Yo Adrian?

Ok, forgive me for the cheap laugh in the title. As of 7 p.m. today, January 4, Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman is reporting via twitter (@SI_JonHeyman) that the Red Sox and free agent 3rd baseman Adrian Beltre are close to a deal. Heyman also has a story up on SI.com, but the Web version has little more information than his original tweet. Stay tuned as I'm sure more information will find it way out regarding the potential signing of Beltre

Just a Quick Update...

Starting on Monday, we will be starting our look at the Red Sox top 10 prospects (as ranked by SoxProspects.com). Working from the bottom up, Monday's post will feature SP Michael Bowden.

Winter Classic

I wanted to write a post about Jason Bay signing with the Mets, but then realized I didn't want to spend the time writing about a guy who left Boston for $6 million more.

On a much brighter note, today was the NHL's annual Winter Classic at Fenway Park with the Bruins playing the Philadelphia Flyers (for those Gen Y'ers or non-hockey fans, the Bruins and the Flyers were great rivals in the 1970s). As opposed to baseball news, I thought I would share some pictures from the game so you can see how Fenway looked as a giant ice rink. Thanks to Chris Forsberg from ESPNBoston for sharing the pictures via his twitter account @ESPNForsberg.