by charliesap | Dec 2, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek
Late in the 2010 season, it seemed as though Jason Varitek’s tenure with the Red Sox had come to an end. Not so fast. The captain is back. Today, the Red Sox came to an agreement with Varitek on a one-year, $2M deal with $300K in incentives. However, this move...
by charliesap | Nov 30, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2011 Projection AB AVG OBP SLG OPS HR R RBI SB 261 .254 .333 .376 .709 9 24 45 0 As far as the projections go, this was one of the tougher ones. Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s performances have been all over the place, causing extremely...
by charliesap | Nov 27, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard
Daniel Bard 2011 projection: IP W SV SO BB ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 K/BB 70 3 2 79 30 2.82 1.18 10.16 3.86 2.63 Daniel Bard throws hard — he had the best average fastball velocity, 97.9 MPH, of any reliever in 2010 — and has a plus slider that generated a...
by charliesap | Nov 23, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
Yesterday, the Red Sox signed utility man Drew Sutton to a minor league deal. While many Sox fans have probably not heard of Sutton, he brings a lot to the table and could help the Sox in a pinch in 2011. Sutton was the Houston Astros’ 15th round pick in 2004...
by charliesap | Nov 18, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Alex Gordon, Boston Red Sox, Mark Reynolds
Reports are spreading that the Oakland Athletics have already offered free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre a five-year deal worth upwards of $64M and that his agent, Scott Boras, is using Torii Hunter’s five-year, $90M deal as a comparable for what Beltre...
