Tuesday Links: Tampa Bay Split

The Red Sox played their fourth and final game in Tampa Bay on Monday afternoon. Boston opened the scoring in the 3rd inning, tallying one run on a Mookie Betts RBI single. However, the Rays came storming back in the bottom of the frame, and collected 3 runs on 4 hits...

A Few Players Who Have Been Pleasant Surprises

The list is extensive and littered with our favorite names: David Ortiz. Dustin Pedroia. Xander Bogaerts. Jackie Bradley, Jr. Clay Buchholz. Shane Victorino. And on and on. These are the players who have played below [or severely below] expectations or career norms in...

Monday Links: Looking towards 2015

The Red Sox pushed their loosing streak to an even 8 games over the weekend, after they were swept by the Seattle Mariners. On Friday the match-up of Felix Hernandez and Joe Kelly seemed to greatly favor Seattle on paper, but the contest didn’t come quite as...

It’s Time for the Red Sox to Sell

It has become painfully obvious in the last two weeks that the Red Sox are going nowhere in 2014. The club’s offense has scuffled all season long, and with summer no longer a novelty, these struggles have quickly grown from what appeared to be a passing fluke to cold,...

Handing out some early season grades for some offseason pickups

Alright, it’s that time of the year. We’ve just wrapped up the first month of baseball and I thought I might give out some grades to some of Boston’s newest residents. I’m going to look at their performance on the field and any other criteria I...

Fluke or Legitimate? Red Sox Bullpen Has Tough Act To Follow

Koji Uehara and the Red Sox bullpen weren’t just average during their World Series run this past October. They were a major reason why they even won the title. However, repeating the kind of run the Sox bullpen established during the 2013 campaign will be incredibly...

Improving the 2014 Boston Red Sox

Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried to put on my objective hat and find ways to improve the Red Sox. I argued in favor of signing Brian McCann. I’ve argued against trading for Giancarlo Stanton. I argued that we needed one of Mike Napoli, Carlos Beltran or...