by sean o | Feb 11, 2009 | Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jim Rice, Pat Burrell
JD Drew. The greatest example of Sabermetrics vs. The Human Eye. For two years now, I have defended JD Drew as a player. For two years now, I have–at the same time–agreed with the detractors of the contract that he initially signed during the 2007...
by sean o | Feb 7, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett was a truly great pitcher in 2007. An integral piece to a championship team. Arguably the best pitcher in the American League that season. Arguably. But Beckett’s 2008 campaign did not go over as smoothly. Beckett didn’t display the same...
by sean o | Feb 4, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Miguel Montero
Jason Varitek, you ended my dream. It may have been a long shot, but it’s over. And although having you back at least fills the backstop, it does crush my desire to have nine league average hitters in the Red Sox lineup. Potentially now, eight of them, now...