by evan brunell | May 31, 2012 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia
When the Red Sox acquired Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the Rangers, they were taking a chance on the former top prospect delivering on his promise that looked so plentiful in the Braves system. After being a major piece in the Mark Teixeira trade, Salty couldn’t...
by scandage | May 30, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Ryan Sweeney
Bobby Valentine has used many lineup combinations this season. I generally like what Bobby does with the playing time he gives players but I, like many, quibble with Bobby as to who leads off for the Red Sox. If you ask 100 baseball fans, they may have 100 answers for...
by mike scandura | May 30, 2012 | Junichi Tazawa, Lars Anderson, Ross Ohlendorf
File this under the heading of just when you think you’ve seen everything. The Pawtucket Red Sox were nursing a 6-5 lead Tuesday night against the Norfolk Tides entering the last of the fourth. Ryan Lavarnway beat out an infield hit with one out against starter Eddie...
by Mike Simmons | May 29, 2012 | David Price, Felix Doubront, Pitch F/x
Alex wrote about Doubront’s fine start earlier today, so I’m on the Felix bandwagon with a look at his stuff. The phrase I recall hearing during Spring Training was something about a guy with five plus pitches. Given that hype, perhaps we shouldn’t...
by aconvery | May 29, 2012 | Felix Doubront
If you had to guess before the season started which pitcher in Boston’s starting rotation would have the lowest ERA entering June, you would have guessed incorrectly. Most would have said Jon Lester, some would have spoken in Josh Beckett’s favor, and maybe even a few...
