by prmallon | Sep 13, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew
The Red Sox’ less than impressive 2014 campaign has engendered quite a bit of roster turnover, as GM Ben Cherington has done his best to extract value from nearly every franchise piece that isn’t/wasn’t bolted down. Obviously, more moves could have been made,...
by tbrooks | Aug 19, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline
Anyone who follows baseball has known for months that the 2014 version of the Boston Red Sox is a clunker. As the Red Sox fan base licks it’s wounds, as Ben Cherington turns 2 months of John Lester into 1 year and 2 months of Yoenis Cespedes, as the Astros...
by broach | Aug 12, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Fenway Park, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox started off an 8-game road trip with a series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before nearly sweeping the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend. With only two games left before heading back to the confines of Fenway Park, the Red Sox look like a team...
by jcookson | Aug 8, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Brian Johnson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Edwin Escobar, Henry Owens
While the return of established MLB players grabbed the headlines during the Red Sox trade deadline activity, the club also added two new left-handed pitching prospects. Edwin Escobar and Eduardo Rodriguez join a Sox system suddenly stacked with lefty starting...
by broach | Aug 5, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox struggled at home this week with a 1-5 homestand and are now 14 games behind the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. However, the team did not improve in one category this week: offense. The team has been able to score runs the last three games post...
by prmallon | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Craig, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes, Yoenis Cespedes
Presumably, you’ve all heard by now that John Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals (along with prospect Corey Littrell) for OF Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly. Most pundits and analysts seem to view the trade favorably and consider it a “win” for both sides....
by jcookson | Aug 1, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Theo Epstein, Troy Tulowitzki, Xander Bogaerts
With the Red Sox out of contention this season, Thursday’s trade deadline was one of the most action-packed days in team history. Eight players from the opening day roster left the club in the month before the deadline. Here’s my ranking of the top five moves Ben...
