by Troy Patterson | Feb 26, 2010 | J.D. Drew, Quick Post
During an interview yesterday J.D. Drew made interesting comments about his future with the Red Sox and in baseball. While the league has shifted and older players are being forced to take lower value contracts or forced into retirement Drew appears ready for this on...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 25, 2010 | David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez
It didn’t take long for David Ortiz to ask for a “power” bat to protect him in the lineup after Manny Ramirez was traded. This was oddly timed last year as the team was returning Jason Bay to the lineup and was expecting big things from him. Now...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 23, 2010 | Quick Post
Baseball America has released the top 100 prospect list today and after getting hammered for an hour or so with traffic I was finally able to view the list. This list along with John Sickels at MinorLeagueBall.com are my favorite and most trusted lists. The Red Sox...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 23, 2010 | Chan Ho Park
Yesterday the Yankees made an interesting move and added Chan Ho Park to the roster for $1.2 million and $300,000 in incentives. This gives them some options regarding Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes and could result in one going to Triple-A to start the year. The...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 20, 2010 | Javier Vazquez, Johan Santana
For those not following the sabermetric updates Baseball Prospectus has attempted to create a new pitching statistic that improves on all those before it. This new stat is called SIERA or Skill-Interactive Earned Run Average. This takes the work of Nate Silver who...
