by shawn medeiros | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by tim daloisio | Apr 7, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Poll, Quick Post, Tampa Bay Rays
Today we pick right back up where we left off last season; playing the Tampa Bay Rays. For those of you who don’t believe early season matchups matter over the long haul, I’ll remind you that when it comes to the 2009 AL East three teams are fighting for...
by daniel rathman | Mar 2, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Will Middlebrooks
According to a report on SoxProspects.com, third base prospect Will Middlebrooks suffered a torn hamstring during drills this past weekend and will be out until May, or possibly longer. Will was projected to start at Class-A Greenville where he’d split time...
by daniel rathman | Feb 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson, Quick Post
Last December, Sox Director of Player Development Mike Hazen released a statement to announce that the ultra-versatile Casey Kelly will both pitch 100 innings and play shortstop in a way that provides both the team and himself greater flexibility for the long haul,...
by evan brunell | Feb 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Quick Post
Today’s “Great Debate” at MVN Outsider asks if the Yankees will make the playoffs. Money quote: Don’t get me wrong — they will contend. It’s just not a lock that they’ll finish in second in the AL East. The Red Sox are...
by daniel rathman | Feb 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Wilkerson, Quick Post
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Red Sox have signed OF/1B Brad Wilkerson to a minor league deal with roster and playing time incentives. Last year, he split time with Toronto and Seattle by hitting a combined .220/.308/.326 in 309 plate appearances and fighting...
by daniel rathman | Feb 1, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek
As an avid fan of amateur baseball, and incidentally the draft, I was displeased, to say the least, to hear about the Sox decision to re-sign Varitek. It wasn’t that I had high hopes that he’d net us two picks, because obviously no team’s general...
by daniel rathman | Jan 25, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Bubba Bell
Perhaps the most perplexing, yet enticing prospect in the Sox system, Bubba Bell is at the stage in his career where performance is everything. There is no projection left. Always known as a hitter with above-average skills all-around, he no longer can point to this...
by daniel rathman | Jan 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
The 2nd Annual ESPN rankings of the top systems and top prospects by Keith Law were officially released this morning. Catching a lot of fans by surprise was the generous ranking at #7. I really can’t quibble too much, however, as you could have made a case for...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 10, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, J.D. Drew, Mark Teixeira
Baseball has forever been a game of statistics and over the past few decades, sabermetrics have taken this passion way beyond batting average and on-base percentage. Growing up, my family always said all you needed to do to be successful was to “build a better...
