by mike scandura | May 27, 2012 | Alex Wilson
Maybe it wasn’t the equivalent of getting buzzed by a 95-plus fastball, but Pawtucket Red Sox pitcher Alex Wilson was startled when Boston made the decision to convert him from a starter to a reliever. “Actually, I didn’t have an idea,” Wilson said of Boston’s...
by chipbuck | Apr 23, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Franklin Morales, Jonathan Papelbon, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Vicente Padilla
I haven’t been this angry with a game in nearly two-and-a-half years. I’m serious. Not even during last September’s epic 7-20 slide that pushed the Red Sox out of the playoffs was I ever this angry. Confused, yes, but never angry. For whatever...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2012 | Alex Wilson, Che-Hsuan Lin, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
Unlike some years, Pawtucket isn’t a place where Boston stocks the team with a bunch of career minor leaguers. Granted, there’s a sprinkling of veterans on the pitching staff. But at the minimum, the 2012 PawSox have at least six players who are considered legitimate...
by mike scandura | Aug 20, 2011 | Alex Wilson
During the first couple of months of last season, change was good for right-hander Alex Wilson. That’s change as in a changeup, a pitch the 24-year-old Wilson began to throw with increasing frequency. In retrospect, it’s one reason why he literally pitched himself...
by chipbuck | Jul 9, 2011 | Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Kyle Weiland, Stephen Fife
It looks like Kyle Weiland will get finally get his chance. According to Mike Petraglia of WEEI.com, Weiland has been added to the Red Sox 40-man roster, and will make his first major league start on Sunday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. No...
by evan brunell | Nov 25, 2009 | Alex Wilson, Ryan Westmoreland
Alex Wilson was drafted in the second round of the 2009 draft by the Boston Red Sox out of Texas A&M. Wilson’s scouting report on SoxProspects.com says this: Missed 2008 season due to Tommy John Surgery. 3/4 arm slot. Clean mechanics, but his delivery is...
by mike scandura | Sep 20, 2009 | Alex Wilson
Alex Wilson was pitching against Texas in a 2007 tournament while at Winthrop University when he felt a “pop” in his right elbow. The next thing he knew had a Tommy John operation to repair a torn ligament, which required 18 months of rehabilitation....
