by andrew lipsett | Jun 2, 2010 | Aaron Bates, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland
With the 2010 Amateur Draft just around the corner (Monday June 7 through Wednesday, June 9), I wanted to spend this week’s column looking back at the previous best and worst picks of the Theo Epstein era, an era in which the strength of the minor league system...
by mike scandura | Apr 4, 2010 | Aaron Bates, Fabio Castro, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Mark Wagner
There’s a pretty big game tonight. It’s Opening Day and the Red Sox and Yankees will battle on NESN/ESPN2 at 8:05 p.m. in the opening salvo of the 2010 rivalry. But keep an eye on the Triple-A team, as there are plenty of people starting things off in...
by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2009 | Aaron Bates, Garrett Atkins, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Terry Francona
Rumors abound that the Red Sox and Colorado Rockies have discussed a deal around reliever Takashi Saito for third-baseman Garrett Atkins, making roughly $7 million this year. Atkins began the year so poorly that he lost his starting job to Ian Stewart. On the season,...
by evan brunell | Jul 7, 2009 | Aaron Bates, David Ortiz, J.J. Hardy, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell
With the recent callup of first baseman Aaron Bates to the club, it’s clear that the Sox are concerned about their offensive viability. With the All-Star break around the corner, the club could have opted to keep Jeff Bailey on the roster despite his high-ankle...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 1, 2009 | Aaron Bates, Bryce Cox, Game Recap, Jarod Plummer, Lars Anderson, T.J. Large
In retrospect, Portland’s 6-4 victory over the Connecticut Defenders was a microcosm of the season for Aaron Bates and to an extent for Lars Anderson. Bates cracked three singles in five at-bats and drove in two runs while Anderson was 2-for-5 (single, double)...
by josh lacey | Jun 2, 2007 | Aaron Bates, Amateur Draft Players, Brad Suttle, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Murphy, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Richardson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason McLeod, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Justin Jackson, Justin Masterson, Kris Johnson, Lars Anderson, Matt Mangini, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Nick Noonan, Ryan Dent, Theo Epstein, Zach Daeges
The 2007 MLB First Year Player Draft will go down in history as a banner year for the event. For the first time since its inception, the draft will be televised. ESPN2 will be running coverage and most of the avid baseball fans on the planet are rejoicing that this...
by evan brunell | May 24, 2007 | Aaron Bates, Bubba Bell, Daniel Bard
I promised a Daniel Bard update, and I’m delivering. If you don’t know who Bard is, check out the Fire Brand interview with him I did last September. Bard reported to Single-A Lancaster. In other words, to the haven of the hitters. He was placed on the...
by guest | May 6, 2007 | Aaron Bates, Bryce Cox, Bubba Bell, Caleb Clay, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Dustin Richardson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Justin Masterson, Kris Johnson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
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