by Harry Burnham | May 4, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonathan Herrera, koji uehara
Alright, it’s that time of the year. We’ve just wrapped up the first month of baseball and I thought I might give out some grades to some of Boston’s newest residents. I’m going to look at their performance on the field and any other criteria I...
by Harry Burnham | Apr 27, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley
Ladies and Gentlemen. This is the player the Red Sox were willing to hand the starting center field job to. Obviously, last year didnt quite go as planned, but from here on out, Jackie Bradley is here to stay. I’ll admit it, I’m about as big of a Daniel...
by Harry Burnham | Apr 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Dan Butler, David Ross, Ryan Lavarnway
Ryan Lavarnway was once the favourite son in Boston. Once primed to inherit full-time catching duties from Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Lavarnway now appears to be somewhere around fifth or sixth on the depth chart. He’s probably the first (or maybe third) line of...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Christian Yelich, Garin Cecchini, Jason Place, Kolbrin Vitek, Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, Zach Lee
“Prospects will break your heart.” All credit to Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus for that phrase, but in the wake of Kolbrin Vitek‘s retirement, I couldn’t find any one more fitting. For anyone that missed it, Vitek, Boston’s...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 23, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa
The Red Sox surprised exactly no one when they optioned Allen Webster to the minor leagues before last Monday’s game. Put simply, Webster has been a mixed bag this spring, allowing seven runs and seven walks in 12 innings pitched, while occasionally flashing his...
