by dpoarch | Mar 17, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Fire Brand Poll, Henry Owens, Matt Barnes
Last week, we put you to the question to divine the future of the third base position for the Red Sox, asking who would be the team’s starter at that position in 2016. To my surprise, Will Middlebrooks was the overwhelming favorite, pulling half of the vote...
by broach | Mar 11, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester
With about 20 days until the regular season starts, John Farrell has set his rotation in place that will likely be through until at least the All-Star break. Jon Lester will got the nod on Monday and will be followed by John Lackey, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy and then...
by domara | Mar 7, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Burke Badenhop, David Ortiz, Don Orsillo, Florida Marlins, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Rich Hill
The Red Sox met up with old pal Jarrod Saltalamacchia yesterday. Good thing none of the Red Sox regulars made the trip or things could have been emotional. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Rich Hill. In times like these, baseball just seems so insignificant. (Rich...
by dpoarch | Mar 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogaerts
For the last installment of our three-week look at projections for the Red Sox roster, we’re going to get to the difficult stuff: the prospects. I narrowed down the Red Sox farm system to players who are the closest to seeing time at the major league level this...
by jcookson | Feb 7, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Buster Posey, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luis Diaz, Manuel Margot, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Trey Ball, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s my ranking of the top 15 prospects in the Red Sox minor league system, ranked on their ability and likelihood to impact the major league club. The top ten players should all start the year at Double A or higher, giving an indication of the amount of talent the...
by jcookson | Jan 31, 2014 | Allen Webster, Kevin Brown, Kevin Youkilis, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
With Keith Law’s top 100 prospects list posted on ESPN.com this week, most of the major prospect lists for 2014 have been released. The Red Sox system ranks highly, with anywhere from five to ten prospects on every list. This would normally be the time of year where I...
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 | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogaerts
Close your eyes and imagine the perfect baseball prospect, a player with very few holes in his game. Some of you might have pictured Mike Trout, or Byron Buxton. I’m a Red Sox homer so I immediately thought of Xander Bogaerts. Most prospects, though, have flaws or...
by chipbuck | Sep 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Kolbrin Vitek, Lars Anderson, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
With the Governor’s Cup series serving as the only games remaining on the minor league schedule, it seems like a good time to hand out this season’s year-end award. Bear in mind that not all of the awards I’m giving out will be positive–and of...
by chipbuck | Aug 29, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jason Place, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kolbrin Vitek, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Brian Johnson. First round picks during their first full season after being selected usually get a lot of hype. The hype isn’t always positive, of course. Sometimes, it’s negative with prospect analysts and...
