Red Sox Acquire Victor Martinez for Masterson, Hagadone, Price

The Red Sox have acquired C/1B Victor Martinez from Cleveland for former Spinners Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price.
Justin Masterson was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2006 MLB Draft. Masterson began his career here in Lowell going 3-1 with a .85 ERA in 14 games with the Spinners. [...]

Road to the Show: Chris McGuiness

Welcome to our latest installment of Road to the Show with Chris McGuiness.
Chris McGuiness was drafted by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB draft out of the Citadel. McGuiness was the nation’s leader in walks in 2009 with 65, posting a .520 OBP. McGuiness started off as a two way [...]

Westmoreland Named SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 20-26)

Congratulations to Ryan Westmoreland, who was recently named the SoxProspects.com player of the week for the week of July 20-26. Westmoreland’s week saw him hit .303 in 33 AB’s with 4 HR’s, 7 RBI’s, and 4 SB’s. Westmoreland has been heating up as of late, for July he is hitting .294 with a team leading [...]

Former Spinner Hunter Strickland Combines with Moreno for No Hitter

Congratulations are due for 2008 Spinner Hunter Strickland, who has had a whirlwind week. First, Strickland was sent along with Argenis Diaz to Pittsburgh for Adam LaRoche. Then last night, in his first start with Pirates (A) Affiliate the West Virgina Power, he combined with new teammate Diego Moreno to throw a no hitter against [...]

Spinners Can’t Overcome Mistakes in 4-2 Loss

The Spinners couldn’t keep their win streak alive as they fell 4-2 to the Tri City Valley Cats Monday night. The Spinners were done in by 3 unearned runs in the third inning, as Derrik Gibson misplayed a routine grounder and Jose Alvarez followed it up by allowing a walk and two doubles. The [...]

Rice Finally Gets His Due

Jim Rice was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, he was elected with 76.4% of the vote in his 15th and final year of eligibility. Rice batted .298 with 382 home runs and 1,451 RBIs from 1974-89, and his numbers were not those generally considered Hall of Fame worthy, due to his [...]

Lowell Batters Lake Monsters 16-6

The Spinners swept away the Lake Monsters in a quick two game series by having an offensive clinic Sunday, putting up 16 runs on 15 hits. Every Spinners starter reached base at least once, as the top three hitters in the Spinners line-up combined to go 8-for-16 with two walks, driving in seven runs and [...]

Spinners Can’t Stem Tide, Lose to Lake Monsters 4-1

The Spinners were swept in the brief two game series against the Lake Monsters by dropping Friday night’s game 4-1. Spinner’s starter Ryan Pressly cruised through the first four innings without allowing a hit before getting into trouble in the 5th. Pressly only allowed one run on one hit while striking out four. The Spinner [...]

Lake Monsters Drown Spinners 5-2, Westmoreland Stays Hot

The Vermont Lake Monsters downed the Spinners 5-2, Thursday night during a damp and frustrating night for the Spinners. Starter Cesar Cabral pitched the first inning and came out of the game due to an injury sustained on Adam Amar’s shot off his leg. Once again the Spinners defense plagued them as they committed four [...]

Road to the Show: Kyle Rutter

Welcome to our third segment of “Road to the Show” with Kyle Rutter.
Rutter was selected in the 41st round of the 2009 Major League Amateur Draft. Rutter’s path to becoming a pro is an interesting one, including changing his delivery upon his arrival at NC State. Rutter features impressive separation on his pitches, with his [...]