by Troy Patterson | Jun 1, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Quick Post
Although his skills are not ever going to let him be anything more than a number five pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka can still be worth the value of his deal if he can just stay healthy. In 2007 and 2008 he posted WAR over 3.2 and was worth nearly $15 million in free...
by Troy Patterson | May 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Victor Martinez
On May fourth I asked the question, Should Jason Varitek be the Starting Catcher? Not much has changed as at the time I noted “In 146 IP thrown to Martinez the staff has a K/BB of 1.64, but when Varitek has caught in 83.6 innings the staff has thrown a 2.35...
by Troy Patterson | May 28, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
If you ever wondered what a nearly perfectly straight fastball looks like Bill Hall showed us Friday night. He threw 11 pitches and the average horizontal movement was about -2 inches, which is basically straight with about 10 inches of “rise”. His...
by Troy Patterson | May 13, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
I still have trouble listening when people talk about how adding a bat would make a huge difference on this team. Perhaps they are referring to the failed attempt to keep Jason Bay or perhaps they would like a trade for an all star hitter like Adrian Gonzalez. Well...
by Troy Patterson | May 6, 2010 | John Lackey
We have learned over the years that the only things a pitcher can control are strike outs, walks and keeping the ball on the ground. Things like hits and home runs are just a factor of league averages and things like defense and luck. Lackey finished Wednesday night...
