by Troy Patterson | Mar 28, 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)The Rays could be labeled as a rebuild stage entering 2011, but I don’t think we can write them off or expect the “rebuild” to last long. With boat loads of pitching prospects the team knows what it...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 21, 2011 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
After reading Chip’s article on Daisuke Matsuzaka last week I wanted to take one more look at Dice-K. There had to be a reason his numbers before reaching Boston looked so good, but did not translate. There has been more and more Japanese players making the...
by Troy Patterson | Jul 24, 2010 | John Lackey
I’ve taken the enigma that is John Lackey as my pet project this year and looked at everything from new pitches to catchers as possible reasons for struggling in 2010. Nothing seems to give a full answer and the only solid reasoning this year was trouble with left...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jon Lester
Looking back on Sunday’s lineup we may long for that day these next few weeks. The roster was: Marco Scutaro Daniel Nava David Ortiz Kevin Youkilis Victor Martinez J.D. Drew Bill Hall Darnell McDonald Jon Lester That lineup still held five of our expected...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 26, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon
Papelbon has gone from an elite closer to what appears to be a replacement level reliever in just a matter of a few seasons. This year his numbers have fallen off a cliff as his K/9 was always his best skill and even though his walks were going up he could still...
