by aconvery | Dec 3, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
As you may have heard, eleven months ago, the Red Sox traded away a package of four players to the San Diego Padres for all-star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Three of the four players in said package were high-end prospects from Boston’s system. (The other was Eric...
by aconvery | Nov 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The name is the first thing that jumps out. Xander Bogaerts. It sounds more like a foreign planet than a nineteen-year old prospect. It’s already easy to hear Remy trying to mumble through his name the first time he steps to the plate at Fenway Park. Of course, the...
by aconvery | Nov 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The word future carries certain connotations. At its core, it can be defined as the time after now. Of course, it is also the great unknown, something that we endlessly try to predict even though we know nothing will be certain until we get there. So when a player is...
by aconvery | Nov 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson
We’re waiting for Lars Anderson. Of course, this has been the case since he was drafted by Boston in 2006. He’s been the next great thing, he’s been a bust, he’s been a maybe. Really, he’s been everything but what was expected: a solid major league player. Drafted in...
by aconvery | Nov 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox don’t have a manager yet, they don’t have a right fielder, and their bullpen needs plenty of work. There’s plenty to be done before the season begins. But that doesn’t mean that baseball isn’t being played. Seven Boston prospects are currently playing in...
