Where Are They Now?; Adrian Gonzalez Trade Edition
As you may have heard, eleven months ago, the Red Sox traded away a package of four players to the…
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Xander Bogaerts, Nineteen Years, and The Value Of Power
The name is the first thing that jumps out. Xander Bogaerts. It sounds more like a foreign planet than a…
Will Middlebrooks, Kevin Youkilis, The Futures Game, And The Inevitability Of Baseball
The word future carries certain connotations. At its core, it can be defined as the time after now. Of course,…
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.…
Arizona Fall League Update: Middlebrooks, Harper, and…Butler?
The Red Sox don’t have a manager yet, they don’t have a right fielder, and their bullpen needs plenty of…
Jose Iglesias, The Future, and The Problem With Offense
Jose Iglesias is the future. At least that’s what the media would have you believe. Signed as an international free…
Felix Doubront, O-Contact %, and The Change Up
The changeup was nasty. It dropped in like an off-speed dart, hitting the edge of the strike zone as if…
Ryan Kalish, Statues, and The 2012 Right Fielder
J.D. Drew will be forgotten. His number won’t be retired. A statue of commemoration will never stand outside Fenway Park.…
Philosophy, Ryan Lavarnway, and The Greatest Collapse In Baseball History
“Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it…
The First Man To Seventy; Kyle Weiland And Sample Sizes
Usually when a player is the only individual to ever don a certain number for an organization, they are fairly…