Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.net
It’s almost time to put your caps back on those lovable heads of yours. Ft. Myers is about to be filled with a lot of navy and red.
- The baseball & food enthusiast Keith Law released his top 100 prospects on Tuesday, with quite a few Red Sox on the list. While that’s awesome, there’s still some strangeness to their rankings. (Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospects Features Four Red Sox)
- “Big things ahead.” You bet your back two wheels there will be, giant JetBlue-sponsored trailer. Truck Day is a sight for sore eyes. (Truck Day signals unofficial start of Red Sox spring training)
- When you lead the team in walk rate, ISO and wOBA while only playing 90 games of a season, you’re pretty valuable to Red Sox offense. So it’s good to hear that David Ortiz will be ready to roll out. (David Ortiz will be set to go)
- One thing the Red Sox were adamant about doing this offseason was handing out massive contracts. While they succeeded in that regard, if you’re a fan who wants to win now, you may be disappointed. (Spring Training Countdown: No quick fixes)
- If I were a Red Sox minor league outfielder, I’d be worried about my health at this point - Alex Hassan has a stress fracture. At least Ryan Kalish has a injury buddy now. (Alex Hassan Won’t Be Ready for Start of Camp Because of Stress Fracture in Foot)
- The bullpen is getting a new wrangler: Dana Levangie. Hopefully he’ll be able to keep Joel Hanrahan‘s goatee under control. Seriously. That thing is wild. (Red Sox Name Dana Levangie Bullpen Coach)
- Our old oft-injured friend, Jed Lowrie, just got traded. Again. Frequent flyer miles aside, he has an odd collection of jerseys by now. (A’s Get Jed Lowrie, Astros Get Power)
- Oh how the mighty have fallen. (Manny Ramirez may play in Taiwan)
Finally got to play catch in this 72*F Phoenician weather down here in Arizona. My shoulder’s never felt better.
Categories: Alex Hassan Boston Red Sox Dana Levangie David Ortiz Houston Astros Jed Lowrie Joel Hanrahan Keith Law Manny Ramirez Oakland Athletics Ryan Kalish Spring Training
Thanks for the Manny update. Amazing. Billy B said he has been trying to get Jed Lowrie for years, and we all know The Jedi still holds baseball records at Stanford. Those two elements alone might account for Jed finally being The Jedi. Also, Adams piece is telling. CSNNE prides itself on negativity/gloom&doom, even marketing itself constantly as the anti-NESN network, and there he was, despite buying into the company's attack-first policy, uncharacteristically condoning the Sox' disciplined approach to the offseason's signings and offering hope for the future through the Farm, but based on Ranaudo and Workman (who, in fact, offer hope) while ignoring the more imminent DLR, Webster, Wright, Hernandez, Wilson and Brentz, Iggy, Lava. Like Merloni, he is in a tough position career wise. Good selection of links.
Ortiz led the team in Hrs?
My bad. Salty actually had the lead. Steve H has the correct numbers below. I'll clean it up quick
Salty lead the team with 25. Ortiz had 23