by charliesap | Feb 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Sort of playing off of what Mike posted yesterday, I thought it would be fun to look at the offensive projections for both the Sox and Yanks to see how they match-up position by position. I’ll be using Bill James’ projections for the 2011 season. Catcher...
by charliesap | Jan 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro
Despite rumors that Marco Scutaro was on the trading block this offseason, he was recently endorsed as the Red Sox starter at shortstop. While the 35-year-old Scutaro did a fine job in his first season with the Sox, 27-year-old Jed Lowrie came on strong late in 2010...
by charliesap | Jan 20, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Junichi Tazawa
In 2009, Junichi Tazawa began his journey with the Red Sox organization. Before the start of his second season, he would be undergoing Tommy John Surgery. Almost a year later, Tazawa continues to rehab his surgically repaired right elbow. While there is no need to...
by charliesap | Jan 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
Dice-K 2011 projection: Where do we go from here? In his four seasons with the Red Sox, Dice-K has yet to put up a sub 4.00 FIP. Sure, he had a 2.80 ERA in 2008, but there were warning signs left and right screaming FLUKE! In the seasons since 2008, Dice-K has been a...
by charliesap | Jan 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon
With pitchers and catchers just about a month away, the Red Sox have, for the most part, finished their offseason moves. However, two prominent Sox stars are arbitration eligible, closer Jonathan Papelbon and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Theo Epstien and crew have been...
