by mike scandura | Jul 18, 2010 | Will Middlebrooks
In a word, third baseman Will Middlebrooks’ career got off to a flying stop. Because he was asking for seven figures and had committed to playing baseball for Texas A&M, he slid to the fifth round of the 2007 draft and eventually accepted a $925,000 signing bonus...
by mike scandura | Jul 12, 2010 | Josh Beckett, Kevin Mench, Mark Wagner
When it comes to real estate, the key is location. Without question location was the key Sunday when Josh Beckett made a rehab for the Pawtucket Red Sox who beat the Syracuse, 2-1. Beckett allowed the one run on two hits while pitching for innings. He didn’t issue any...
by mike scandura | Jun 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Catcher-turned-pitcher Robert Coello made his Triple-A debut with the Pawtucket Red Sox on April 19, 2009 against Lehigh Valley. Coello blanked the Iron Pigs for 1 1/3 innings and then was sent to Class-A Salem where he was 5-3 with two saves, a 2.05 ERA and 82...
by mike scandura | Jun 20, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Renfroe, David Wright
Perhaps all you have to know about how high the Red Sox rated David Renfroe is that the $1.4-million signing bonus they gave him (which is going to be spread out over five years) was the second-highest given to a third-round pick in the 2009 draft. “We fell in love...
by mike scandura | Jun 13, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Reymond Fuentes
If blood lines mean anything, the Red Sox may have hit a home run when they made center fielder Reymond Fuentes their first-round pick (28th overall) in the 2009 draft. The 19-year-old Fuentes is a first cousin of New York Mets’ All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran...
