by mike scandura | Jun 6, 2010 | Daniel Bard, Kris Johnson, Uncategorized
During the course of the 2009 season, Pawtucket Red Sox left-hander Kris Johnson plummeted from prospect to suspect. Johnson spent the 2008 season at Portland and ranked ninth in the Eastern League and eighth in the Red Sox’ farm system with a 3.53 ERA. And he set a...
by mike scandura | May 30, 2010 | Lars Anderson, Torey Lovullo
A pitcher could drill first baseman Lars Anderson in the ribs with a fastball. A base runner could spike him when he tags the bag. A clubhouse manager could grind his bats into sawdust. But nothing aggravates the 22-year-old Anderson more than mentioning all the hype...
by mike scandura | May 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
At the tender age of 16, pitcher Felix Doubront signed a contract worth $150,000 with the Boston Red Sox — which wasn’t exactly pocket change. At 21, in November of 2008, the Red Sox placed Doubront on their 40-man roster so they wouldn’t risk losing him in the...
by mike scandura | May 17, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Quick Post, Torey Lovullo
Before Jacoby Ellsbury stepped on McCoy Stadium’s turf yesterday for his first rehab game, Pawtucket Red Sox manager Torey Lovullo posed a question. “I asked him ‘What are your thoughts on playing the game wide-open?,” Lovullo said after a game against Syracuse. “He...
by mike scandura | May 16, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, David Renfroe, Jose Iglesias, Oscar Tejeda
First the good news about shortstop Oscar Tejeda: he won’t hit the “ripe” age of 21 until December 26. Now the bad news: Boston has a veritable glut of shortstops in its farm system including, in no particular order, David Renfroe, Derrik Gibson, Jose Iglesias and...
