by huntergolden | Oct 31, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Ozzie Guillen, Shintaro Fujinami, Shohei Otani
So this past week was a busy week for me – one that featured a new baby and a new hurricane. Certainly, these are the kinds of events that make you ponder life and love and how lucky we are to have both. With so much down time that’s not really downtime,...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
Rob Bradford of WEEI asked a very interesting question on Tuesday, and it’s certainly one worth examining. Here’s what he had to say: “If Lester hadn’t signed his five-year, $30 million extension (with a $13 million club option for ’14)...
by huntergolden | Oct 25, 2012 | Angel Pagan, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
I was over at Sons of Sam Horn the other day and stumbled across this interesting thread with the idea of trading Jacoby Ellsbury to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Tim Lincecum. It certainly tickled my fancy but before I could put pen to paper, I noticed my...
by chipbuck | Oct 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Snyder, David Ross, Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Molina, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Lavarnway, Yorvit Torrealba
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve taken a long look at the Red Sox’s current roster. I’ve reviewed player performance, examined contract situations, and made assessments of each player’s future in Bostonin 2013. (See Part 1 on Position Players and Part...
by scandage | Oct 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Ray Herrera, David Ortiz, Edinson Volquez, Houston Astros, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Kansas City Royals, Mark Appel, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
It seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign David Ortiz for at least one more season at DH. However, an intriguing alternative to Big Papi comes in the form of one Joshua Holt Hamilton. Hamilton’s life story reads like a movie, and...
by scandage | Oct 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, John Farrell, Mike Aviles, Toronto Blue Jays
According to Peter Abraham, the Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell the 46th manager in the history of the team. Compensation for Farrell’s hiring has yet to be announced. However, as the Red Sox were granted permission to speak with Farrell before his...
by huntergolden | Oct 20, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brad Ausmis, John Farrell, John Henry, Paul Beeston, Quick Post, Toronto Blue Jays
Can we back up the John Farrell express for just a minute here? Word broke over the past few days that the Boston Red Sox have opened talks with the Toronto Blue Jays to work out potential compensation that would allow them to bring Farrell to Boston to be their new...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Well, it appears that the next Red Sox manager is going to come from a pool of five candidates. Those would be John Farrell, Tim Wallach, Brad Ausmus, Tony Pena and DeMarlo Hale. Last week, we asked who people felt should be the manager in general. Ausmus actually got...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
After David Ortiz reluctantly agreed to a one year deal worth $14.575M last February, he made it known that he felt “disrespected” by management considering his performance during his tenure in Boston. His disappointment was certainly understandable. He...
by huntergolden | Oct 17, 2012 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Barnes, Shaun Marcum, Zach Stewart, Zack Greinke
With the Boston Red Sox wanting to move away from longer-term contracts on the whole, it seems unlikely that the team will pursue any of the big name free agent pitchers this offseason. It’s been suggested by many that the Red Sox may dive back into the recycling bin,...
