WELLS, CRISP, WRKO, ROTATION, RISKE,

David Wells threw 60 pitches off the mound in a bullpen session. Here is the rest of his rehab schedule:

Wednesday 5/10: 50-60 pitches off mound
Saturday 5/13: simulated game
Thursday 5/18: minor league rehab start

So, we probably won't have Wells back until at least the 23rd of May, and they probably will keep him in the minors for more rehab starts this time around so we might not see him until June.

CRISP BACK IN A FEW DAYS...MAYBE
Coco Crisp might be picking up a bat and taking some swings any day now. He has been doing more with his hand lately, including throwing barehanded. He will probably have a rehab stint very soon. The rumor is he will be back in around a week. We need his bat in this lineup. We can hit off Baltimore without him, but Toronto and Tampa proved too much for us.

SOX TO MAKE MOVE TO WRKO...MAYBE
This isn't a definite, but it appears as though WBOS has fallen out of the running for the Red Sox broadcasting rights. WEEI's contract expires at the outset of next season. WBOS had been the front runner. Reportedly, their offer was for $140 million over 10 years, plus an $8 million signing bonus, plus 25% ownership of the station itself. Entercom (owner of WEEI and WRKO) must have made an amazing offer to top that. The $140 million proposal would make the Red Sox deal the largest in baseball. WBOS also may have been willing to air games on FM radio, which has much better sound quality than AM.

WBOS ownership, however, left the table citing financial reasons. Apparently, the Sox wanted too much from them. Entercom was left by themselves at the negotiating table. A move to WRKO would probably help Entercom more than it would help the Sox. WEEI's ratings are much better than WRKO.

Another reason for the potential move may be to separate the Red Sox from WEEI, even though the separation would only be superficial. WEEI's primary function is as a sports radio station. Thus, it's primary function is to criticise and question. The Sox might not like this. A move to WRKO would make it seem as though the two entities were separate. However, WRKO and WEEI both have the same owner and even the same program director. They both broadcast out of the same building.

ROTATION CHANGES
With the rainout last week, and an off day today, the Red Sox were able to rearrange their rotation. Beckett will start it off tomorrow against New York. Schilling will follow. Wakefield will be third. Clement will be fourth. DiNardo will round it out at fifth. Why the change? I don't know. I guess it is nice to finally have Schilling and Beckett 1 and 2.

RISKE ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL
David Riske threw a bullpen session on Sunday. He will pitch a rehab inning in AAA Pawtucket on Wednesday. The need for him to come back healthy in be productive is not a small need. Our middle relief is very weak right now. We need all the help we can get.

That's about it for now. Might do a preview of the Sox/Yankees series for tomorrow.