by evan brunell | Jun 25, 2012 | Kevin Youkilis
Thanks to Baseball Reference, we can easily find what Youkilis’ best games as a member of the Red Sox were. The games are sorted by Win Probability Added, a metric that not only factors in a player’s production, but when. It adds in the clutch aspect of a...
by aconvery | Jun 25, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
Whenever I’m at Fenway Park, my eyes can’t help but wander to the second level of seats in right field, where the retired numbers hang. I always think of the current team, and wonder which players, if any, will someday have their number proudly displayed with other...
by mike scandura | Jun 24, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Balcom-Miller, Manny Delcarmen
File this under the low-risk but potentially high-reward category: the trade that sent local boy who didn’t make good Manny Delcarmen from Boston to Colorado in August of 2010 in exchange for right-hander Chris Balcom-Miller. Balcom-Miller, who played shortstop in...
by aconvery | Jun 23, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogearts
The youth movement has begun. Well, kind of. Will Middlebrooks has seemingly won the third base job for the forseeable future after a dramatic home run on Thursday night. Ryan Kalish will be starting in the outfield almost every day until Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl...
by scandage | Jun 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrelton Simmons, Arodys Vizcaino, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Beachy, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones, Clay Buchholz, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Freddie Freeman, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Michael Bourn, Mike Minor, New York Yankees, Peter Moylan, Randall Delgado, Robert Fish, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks
Having swept the Miami Marlins out of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox (36-33) welcome the Atlanta Braves (37-32) back to their true home of Boston. The Braves are in third place in the National League East, four games behind the Washington Nationals, while the Red Sox...
