by evan brunell | Jan 21, 2010 | Josh Beckett
As Theo Epstein exited Fenway Park under a gorilla suit, the Red Sox were busy trading away their best prospect, shortstop Hanley Ramirez, to the Florida Marlins for third baseman Mike Lowell (considered a throw-in that became much more) and starting pitcher Josh...
by evan brunell | Jan 20, 2010 | Chad Paronto, Christian Colonel, Kelvin Pichardo, Quick Post, Ray Chang, Scott Patterson
As I’m on shift at Rotoworld.com, I noticed the Red Sox have made a couple more signings. Mike took a look at the previous batch. Let’s quickly go through the new names alphabetically (Oh, and the depth chart is updated): 2B Ray Chang: Middle name...
by evan brunell | Jan 19, 2010 | Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon came to Boston for the tail-end of the previous regime, getting a taste for how unpopular the club was among players at the time. Damon’s autobiography, Idiot: Beating “The Curse” and Enjoying the Game of Life, related that an unnamed...
by evan brunell | Jan 16, 2010 | Hideki Okajima, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Corpas, Manny Delcarmen, Quick Post, Ramon Ramirez
This year, four Red Sox are eligible for arbitration. The big name is closer Jonathan Papelbon while Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez (the original one) and Jeremy Hermida round out the other three. (Hideki Okajima recently avoided arbitration, signing for $2.75...
by evan brunell | Jan 14, 2010 | Doug Mirabelli
Dougie’s going deep tonight! A popular meme about a day in the life of Doug Mirabelli (there were two such days, I can’t find the other one) was passed around back when Mirabelli was a cult figure in Boston. It might be odd for some to think that Doug...
