by Troy Patterson | Aug 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Erik Bedard, John Lackey
After all the trade fallout this weekend the Red Sox find themselves with a new member to the rotation in Erik Bedard. This is very good news with rumors circulating that Clay Buchholz has a stress fracture in his back and will miss the remainder of the regular season...
by Troy Patterson | Jul 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Marco Scutaro, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2007 Dave Fletcher | more info (via: Wylio)This weekend Nick Cafado wrote in the Globe that the Red Sox should address the play of Marco Scutaro and when healthy Jed Lowrie. His answer of course is not an easy one, but one of the best in Jose Reyes. It’s...
by Troy Patterson | Jul 11, 2011 | John Lackey, Kyle Weiland
Surely Weiland is not one of the Red Sox top prospects and was rated #18 in the system to start 2011 by John Sickels, but he got his first taste of the majors on Sunday and showed his youth with a lack of control. He was promoted due to the Red Sox pitching rotation...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
photo © 2007 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)There has been a lot of talk about how the screw left in Dustin Pedroia‘s foot after surgery last season is causing him some discomfort this year. That seems to have had some to do with what he has done...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 20, 2011 | Dan Wheeler
photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)This weekend Terry Francona decided in a 4-2 score game while down to bring Dan Wheeler in to face a right hander. Unlike earlier this season though he immediately went to the lefty Tommy Hottovy to face the left...