by Troy Patterson | Oct 14, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
According to all reports and Dave Dombrowski himself it looks like the Boston Red Sox are happy where they are. They plan to retain John Farrell and his staff and the players on the roster are all expected to return as is except for those who retire including David...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 3, 2016 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
An interesting side factor in the announcement that the Boston Red Sox will retire David Ortiz number 34 next season is that this will mark the tenth number of a former Red Sox player to be retired and sixth since the start of this century. (Not accounting the number...
by Troy Patterson | Sep 29, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox of 2016 have won the AL East thanks to a loss by the Toronto Blue Jays last night. The team had a celebration in the clubhouse last night seemingly largely driven by advertising and less by an interest to party. That’s a good sign for a team...
by Troy Patterson | Jul 17, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
The trade is done and the dust is settling over new Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz. I’m not going to analyze the trade here any more than to say it was a good trade for both sides and while the Red Sox gave up a lot of skill they also lost some risk the same...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 11, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
Before the season started David Ortiz had some interesting articles and more as the season started. I even wrote about his Hall of Fame chances, but the one I want to draw your attention to was at Fangraphs and asked was Ortiz possibly going to have the best offensive...
by Troy Patterson | May 31, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
Upon returning from injury it was worrisome to watch Eduardo Rodriguez struggle with Triple-A lineups this season. Before his last start in the minors he had yet to throw a single game with more than 3 strikeouts in a game. His ERA was still above 4.29 and he was...
by Troy Patterson | May 27, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
According to Tim Britton on Twitter, John Farrell has told reporters in Toronto tonight that Clay Buchholz will be moved to the bullpen. This will also mean that Eduardo Rodriguez will make his return to the majors in a start on Tuesday. It was clear this was coming,...
by Troy Patterson | May 25, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox medical staff has continued to hold a cloud of mistrust with fans as the team continues to suffer from injuries and have disagreements with players over diagnosis. That is exacerbated when the team signs players who barely pitch a game in Boston before...
by Troy Patterson | May 23, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
It’s tough to find a stat that doesn’t tell you the Red Sox are currently the best offense in baseball. After 44 games the Red Sox are first in all of baseball in runs scored, RBIs, batting average and SLG. They place second in OBP to the Chicago Cubs and third in...
by Troy Patterson | May 17, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
I made a post last month about Clay Buchholz struggles in April and while we’re only two weeks into May it looks like Buchholz is still struggling to get going. He’s made three starts this month and only one would be considered a good start. He has managed...
