by bcowett | Dec 20, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Kevin Youkilis
There’s still some wheels turning in the great baseball machine, but they’re turning slowly. There’s still some deals to be made, sure, but they aren’t on the horizon. David Ortiz didn’t win Sportsman of the Year (a travesty), but he...
by bcarsley | Dec 16, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As the offseason progresses, you’re going to see a lot of pieces that rank Red Sox. They’ll rank each Red Sox on the 40-man roster. They’ll rank each projected Red Sox starter. They’ll rank the Red Sox prospect. They’ll rank the...
by jcookson | Dec 14, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Hassan, Brendan Ryan, Bryce Brentz, Derek Jeter, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Despite reports in November that the Red Sox were “moving on” from Stephen Drew, last year’s starter at shortstop remains on the market. So why would a deal to bring Drew back to Boston make sense? The market that agent Scott Boras may have envisioned for Drew hasn’t...
by bcowett | Dec 13, 2013 | 2013 Winter Meetings, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael Almanzar, Ryan Madson, Stephen Drew
Not the most exciting Winter Meetings for Boston, but then again, they didn’t have or feel a real need to improve coming into the Meetings. So it goes, I guess. It was a silent trip to the Winter Meetings for the Red Sox, but Ben Cherington did practically...
by bcowett | Dec 9, 2013 | 2013 Winter Meetings, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners
Well, the Red Sox might already be done with all that signing free agents stuff. It’s only December 9th! That just seems so crazy at this point… Was that it? Ben Cherington might be done with his offseason wheelin’ & dealin’ and it’s...
by bcarsley | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Burke Badenhop, Carlos Gonzalez, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jeremy Hermida, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Shin-Soo Choo, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried to put on my objective hat and find ways to improve the Red Sox. I argued in favor of signing Brian McCann. I’ve argued against trading for Giancarlo Stanton. I argued that we needed one of Mike Napoli, Carlos Beltran or...
by jcookson | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Edward Mujica, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Matt Kemp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I’ve been surprised by how little negative reaction there has been in Boston to Jacoby Ellsbury leaving the Red Sox and signing with the Yankees. Most of this seems to stem from feelings that Ellsbury was overpriced, and the Red Sox were wise to let him go. While the...
by bcowett | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Edward Mujica, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, Xander Bogaerts
Holy offseason, Batman! Everything just decided to snowball this week. This week has been chaotic in terms of headlines and breaking news in baseball. The Red Sox aren’t making many big moves, but instead they’re just shoring up weaknesses right now,...
by bcowett | Dec 4, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, New York Yankees, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino
Everything just exploded yesterday. The offseason got very interesting very fast and it was pretty damn hard to keep up with it, even for me. Absolutely crazy. Despite leaving for a hated rival, Jacoby Ellsbury is no Benedict Arnold. What he contributed to this team...
by tbrooks | Dec 3, 2013 | 2007 World Series, 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox
We all gathered around turkey and declared how thankful we were for family, friends, food, jobs, etc. We are also thankful for a shiny 2013 World Series trophy that can never be taken from us. In a year of unspeakable tragedy in the city, it was nice to be able...
