by domara | Jan 15, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, cc sabathia, Chris Tillman, Cole Hamels, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer
Max Scherzer is too much of a commitment. Cole Hamels will cost too many top prospects. James Shields wants an ace contract, but he’s a high mileage 33-year old. But the Red Sox need an ace! Granted an ace would be nice to plant atop the rotation, but it’s...
by domara | Jan 14, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, Dan Butler, Daniel Nava, Kevin Youkilis, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo
The Red Sox Tuesday trade of catcher Dan Butler didn’t just tie up the loose ends of the Craig Breslow signing, but it also pushed Blake Swihart further up on the team’s depth chart. Swihart, 22, is considered the best prospect in Boston’s system and...
by domara | Jan 13, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Texas Rangers, Wade Miley
Yesterday, Rob Bradford of WEEI reported that Daniel Nava is thinking about abandoning switch hitting this season, and focusing exclusively on batting from the left-hand side. This isn’t a bad for Nava, who holds a career .209 batting average from the right-hand...
by domara | Jan 12, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
On Monday’s edition of MLB Network’s morning show Hot Stove, FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal predicted the the Red Sox would end up signing free agent starting pitcher Max Scherzer before the offseason is over. Of course predicting something...
by domara | Jan 9, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Joe Kelly, Jorge Posada, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Tommy Layne, Tyler Clippard
In an appearance on 93.7 WEEI on Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted that the team is still on the hunt to add a strikeout throwing reliever before the offseason is out. This doesn’t come as a surprise at all, considering the Red Sox finished the...
by domara | Jan 7, 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Curt Schilling, Dan Butler, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Trevor Hoffman
For the first time in 60 years, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected four new players to the Hall of Fame. In their first year on the ballot starting pitchers Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz coasted into Cooperstown, while center fielder...
by domara | Jan 6, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Max Scherzer, Mitchell Boggs, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson
As I’m writing this the 2015 Hall of Fame election results have yet to be announced, but thanks to ballot trackers we have a pretty good guess as to who will join baseball’s greats in Cooperstown. Among the 34 names on the ballot, most predict that former...
by domara | Jan 5, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, James Shields, Jon Lester, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, San Diego Padres, Shane Victorino
Perhaps no one on the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot is more deserving of a first year selection than former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez. An 18-year veteran, Martinez dominated the game during the controversial steroid era and finished his career with three Cy Young Awards;...
by domara | Jan 2, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Neal Cotts, Pedro Martinez, Seattle Mariners, Stephen Drew, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
The bullpen will probably be the last area of the roster that Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington adds to this offseason. The team currently employes five arms that one can consider shoe-in’s for the 2015 relief core, which leave two more spots up for grabs....
by domara | Jan 1, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Shane Victorino
Welcome to 2015, a year Red Sox fans in particular are happy to welcome in. After an abysmal 2014 season in which the team followed up their worst-to-first campaign with a return to worst, the Red Sox have made large strides this winter in ensuring a improved product...
