What was Cherington thinking in Scutaro trade?
The Red Sox made a baffling move over the weekend by trading starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Rockies, then…
Month: January 2012
A Look at the Red Sox’s Most Recent Moves
The last few days have been pretty busy here in Red Sox Nation. Ben Cherington and his front office compatriots…
Ross Is Boss (We Hope), And Where To Go From Here
Clearly, the Red Sox anticipate facing the Philadelphia Phillies and Roy Halladay in the 2012 World Series. Why else would…
Red Sox Sign Cody Ross
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports had reported, via Twitter, that the Red Sox have signed outfielder Cody Ross. Update: ESPN.com’s…
The $6M Question
As Charlie mentioned in his column yesterday, the Marco Scutaro trade provided the Red Sox with $6M in salary relief.…
Marco Scutaro Traded for Salary Relief
It sounds weird to say that the Sox have made a move in order to clear salary, but that’s essentially what they…
Do The Sox Really Have Any Legitimate Starting Pitching Options In The Minors?
“If spring training opened tomorrow we would be comfortable where we are with our pitching depth.” ~General Manager Ben Cherington…
Shaughnessy’s Faux Rage: I’m Not Buying It
If you heard a loud thumping noise a few minutes ago, that wasn’t your imagination. It was me bashing my…
Revisiting the 2012 Luxury Tax Situation
In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for…
Episode #116: Where we leave you all hanging out to dry…
Episode #116 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck (@chip_buck) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/116_1_19_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] While there were grand plans to broadcast our…