Blow up the bullpen?

The trade deadline is less than two weeks away. How the Red Sox approach it will have a lasting effect on not only this season, but many to come as well. Okay, sure Boston’s deficit in the AL is pretty big, but 8 games isnt the end of the world. In 2014, the...

Discount and Decline

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just stepped out of a time machine, you know about the depressing state of the Red Sox’ negotiations with Jon Lester. It’s a weird state of affairs – Lester said he’d take a hometown discount, the...

5 Questions for the Second Half

The first half of the Red Sox season proved to be a bumpier ride than just about anyone could have predicted, leaving Boston in an uncertain situation as the trade deadline approaches at the end of July. With Tuesday’s All-Star Game now in the past and the second half...

Double-A Emergence And The 2014 Second Half

A deep farm system is a good problem to have, but it still causes problems that will eventually need to be solved by the front office. For example, the Boston Red Sox, heading into the all star break, have been fielding three natural second basemen in their lineups...