by domara | Jun 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia
With the Red Sox idle on Thursday, the team turned its attention to the 2014 first year player draft. Boston entered the night with the 26th and 33rd overall picks, the latter of which came as compensation for losing Jacoby Ellsbury in free agency. With their first...
by domara | Jun 5, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
It took 12 innings to finish, but the Cleveland Indians completed their 3 game sweep of the Red Sox earlier this morning. While he didn’t factor into the final decision, Brandon Workman was decent in his second start of the season. After the young right hander...
by smcfarland | Jun 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski
So maybe A.J. Pierzynski is more than just a stopgap for Christian Vazquez and Blake Swihart. Pierzynski, who was signed this offseason to a one-year contract, took the reigns from Jarrod Saltalamachia as the starting catcher for the Sox this season. After an...
by bcowett | Jun 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alfonso Soriano, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Josh Reddick, New York Yankees, Ryan Roberts, Yasiel Puig
There’s a new center fielder in town. Jackie Bradley Jr., through his considerable skill set, is now entrenched in center field for the foreseeable future. Out with the (relatively) old, in with the new, as they say. Bradley, however, has a tool that seems to be...
by askillin | Jun 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, henry owen, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa
A lot went wrong during the Red Sox’s 10-game losing streak, and the collapse of the club’s starting rotation was a contributing factor. As a whole this season, Boston has gotten roughly league-average work out of their starters, who place 14th among MLB teams in FIP...
