by Harry Burnham | Jul 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
The Cubs and Athletics just pulled off a doozy, swapping a handful of top pitchers for a handful of top prospects. Should the Red Sox follow suit? Sure, say that prospects are over valued, or what ever you might like about the issues with the trade itself, but it has...
by Harry Burnham | Jun 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, MLB Amateur Draft
Josh Cookson took care of recapping Day 1, let’s see what happened on Days 2 and 3. I won’t recap ALL 37 picks, but I’ll run through a handful of picks made on those days The Red Sox made 40 selections this yeas, with 37 of them coming after Day 1....
by Harry Burnham | Jun 1, 2014 | Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, Mookie Betts
Everyone loves Mookie Betts, myself included. But everyone has also been very quick to point out Betts’ apparently ‘blocked’ path to the Major Leagues. Most Boston fans probably love Dustin Pedroia just a little bit more and they know that...
by Harry Burnham | May 25, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Will Middlebrooks
In case you’ve missed it, the Red Sox have lost an astounding nine games in a row. That’s nearly three times their longest losing streak from last season, when they dropped three straight only three times the entire season. Call it bad luck, injuries, poor...
by Harry Burnham | May 11, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
Time may be running out for several members of the big league club. Not in any serious, life-threatening way but in the ‘not producing at the big league level’ way. I’m not condemning anyone though, let’s face it, Felix Doubront, as shaky as he...