by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by charliesap | Jul 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Doug Mientkiewicz, Hiroki Kuroda, Jed Lowrie, Orlando Cabrera
The MLB trade deadline looms and the Sox are making their calls and doing their research. The club has been tied to names such as Carlos Beltran and Hiroki Kuroda, but GM Theo Epstein has been quoted as saying that the team could benefit from a...
by charliesap | Jul 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Last week’s poll generated some awesome discussion/debate. With over 550 votes cast, it’s clear that there are two particular areas that Red Sox Nation would like to see upgraded. Starting pitcher 36% – This may have become even more prevalent with...
by charliesap | Jul 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis
As valuable as these two Sox regulars have been, I believe they’ll be better in the second half. Kevin Youkilis started off slow, based on his standards. His strikeout rate was hovering around 30-percent for most of April and into May, but we knew that would...
by charliesap | Jul 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The trade market is just starting to develop and, while there hasn’t been a ton of noise about any trades that might be on the horizon, the Sox are sure to be looking for any pieces that could possibly help. Before the rumors begin to intensify after the...