by mike scandura | Jul 1, 2012 | Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Mark Prior, New York Yankees
It’s easy to play the “What if?” game with Pawtucket’s Mark Prior, who signed a minor-league contract with Boston on May 2. For example, what if Prior: * In the midst of the 2003 season with the Cubs (he finished 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA with 245...
by mike scandura | Jun 28, 2012 | Arnie Beyeler, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Conor Jackson, Dallas McPherson, Kevin Youkilis, Toronto Blue Jays, Tyler Kuhn, Zach Stewart
To say Zach Stewart made a favorable impression in his first start for the Pawtucket Red Sox would be like saying The Green Monster is painted, oh, green. Stewart, who was acquired from the White Sox in the trade for Kevin Youkilis, came up big Wednesday night as the...
by mike scandura | Jun 24, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Balcom-Miller, Manny Delcarmen
File this under the low-risk but potentially high-reward category: the trade that sent local boy who didn’t make good Manny Delcarmen from Boston to Colorado in August of 2010 in exchange for right-hander Chris Balcom-Miller. Balcom-Miller, who played shortstop in...
by mike scandura | Jun 17, 2012 | Jeremy Hazelbaker
Ask any coach regardless of the sport and he’ll tell you that “You can’t coach speed.” Speed is a commodity that center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker possesses in abundance. For example, in 2010 at Greenville (the year after he was drafted), he led all Red Sox farmhands...
by mike scandura | Jun 10, 2012 | Daniel Bard
Daniel Bard didn’t smash a water cooler when the Red Sox informed him he was being optioned to Pawtucket. But he was far from ecstatic. “It’s not my decision,” Bard said before Friday’s game against Indianapolis. “I’m just an employee here. Obviously, I’m not thrilled...
