by bcowett | Dec 13, 2013 | 2013 Winter Meetings, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael Almanzar, Ryan Madson, Stephen Drew
Not the most exciting Winter Meetings for Boston, but then again, they didn’t have or feel a real need to improve coming into the Meetings. So it goes, I guess. It was a silent trip to the Winter Meetings for the Red Sox, but Ben Cherington did practically...
by bcowett | Dec 11, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Kemp, Stephen Drew
It’s the Winter Meetings! Time to watch as some rich guys talk about bad trades while we just sit here and laugh at them. Wait…that isn’t what you do? Jon Lester is entering the final year of his contract, and the Red Sox are very interested in...
by bcowett | Dec 10, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Getting those vital outs! Question: Since the beginning of the 2011 season, which qualified starter on the Red Sox has the most strikeouts per nine? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Noted free-swinger Mike Napoli struck...
by dpoarch | Dec 9, 2013 | Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Zunino, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
On Friday, the Seattle Mariners made Robinson Cano the third-richest player in MLB history. I’d call it a statement signing, but that doesn’t really quite cut it. This was, put simply, a coup; a player just left the NEW YORK YANKEES for a team that lost 91 games last...
by bcowett | Dec 9, 2013 | 2013 Winter Meetings, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners
Well, the Red Sox might already be done with all that signing free agents stuff. It’s only December 9th! That just seems so crazy at this point… Was that it? Ben Cherington might be done with his offseason wheelin’ & dealin’ and it’s...
