Roberts Coming Back?

The pieces are in place for Dave Roberts to return to Boston. The first step was taken last week when David Wells openly requested a trade back to the West Coast, while the Padres grinned at the chance of retaining Wells leadership and experience for their club. San...

Hot Stove Beginning To Heat Up

Some rumors and reactions coming from a weekend with no real news to report… Rumor: Did the Red Sox make Damon an offer when they met with agent Scott Boras at the winter meetings? The Boston Herald believes the Sox made an offer to one of their free agents, and...

GM Candidates Increasing

Jim Bowden- Former Reds and now Nationals GM Jim Bowden was interviewed on Wednesday by Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner for the job. Bowden did an extraordinary job with the Nationals in their transition year to Washington, and is a Massachusetts native. He has...

First and Foremost: First Base Options

Using The Strike Zone’s updated free agency predictions I decided to take a closer look at the first base options available to us. I’ll do my best to espouse on each and every candidate that Matthew Pouliot put forth. Here are the free agents, followed by...

MIND GAME: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning is a book penned by the writers of Baseball Prospectus, and I am reviewing an advance copy book on Fire Brand of the American League as I read the book. I....