by domara | Dec 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cole Hamels, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Kansas City Royals, Max Scherzer, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Miley
With the additions of Rick Porcello, Justin Masterson and Wade Miley, the Red Sox undoubtedly solidified the middle and back end of their rotation, but Boston is still in need of an ace. After losing out on the Jon Lester sweepstakes and acquiring three new arms,...
by domara | Dec 10, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cole Hamels, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Mat Latos, Max Scherzer, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
The Red Sox were in it until the bitter end, but free agent starter Jon Lester ultimately decided to join the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday morning. The 30-year old accepted Chicago’s offer of 6 years, $155M, and officially bought into Theo Epstein’s vision...
by domara | Dec 9, 2014 | Adam LaRoche, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cleveland Indians, Cole Hamels, David Robertson, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
It didn’t take long for the hot stove to turn white hot at the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego. Amid a plethora of rumors, two significant transactions were made; one involving a trade and the other regarding a free agent signing. For the second straight...
by domara | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by domara | Dec 5, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Garin Cecchini, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Lavarnway, Washington Nationals
Although Jon Lester still has yet to make his final decision, that shouldn’t stop the Boston Red Sox from exploring other avenues of improving their starting rotation. Lester by and large is the big fish that the team is trying to coax back to Boston after...
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 | Dec 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Nava, David Wells, Derek Lowe, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Clement, Pedro Martinez, San Francisco Giants
Right now, the Boston Red Sox appear to be in holding pattern until free agent southpaw Jon Lester makes his final decision. While Boston’s reported offer of 6 years, $130M is a strong submission, the Chicago Cubs are currently the highest bidders while the San...
by domara | Dec 2, 2014 | Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Ervin Santana, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, Jon Lester, New York Mets, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners
As the Jon Lester sweepstakes heads down the home stretch, the Red Sox find themselves right in the thick of conversations involving the left-hander. Boston, along with the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners, are teams vying for the services of...
by domara | Dec 1, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Jose Reyes, Josh Donaldson, Josh Johnson, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Pablo Sandoval, Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays, Yoenis Cespedes
This week marks a potentially important seven days for the Boston Red Sox, as two of the teams highly coveted pitching options are reportedly drawing closer to final decisions. Free agent left-hander Jon Lester will meet with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, before...
by bcowett | Nov 27, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cleveland Indians, Giancarlo Stanton, John Henry, Jon Lester, Miami Marlins, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher, Oakland A's, Tampa Bay Rays
Look, I know it’s Thanksgiving. We should be showing thanks, enjoying our families, and eating until we feel like exploding, not unlike one of those poor saps from Alien. It should be a time of coming together and appreciating everyone and everything in our...
