by mike silver | Nov 8, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
As the hot stove heats up, we turn our sights to free agent outfielder Jayson Werth, who could add a spark to both the 2011 lineup and rumor mill should he sign with Boston… Of the top position players available on this year’s free agent market, Phillies outfielder...
by charliesap | Nov 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie
Jed Lowrie 2011 Projection AB AVG OBP SLG OPS HR R RBI SB 395 .273 .344 .410 .754 11 48 42 2 As the Red Sox 2010 season was winding down to a disappointing conclusion, the return and resurgence of Jed Lowrie was one of the bright spots. The biggest issue with Lowrie...
by darryl johnston | Nov 3, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
How would you feel if Billy Beane was your Red Sox general manager? I would imagine not all that great considering he was your GM for twenty minutes or so in November 2002 when THE Billy Beane agreed to a four-year deal with Boston to GM the Red Sox. He even...
by charliesap | Nov 2, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
Tick, tock. Tick, tock… David Ortiz’s time with the Red Sox may be coming to an end. If it happens, it’s all his fault. There is a $12.5 M team option on Ortiz’s current contract with no buyout. This gives Sox management a choice between...
by tom fratamico | Oct 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, John Henry
New England Sports Ventures (NESV), the group that owns the Red Sox among other businesses, recently purchased the Liverpool Football Club (LFC) for $476 million or at a discount of roughly 40% according to Forbes. The business publication valued LFC at $822 million....
by charliesap | Oct 28, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
MLB Trade Rumors has obtained the official Elias Rankings. These rankings declare which free agents are Type A and which are Type B. Some of the top free agent relief pitchers are listed as Type A’s, but there are plenty of intriguing options listed as Type B....
by charliesap | Oct 28, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew
Throughout the offseason, I’ll be dishing out my 2011 Red Sox projections. I do a full set of projections for all major league teams annually at fantasybaseball365.com. J.D. Drew 2011 projection: AB AVG OBP SLG OPS HR R RBI SB 422 .264 .351 .460 .811 18 60 63 2 For...
by darryl johnston | Oct 27, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox are undoubtedly ranked #1 in ‘worst trades of all time’ with the sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. It was the beginning of the most storied ‘curse’ in sports history, although at the time, the deal was not viewed as a bad...
by charliesap | Oct 26, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Brian Fuentes
Brian Fuentes has 187 career saves to his credit, but in recent seasons he has seen a drop in his velocity and strikeout rate. While he wouldn’t be the closer for a Red Sox team that already has one with one more waiting in the wings, he could serve as a key...
by darryl johnston | Oct 20, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
When Dan Duquette’s name is run through the mud, as it often is in Boston, I like to kindly remind people that he was responsible for two of the most important deals in the team’s history. Both of which would eventually bring the World Series back to Boston — long...
