Shaughnessy Doesn’t Get It
Well, it appears Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe is at it again. Never one to go too long without…
Month: November 2011
2011 Player Review: Jason Varitek
When Jason Varitek arrived to Boston in 1997 from Seattle with Derek Lowe in exchange for Heathcliff Slocumb, no one…
Guest Post: Papelbon’s Lament
FULL DISCLOSURE: There is only one player in the history of the Boston Red Sox organization who is exactly as…
Waiting For Lars Anderson
We’re waiting for Lars Anderson. Of course, this has been the case since he was drafted by Boston in 2006.…
Papelbon Era Over in Boston
It was almost as if Phillies GM Ruben Amaro read my article this morning, and decided that grossly overpaying for…
My Cafardo Mail Bag Secret and Friday’s Links
Well, Matt Kory of Over the Monster blew my cover yesterday in his daily link around yesterday morning. When you…
Reading Between the Lines
If you were banking on the Red Sox making a big splash this winter by chasing after the cream of this year’s free agent…
Thursday Links
In case you missed it earlier, the Pittsburgh Pirates added the final elusive piece to their playoff puzzle when they signed…
Wednesday Links
While Ryan Madson‘s four year $44M deal to remain with the Phillies is still in the final stages of completion (it’s apparently…
Valuing the 2011 Free Agent Class
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and…