Tag: Pawtucket Red Sox

Mookie Betts: Sooner Rather Than Later?

In case you haven’t been paying attention to baseball, or minor league baseball specifically, for the past few months, allow…

Josh Reddick Got the Call…in August

On September 1st, with the expansion of major league rosters from 25 to 40 players, many minor leaguers get the…

Sometimes the Biggest Tweaks for a Pitcher Have Nothing to do With the Arm.

During the course of the 2009 season, Pawtucket Red Sox left-hander Kris Johnson plummeted from prospect to suspect. Johnson spent the 2008 season at Portland and ranked ninth in the Eastern League and eighth in the Red Sox’ farm system with a 3.53 ERA. And he set a career high with 108 strikeouts in 136 1/3 innings pitched. How far did Johnson drop last season?