by huntergolden | Feb 20, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Youkilis, Shane Victorino
So after taking a more intensive look at Jonny Gomes yesterday, it’s time to take a look at Shan Victorino and what he might bring to the Red Sox in 2013. While Victorino’s contract was either brilliant or awful depending on who you talk to, there’s no denying that...
by huntergolden | Feb 19, 2013 | Alex Gordon, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, Jonny Gomes, Mike Trout
Color me the black sheep, but I don’t get the nail-biting regarding Jonny Gomes getting a short leash to start full-time in left field for the Red Sox in 2013. I get that he’s got huge platoon splits. I get that he’s an awful defender. But neither one of those lie at...
by huntergolden | Feb 13, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Ryan Dempster
WITH both PECOTA and ZiPS being unleashed on our world this past week, I felt like it’d be worth it to expand a bit on my piece from last week and talk about the Red Sox rotation at a slightly deeper level. Projections systems aren’t always accurate. Each have their...
by huntergolden | Feb 6, 2013 | Alan Webster, Alex Wilson, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times – if the 2013 Boston Red Sox are going to go anywhere, they’re going to have to get better production out of their starting rotation than they’ve had the past few seasons. While there’s been little question as...
by huntergolden | Jan 30, 2013 | Boston Media, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, Michael Felger, Tony Massarotti
One of the more interesting pieces in quite some time hit the airwaves yesterday, with Boston Magazine’s Alan Siegel taking the Boston Media Establishment to the woodshed in his highly critical “The Fellowship of the Miserable” piece that will run in this month’s...
