by mike scandura | Apr 4, 2014 | Allen Webster, Kevin Boles, Pawtucket Red Sox
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Before the Pawtucket Red Sox season is over, first-year manager Kevin Boles hopes his team will rack up a host of positive accomplishments. Suffice to say Thursday night’s season opener against the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs was the first of what...
by mike scandura | Jun 23, 2013 | 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Allen Webster
Twice in his young career, Pawtucket Red Sox right-hander Allen Webster has been labeled a “steal.” The first time was when the Dodgers made him their 18th round selection in the 2008 draft. The second was last August 25 when Boston obtained him from the Dodgers in...
by mike scandura | May 19, 2013 | 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Stephen Wright
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Steven Wright is a dinosaur. That’s another way of saying the Pawtucket Red Sox right-hander is the last of a dying breed, namely pitchers who rely on a knuckleball as their primary pitch. In fact, Toronto’s R. A. Dickey is the only active Major...
by mike scandura | May 12, 2013 | Bryce Brentz, Gary DiScarcina, Pawtucket Red Sox
Outfielder Bryce Brentz hoped to commence his first full Triple-A season with a bang. Instead, a “bang” of another sort almost derailed his career – permanently. Brentz was at his home in Knoxville with his brother Jared and they were fiddling with a Glock (a...
by mike scandura | Sep 2, 2012 | Zach Stewart
Zach Stewart is a classic example of a hurler who’s pitching better than his statistics would indicate. Stewart, a 25-year-old right-hander, was acquired from the Chicago White Sox in the June 25 trade for Kevin Youkilis, was 3-5 with a 3.94 ERA in his first 11 starts...
