by askillin | Aug 20, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
A number of Red Sox hitters have struggled to perform in line with their preseason expectations in 2014, a reality that has become painfully obvious to observers at this point. As Jackie Bradley Jr. has endured a near-historic season of futility offensively, Boston’s...
by askillin | Aug 13, 2014 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Yoenis Cespedes
Although the Red Sox ended up trading long-time ace Jon Lester at the deadline, they did get a pretty good player in return from the A’s in Yoenis Cespedes. GM Ben Cherington acknowledged that Boston fielded some attractive offers involving prospects prior to dealing...
by askillin | Aug 6, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
Little has gone as planned in 2014 for the Red Sox, and the club’s furious dealing prior to last Thursday’s trade deadline was direct evidence of that fact. GM Ben Cherington shipped off one veteran after another in hopes of re-tooling the roster for the 2015...
by askillin | Jul 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Felix Doubront, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Rubby de la Rosa
Enough has been said and written about Jon Lester’s contract negotiations with the Red Sox that there is no need to rehash here. The Red Sox, for their part, didn’t expect to be this bad in 2014, so they probably believed another season of contention would give them...
by askillin | Jul 23, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Mike Napoli
After getting nearly everything right in the offseason leading up to 2013, GM Ben Cherington missed on a few signings this past winter. Grady Sizemore looked like a cheap, worthwhile risk to take, but he didn’t work out, and the Red Sox couldn’t afford to carry his...
