by Troy Patterson | Apr 21, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
There’s been a lot of hand wringing about how bad of a signing Rick Porcello has been and how this season he is never going to earn his $20 million dollars in the first year of the contract. The results early have been mixed, but looking at what Porcello can...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Lats night the Red Sox saw starter Joe Kelly leave with a right shoulder inpingment and will surely see time on the DL. That means with Eduardo Rodriguez still not ready to return the Red Sox will need to turn to someone with likely candidates being Henry Owens and...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 19, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
Understanding what a pitcher is best suited for is the number one job of a manager and especially one who used to be a pitching coach. In the eight inning it was clear Koji Uehara did not have his control so Farrell went to his closer for a five out save with the...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Often things like catching ability become more about reputation than whether it’s true or not and once they are established they are very hard to change. Christian Vazquez has a reputation for amazing defense behind the plate, a great arm that appears to still...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 17, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
I Think Hanley Ramirez could be the first baseman for the next two to three years. Who would have thought those words could ever be said when we were waiting for 2016 to begin. Myself included thought playing Ramirez at first was going to be another disaster like last...
