The $6M Question
As Charlie mentioned in his column yesterday, the Marco Scutaro trade provided the Red Sox with $6M in salary relief.…
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Marco Scutaro Traded for Salary Relief
It sounds weird to say that the Sox have made a move in order to clear salary, but that’s essentially what they…
Do The Sox Really Have Any Legitimate Starting Pitching Options In The Minors?
“If spring training opened tomorrow we would be comfortable where we are with our pitching depth.” ~General Manager Ben Cherington…
Shaughnessy’s Faux Rage: I’m Not Buying It
If you heard a loud thumping noise a few minutes ago, that wasn’t your imagination. It was me bashing my…
Revisiting the 2012 Luxury Tax Situation
In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 2012 Red Sox
This offseason has seen the insults, comments, questions and general malaise come from all angles. The team hasn’t had much to…
Is Jacoby Ellsbury All But Gone?
It’s easy to forget that Jacoby Ellsbury only played in eighteen games two years ago. It’s easy to forget that…
The Real AL Beast
This guest post was written by Mark Smith of The Platoon Advantage, It’s About the Money Stupid, Chop ‘n’ Change,…
Analyzing the Yankees Recent Moves
The 2011-2012 off season sure has been a strange one. Let’s quickly recap it. Ryan Madson went from being on…
Jarrod Saltalmacchia signs one year deal
In a somewhat odd deal, the Red Sox have avoided arbitration with Jarrod Saltalamacchia by agreeing to a one year…