by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
Rob Bradford of WEEI asked a very interesting question on Tuesday, and it’s certainly one worth examining. Here’s what he had to say: “If Lester hadn’t signed his five-year, $30 million extension (with a $13 million club option for ’14)...
by chipbuck | Oct 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Snyder, David Ross, Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Molina, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Lavarnway, Yorvit Torrealba
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve taken a long look at the Red Sox’s current roster. I’ve reviewed player performance, examined contract situations, and made assessments of each player’s future in Bostonin 2013. (See Part 1 on Position Players and Part...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
After David Ortiz reluctantly agreed to a one year deal worth $14.575M last February, he made it known that he felt “disrespected” by management considering his performance during his tenure in Boston. His disappointment was certainly understandable. He...
by chipbuck | Oct 16, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Rich Hill, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla
As Ben Cherington begins the unenviable, yet extraordinarily challenging, task of rebuilding the Boston Red Sox, he’ll be faced with a number of roster decisions over the next few months. Still, before he can even begin to think about making trades or signing...
by chipbuck | Oct 12, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, Mike Aviles, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
Coming off of the heels of a 69-93 season, their first 90 loss season since 1966, the Red Sox are in desperate need of a roster makeover. While many have already turned their attention toward the shiniest assets of the Hot Stove season, Ben Cherington and his crew...
