Handicapping the AL Field

By Andrew Lipsett As much as it pains me to do it, it’s time – with only a little more than a month remaining in the season – to start handicapping the contenders for the AL crown. If the playoffs started right now (that is, 6pm on Tuesday), the AL...

Theo

When I first sat down to write this article, I tried a systematic, reasoned evaluation of our GM. I opened up transaction reports, Cot??s Baseball Contracts, espn.com??s stats page, baseball prospectus PECOTA cards?

Futures at Fenway, Game Thread

By Andrew Lipsett Today at 2pm – with me in attendance – both the Lowell Spinners and Pawtucket Red Sox will be playing regular season contests at Fenway Park. The games will both be broadcast on NESN. Here are a few names to watch on each team: Lowell SP:...

Preaching to the Choir

By Andrew Lipsett I made a horrible mistake this morning, while in my car: I turned on the radio. I’m not sure what I was expecting – after all, I turned it on toward the back end of the Dennis & Callahan Racism Power Hour – but I guess I was...

Bright Spots for Sox Pitching in Minors

The last article I wrote focused on two position players in the upper levels of the sox minor league system; Dustin Pedroia and David Murphy. Today, we will look to the opposite end of the spectrum; two pitchers in the lower level of the minors. Since the Sox have...