hand at Fenway Park on Monday for "Hot Stove Cool Music."

Roy Oswalt has been in the top six in the National League Cy Young Award balloting six times. If you need a guy for Game 7 in a World Series, you could do a whole lot worse than the man from Mississippi.

Bobby Valentine was right at home Sunday night in Stamford, Conn., wearing his old letterman's jacket on the same stage where he had held the lead in the school play decades ago.