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Lefthander Andrew Miller had a rocky outing for Pawtucket today, walking four in 1.1 innings against Syracuse. He also struck out three. Of Miller’s 50 pitches, 20 were strikes

In six minor league games on his rehab assignment, Miller has allowed four runs on four hits in six innings with nine walks and 12 strikeouts.

Miller has said he is recovered from the strained left hamstring that has him on the disabled list. But the Red Sox may want to see more consistency before activating him.

Miller’s rehab assignment could go through May 7 before the Sox have to make a decision.

- Boston.com

General manager Ben Cherington said today that lefthanded reliever Rich Hill was assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket. That should be the last step in his injury rehabilitation assignment.

Hill has appeared in five Single-A games for Greenville and Salem. His line: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 13 K. He struck out the side in his inning for Salem on Wednesday night.

Hill has made a remarkable recovery from Tommy John surgery last June 9. His return to the majors would be a boost for the struggling Red Sox bullpen.

- Boston.com

Getting Rich Hill back may help out our bullpen a little.

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All-Star caliber players (5): Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Jon Lester, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia.

Solid big league regulars (5): Alfredo Aceves, Daniel Bard, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Kevin Youkilis.

Major league backup/middle relief types (8): Matt Albers, Mike Aviles, Franklin Morales, Vicente Padilla, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Kelly Shoppach, Nick Punto, Ryan Sweeney.

AAAA-type players (7): Scott Atchison, Felix Doubront, Darnell McDonald, Jason Repko, Nate Spears, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Thomas.

Add it up. Of the 25 players on the roster, 15 are either bench type players or just below replacement-level players. On any given night, the Red Sox are starting three or four players who should be coming off the bench or don't belong on the roster in the first place.

It's really no more complicated than that. When you have Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford, Andrew Bailey, John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled list, there is a significant talent drain.

Look at this way. Right now, of the 25 players on the roster, five are All-Star caliber players. One is a DH and two are starting pitchers. Pedroia and Gonzalez are carrying a heavy load.

The good news is that Elllsbury, Bailey and Crawford will be back at some point. The question is whether it will be too late by then.

- Boston.com

Just thought that was something interesting to post. Amazing how much the roster has fallen off.

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Birthday party takes focus off real problems - Boston Sports Blog - Boston.com

I thought that was a very very good honest article. I agree w/ everything in that. Really really frustrating to see what this organization has become.

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@MinorLeagueBlog: #RedSox Jose Iglesias is hitting .196 at AAA Pawtucket so far

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Originally Posted by jmoore_21

@MinorLeagueBlog: #RedSox Jose Iglesias is hitting .196 at AAA Pawtucket so far

Lol good lord.

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Today is Fenway Parks 100th Anniversary. The oldest ballpark in baseball.

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Originally Posted by jmoore_21

- Boston.com

Just thought that was something interesting to post. Amazing how much the roster has fallen off.

This is the big thing to me. Guys like Gonzo and Petey can never take a day off or have a bad stretch. I hate watching the beginning of games when they show the starting defense or lineup and you see some combination of guys like Punto, Repko, Spears, Shoppach all starting. Some are nice backups and bench players sure, but until this team is healthy, lets face it, this is no way to structure a $170 million + payroll. Thats not even getting into what the bullpen currently consists of either.

Hopefully once they get past this weekends birthday series with the Yanks, they will start getting some guys back and develop some consistency in the bullpen. Hang on tight, its gonna be a bumpy ride haha

Man the more I read this, look at it and think about it(which I can't stop doing) its really depressing me

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Dice-K will start a rehab assignment in Single-A on Monday.

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Yep. Could be nice.

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Originally Posted by jmoore_21

Dice-K will start a rehab assignment in Single-A on Monday.

Wow, good for him. Would be a great story if he were able to get back to decent form and contribute this year. He is now on the clock, I believe they have 30 days from when he starts to activate him.

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Amazing if anyone is watching....

LIVE | | Red Sox celebrate 100th anniversary of Fenway Park - Video | redsox.com: Multimedia

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Fitting result of Fenways 100th year anniversary

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I'm really trying to be patient w/ this team b/c of all the injuries but my gawd this is pathetic. I'm a Red Sox fan win or lose until the day I die but it's getting to the point to where I don't even want to turn the game on b/c I know we are going to get killed. We basically have a Triple-A team out there trying to win games in the AL. How did this team & our farm system get this bad in the short of a time?

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The fans started chanting "We want Tito" at the end of the game.

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Valentine isn't going to work out for the Sox