by charliesap | Mar 30, 2011 | New York Yankees
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) The New York Yankees made yet another run to the post season in 2010, waving goodbye as the Red Sox were left behind. However, their offseason didn’t exactly go according to plan. Their number one target, Cliff...
by charliesap | Mar 29, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Dennys Reyes, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Albers, Rich Hill, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2008 Eric Savage | more info (via: Wylio) What a difference a year makes. The 2010 season was filled with roadblocks, but the bullpen in particular was a major weak spot. Aside from Jonathan Papelbon and Daniel Bard, the rest of the pen was league average or...
by charliesap | Mar 24, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
So, yeah, I sort of stole this idea from Chip’s article yesterday, but since Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury are similar hitters (in terms of speed, grounders and BB%), I wanted to take a look and see if we could expect another career high in homers from...
by charliesap | Mar 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Quick Post
With opening day closing in fast, there will be some final decisions that need to be made over the next couple of weeks. One in particular deals with an open spot in the bullpen for a left-handed hurler to claim. The competition Rich Hill – The new sidearm style...
by charliesap | Mar 15, 2011 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia
…Nothing, really, but I guess there isn’t a ton of things to write about this time of year. Before spring training started, I hit on a few things to look for this spring. One of them was about Jarrod Saltalamacchia, walks and how a his approach might carry...
