by mike silver | Jan 25, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Rick Ankiel, Victor Martinez
As Buster Olney stated in a recent piece, the Red Sox may look to replace David Ortiz if he struggles again in the first half like he did last year. Certainly, the struggles of Big Papi have a lot to say about the success of the team. Like we profiled earlier, David...
by mike silver | Jan 18, 2010 | Angel Sanchez, Brian Shouse, Fernando Cabrera, Gil Velazquez, Jorge Sosa
In a flurry of moves late last week, the Sox signed seven players to minor league deals. For some, the moves will result in mid-season call-ups or a cup of coffee in September. For others, the moves are very curious from a career-advancement standpoint as many are...
by mike silver | Jan 11, 2010 | Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox, Casey Kotchman
Kotchman to Seattle With all the positive moves the Red Sox have made this off-season, it’s a bit curious that Casey Kotchman became the first player expendable in the wake of the Adrian Beltre acquisition. Following the trade, the party line claimed that Kotchman...
by mike silver | Jan 6, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Mike Lowell
Adrian Beltre, The Player This off-season has had quite an emphasis on trusting higher-order statistical metrics as, surely, both Mike Cameron and Adrian Beltre do not fit the conventional mold for key cogs on championship caliber teams. Two players whose values lie...
by mike silver | Jan 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
Ask anyone about the playoff prospects of the 2010 Red Sox and they are sure to tell you that a large part of them are riding on the bat of a resurgent David Ortiz. Papi has been one of the biggest cogs in the Red Sox machine for the better part of the past decade....
