by Troy Patterson | Jan 22, 2010 | Jonathan Papelbon
Just before the deadline the Red Sox signed Jonathan Papelbon for the 2010 season at $9.35 million dollars. With a contract value like that it’s highly unlikely Papelbon is trade material. He has 2011 still under arbitration and with another raise I can’t...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 20, 2010 | Casey Kelly, Ryan Westmoreland
The rankings are rolling in and the Red Sox are entering 2010 with their best two prospects having yet to play a game at Double-A yet. I’m speaking of outfielder Ryan Westmoreland and confirmed starting pitcher Casey Kelly. I want to look at what the rankings...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I don’t want to use this as another debate about how good or bad Jacoby Ellsbury is or anything, but this is a chance to look at the different metrics and where they come from. I’m going to center on four major metrics and what they attempt to measure as...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 13, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Recently we learned that Daisuke Matsuzaka admitted to hiding a leg injury that occurred in the World Baseball Classic from the Red Sox. Matsuzaka said the injury caused him to overwork his shoulder to maintain velocity and that by admitting to his injury, cause a...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 8, 2010 | Casey Kotchman, Lars Anderson
I think Casey Kotchman should be a warning to any long term success we might expect from Lars Anderson. This is also just a discussion of their offense as Kotchman has a much better glove. Kotchman was a much higher draft pick going in the first round of the 2001...
