by aconvery | Nov 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson
We’re waiting for Lars Anderson. Of course, this has been the case since he was drafted by Boston in 2006. He’s been the next great thing, he’s been a bust, he’s been a maybe. Really, he’s been everything but what was expected: a solid major league player. Drafted in...
by chipbuck | Nov 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Well, Matt Kory of Over the Monster blew my cover yesterday in his daily link around yesterday morning. When you tell someone something in confidence, you expect him to keep it a secret. Right? Well, think again. Now that my secret out in the open, I might as well...
by chipbuck | Nov 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon
If you were banking on the Red Sox making a big splash this winter by chasing after the cream of this year’s free agent crop, you might want to readjust your expectations. According to new General Manager, Ben Cherington, that won’t be the case. Brian...
by chipbuck | Nov 10, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
In case you missed it earlier, the Pittsburgh Pirates added the final elusive piece to their playoff puzzle when they signed catcher Rod Barajas to a one year $4M deal with an option for 2013 at $3.5M. Anytime you can add a 36 year old catcher with a career .284 OBP,...
by chipbuck | Nov 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
While Ryan Madson‘s four year $44M deal to remain with the Phillies is still in the final stages of completion (it’s apparently on hold), it’s probably safe to say we need to re-examine our projections for this winter’s closer market. This is...
by chipbuck | Nov 9, 2011 | Albert Pujols, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Hiroki Kuroda, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Michael Cuddyer, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Madson
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and crashing waves of criticism coming from the Sabermetric/blogging community from over yonder…and by yonder, I mean Twitter. ...
by charliesap | Nov 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
I just got back from a weekend in Arizona, watching some Arizona Fall League games and attending First Pitch Arizona, a fantasy baseball seminar. Unfortunately, the Sox’ best prospect in the AFL, Will Middlebrooks, had been taken out of action due to an injury....
by chipbuck | Nov 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
This is going to hurt–a lot. After last Friday’s underwhelming mail bag, I was a bit apprehensive about reading his third mailbag in five days. He seemed to be scrapping the bottom of the barrel in hopes of scoring some readable content to help fill the...
by charliesap | Nov 8, 2011 | Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Edwin Jackson, Hiroki Kuroda, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Buehrle, Poll, Ryan Madson, Yu Darvish
Boston’s search for a new field manager continues and it will do so without the option of Mike Maddux, who withdrew his name from consideration. There are still some intriguing options out there, but managerial changes always make me wonder, “How much does...
by darryl johnston | Nov 6, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Dan Duquette, Joe Cronin, John Henry, Jose Offerman, Mo Vaughn, Roger Clemens, Theo Epstein
Ben Cherington is the 11th general manager in Boston Red Sox history. He was originally hired by former Sox general manager and now Orioles GM, Dan Duquette in 1997. After spending time as an advanced scout for the Cleveland Indians, Duquette brought Cherington into...
