American League Central Preview.

Victor Martinez should get back on track upon returning from injury. Martinez may not be a great catcher, but he actually has value outside of the batters box, unlike Hafner. I expect good things out of Martinez this season, maybe not great things, but good. Shoppach will handle some of the duties behind the plate as well, which will help Victor stay rested.
If Carlos Santana can make his way up to the big leagues this season, Victor could basically stay at first, and Shoppach could be moved for another piece, since they will need something, somewhere, eventually…

The Next Bartolo Colon

From the likes of Wade Miller and Kyle Snyder to Bartolo Colon the Red Sox have often found value, or potential value in signing a veteran pitcher looking to right the ship after injury or at the end of their line to a one year deal and have them fill spots at the back of the rotation.

That type of insurance policy combined with an influx of youth at the tail end of your rotation has been invaluable in recent years where the Red Sox have needed their fair share of spot starts. I can remember more Julian Tavarez starts than I care to!

While the top of the rotation certainly is full of horses (Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka) and Wakefield and the young guns (Buchholz, Bowden, Masterson) provide a solid tail, injury is unpredictable. The 2008 New York Yankees are a great proof to the theorem that you can’t have enough starting pitching.

9/13 GM 2: Don’t let them into it

Prev. Gm:

Toronto Blue Jays (80-68) @ Boston Red Sox (86-61)
Jesse Litsch (11-8, 3.70) @ Bartolo Colon (4-2, 4.09)
7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN [...]

Devern Hansack sent to Boston

Devern Hansack was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket today. It
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SOX ON DECK: Remember Bartolo?

With Tim Wakefield on Boston
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6/17: Coco?

Zach isn’t here. I think he might have forgotten to put up the game thread because he’s so despondent over Bartolo Colon being placed on the DL. Chris Smith is [...]

Offensive explosion in first holds true

Boston’s offense wasted no time in letting their bullpen have a chance to blow up another game scoring five runs in the first inning led by a Jason Varitek three-run [...]

6/11: Crush The Birds

Prev. Gm:

Baltimore Orioles (31-32) @ Boston Red Sox (40-27)
Garrett Olson (5-1, 3.86) @ Bartolo Colon (3-1, 3.46)
7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, [...]

Pen disappoints yet again

Another Red Sox rally led this time by J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez was squandered by the bullpen brass as Boston lost 10-6.
Down 4-3 headed into the bottom of the [...]

Fielding mistakes cost broken down Red Sox lineup

Bartolo Colon made two errors, six runs (three earned) scored off of him and the Boston Red Sox fell to the dominant Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 8-0.
Hernandez improved [...]