Bristles at Fenway

If you were at Fenway Park tonight, or watched closely on TV, you would have seen the Lowell Spinners own Bristles at tonight’s Red Sox game. A special guest for Tuesday Tooth Night, the nine-foot Spinners mascot was thrilled to be a part of the pre-game festivities.
Bristles was seen hanging out with one of his [...]

Pair of Spinners Hurlers Move Up

The Spinners sent a pair of pitchers who dominated the NY-Penn League up the Red Sox ladder this week to Greenville.  Brantley New moved up after allowing just one earned run in 10 innings of work out of the bullpen for the Spinners.  New has been limited to bullpen duty after already working 106 innings [...]

Mills in Houston for Clemens Award Presentation

You may have noticed that Spinners righthander Adam Mills has been inactive the last few days.  That’s because he’s in Houston for the presentation of the Roger Clemens Award, which is awarded every year to the nation’s best collegiate pitcher; essentially the college Cy Young.
Mills is a finalist for the award after going 14-2 with [...]

Donnelly Next for Lowell Rehab on Friday

Spinners fans just saw Red Sox pitcher Joel Pineiro contribute to the Spinners win with a flawless inning to start Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Batavia. On Friday, Red Sox reliever Brendan Donnelly is scheduled to make the trip to Lowell for his first rehab appearance since going on the DL on June 24th with a [...]

Double-A hitters can’t touch Masterson, Hunter

Welcome to Double-A, Justin Masterson. The former Spinner who has been dominating the California League with Lancaster pitched 6 2/3 innings for Portland last night without allowing a hit in his first outing at the Double-A level. Masterson walked two and struck out nine New Hampshire batters.
Hunter Jones, a left-handed member of the 2005 Spinners who [...]

Kalish Top Thief in Red Sox System for June

Spinners lead-off man and center fielder Ryan Kalish was the top basestealer in the Red Sox minor league system in June.  Kalish succeeded in all 10 of his stolen base attempts during the month.
Kalish got off to a quick start on opening night at LeLacheur Park when he led off the season by reaching on [...]

Movin’ On Up

Bubba Bell and Justin Masterson, the pair of former Spinners that have been dominating the California league, have been promoted to Double-A Portland. 
Bell, the 39th round pick of the Red Sox in 2005, struggled in the South Atlantic League last year before getting hot during a 23 game run with Lowell.  Bell was the MVP [...]

No. 1 Draft Pick Hagadone Signed, Assigned to Lowell

The Red Sox announced today that No. 1 Draft Pick Nick Hagadone has officially signed and been assigned to the Lowell Spinners. Click below for the official report from Ian Browne. The left-handed pitcher was 6-1 with 11 saves and a 2.77 ERA this spring with the University of Washington. Hagadone was drafted 55th overall [...]

Pineiro To Rehab in Lowell

The Red Sox just announced that pitcher Joel Pineiro is scheduled to make a rehab appearance in Lowell when the Spinners return home on Wednesday, July 11th against the Batavia Muckdogs.
As always, don’t let the Sold Out status scare you away. Standing room tickets are always available, and seats may open up as we get [...]

Pair of Former Spinners Heading to Eastern League All-Star Game

Jed Lowrie and Clay Buchholz were both All-Stars for the 2005 Spinners and both have continued to succeed as they move toward Boston.  They have repeated their performance with Double-A Portland this year; both have been invited to the 2007 Eastern League All-Star Game July 11th in Norwich, Connecticut.
Buchholz has dominated Eastern League hitters this season, posting a [...]