by domara | Jul 8, 2015 | Alcides Escobar, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brian Dozier, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
The flaws with the MLB All-Star game have been well documented over the years. The seemingly unanswerable question of “why does an exhibition game dictate home field advantage in the World Series?” always pops up without fail. In the same breath,...
by domara | Jun 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Ryan Hanigan
For a while there, it looked like Mike Napoli was remembering how to be a consistent middle of the order hitter again. But much like the Red Sox’ 2015 season, the first baseman’s late May renaissance was just a fleeting glimpse of promising talent. From...
by domara | May 19, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Greenville Drive, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Rusney Castillo, St. Louis Cardinals, Welington Castillo
The most intriguing trade that the Red Sox made during the 2014 trade deadline is now perhaps the one they most regret. In a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston shipped the newly revived starter John Lackey to the National League, in exchange for young pitcher...
by domara | Apr 3, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Cincinnati Red, David Ortiz, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Rusney Castillo, Ryan Hanigan, Sandy Leon
The Red Sox worst fears were realized this week when it was confirmed that young catcher Christian Vazquez would require Tommy John surgery, and subsequently miss the entire 2015 season. Since gaining exposure with Boston, Vazquez rapidly became on of the team’s...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 8, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
What’s to be expected out of Mookie Betts? If you’re an avid Baseball Prospectus-er, like I am, you have probably seen their projections for Betts and the rest of the Boston Red Sox in 2015. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, PECOTA has Betts projected to slash...
by domara | Feb 27, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Joe Kelly, John Farrell, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello, San Diego Padres, Shane Victorino, Steven Wright, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Miley
While the snow is still covering the ground in Boston, just three days separate us from the start of the Red Sox first game of the spring. The Red Sox can officially put their 2014 last place finish behind them, and rinse the bad taste out of their mouths on Tuesday...
by domara | Feb 20, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino
While most of the Red Sox roster looks to be in order, there are still some questions that will need to be addressed as spring training gets underway. Perhaps the most interesting conundrum facing the team right now is their outfield depth. While Hanley Ramirez is a...
by domara | Jan 27, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, John Henry, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo
Shortly following the passing of former Cubs great Ernie Banks, the Red Sox family lost one of their own as Bill Monbouquette passed away from leukemia. A Medford, Massacheusetts native, Monbouquette played for 11 seasons with his hometown Red Sox, and amassed a close...
by domara | Jan 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Cole Hamels, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes
For starters, I have no problem with the MLB trying to trim the fat off a typical nine inning game. Everyone knows that there’s a ton of standing around, dead time between pitches, and sometimes an excessive amount of pitcher-catcher conferences. I, like...
by domara | Jan 14, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, Dan Butler, Daniel Nava, Kevin Youkilis, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo
The Red Sox Tuesday trade of catcher Dan Butler didn’t just tie up the loose ends of the Craig Breslow signing, but it also pushed Blake Swihart further up on the team’s depth chart. Swihart, 22, is considered the best prospect in Boston’s system and...
