by domara | Feb 6, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Henry, Johnny Damon, Justin Masterson, Mike Napoli, Rick Porcello
The boys of summer are starting to head down to Fort Myers, and actual baseball things are happening for the first time since October. While the cold might still be lingering in the northeast, only 66 short day separate Red Sox Nation from the baseball season, which...
by domara | Jan 23, 2015 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Jonathan Papelbon, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies
With of Jonathan Papelbon reportedly close to being shipped out of Philadelphia, let’s look back at his career in Boston which awarded him with a 4-year, $50 million payday from the Phillies. After being selected in the fourth round of the 2002 amateur draft,...
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...
by domara | Jan 12, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
On Monday’s edition of MLB Network’s morning show Hot Stove, FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal predicted the the Red Sox would end up signing free agent starting pitcher Max Scherzer before the offseason is over. Of course predicting something...
by domara | Jan 1, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Shane Victorino
Welcome to 2015, a year Red Sox fans in particular are happy to welcome in. After an abysmal 2014 season in which the team followed up their worst-to-first campaign with a return to worst, the Red Sox have made large strides this winter in ensuring a improved product...
by domara | Dec 4, 2014 | Allen Craig, Anthony Ranaudo, Billy Butler, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Brandon Webb, Cole Hamels, Deven Marrero, Henry Owens, James Shields, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, Mat Latos, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Pedro Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes, Zack Greinke
Once Jon Lester makes his final decision, most expect the floodgates to open on the starting pitching market. Lester, who has garnered interest from the Red Sox, Cubs, Mariners, and most recently the Dodgers, is reportedly set to make his final decision before the...
by domara | Oct 29, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Christian Vazquez, Henry Owens, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Koji Uehara, Lorenzo Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Mariano Rivera, Mike Moustakas, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, San Francisco Giants
With their back’s against the wall, the Kansas City Royals took care of business in convincing fashion during Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. The Royals offensive onslaught began early against Giants starter Jake Peavy, who only lasted an inning and...
by jcookson | Oct 17, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Cody Kukuk, Jamie Callahan, Lowell Spinners, Manuel Margot, Ty Buttrey, Uncategorized
Before the season began, I tried to identify five prospects in the Red Sox system that would have breakout years in 2014. Now that the Red Sox have finished up, I’m looking back to see how well I did in predicting prospects that would have big years this past season....
by domara | Oct 15, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, David Ross, Garin Cecchini, Hunter Pence, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Lackey, Kansas City Royals, Kolten Wong, Mike Moustakas, Randy Choate, Rich Gedman, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Hudson, Travis Ishikawa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The San Fransisco Giants took a one game series advantage on Tuesday, after they beat the St. Louis Cardinals in unorthodox fashion. Starters John Lackey and Tim Hudson battled for their respective clubs for 6 innings, and left the game after allowing 4 runs. The...
by askillin | Oct 8, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes
Yoenis Cespedes is supposed to provide the Red Sox lineup with some much-needed power, but with just a year remaining on his contract, the Cuban outfielder could also be used as a trade chip this offseason. When the Red Sox acquired Yoenis Cespedes prior to July’s...
