by bcarsley | Aug 5, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Drake Britton, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Portland Sea Dogs, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
When I first set out to write this column on Sunday, my idea was pretty simple: highlight which Red Sox prospects have done the most to improve their value in 2013, as well as those who’ve taken major steps back in their development. Filling out the first part of the...
by bcowett | Aug 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Felix Doubront, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
This is a road trip the Red Sox will be glad to go on. Three against Houston & Toronto, with a series in Kansas City too? Yes please. Felix Doubront is just getting better and better as the season goes on. On Sunday, he blanked the Diamondbacks for seven masterful...
by dpoarch | Aug 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
You guys know the drill by now: I ask for questions, people give me them, and rarely are they serious. Let’s get the trollbag started. — @PoarchDaniel Let me finish a few more beers first — Joshua Cookson (@TheCookson802) August 3, 2013 This is exactly the...
by akhatchaturian | Aug 3, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster
Red Sox Nation cheered in jubilation when Ben Cherington acquired Jake Peavy in a heist calculated more efficiently than Walter White’s methylamine robbery in Breaking Bad. That said, the team’s inability to bring in a reliever is a cause for concern. There is no...
by bcowett | Aug 2, 2013 | A.J. Pollock, Aaron Hill, Adam Eaton, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon McCarthy, Cliff Pennington, Cody Ross, Eric Chavez, Felix Doubront, Gerardo Parra, Jake Peavy, Jason Kubel, Jon Lester, Martin Prado, Matt Reynolds, Miguel Montero, Patrick Corbin, Paul Goldschmidt, Randall Delgado, Trevor Cahill, Wil Nieves, Willie Bloomquist
Y’know, if you think about it, team names would be very strange if they were rooted in reality. “Oh man, those creepily-alive socks just fought off a bunch of sailors and now they have to face a bunch of deadly, poisonous snakes!” That’s not...