by charliesap | Aug 19, 2010 | Casey Kelly, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Ryan Kalish
I’ve got a new man crush and his name is Ryan Kalish. With the Sox 5.5 games out of first, there is still hope for a postseason in Boston despite a season filled with injuries and frustration. One of the reasons the Sox continue to stay within striking distance...
by andrew lipsett | Jun 2, 2010 | Aaron Bates, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland
With the 2010 Amateur Draft just around the corner (Monday June 7 through Wednesday, June 9), I wanted to spend this week’s column looking back at the previous best and worst picks of the Theo Epstein era, an era in which the strength of the minor league system...
by mike scandura | May 16, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, David Renfroe, Jose Iglesias, Oscar Tejeda
First the good news about shortstop Oscar Tejeda: he won’t hit the “ripe” age of 21 until December 26. Now the bad news: Boston has a veritable glut of shortstops in its farm system including, in no particular order, David Renfroe, Derrik Gibson, Jose Iglesias and...
by andrew lipsett | Apr 21, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, Darnell McDonald, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen
It’s been a rough couple of weeks, folks. We’ve all heard it, we’ve all said it, we’ve all felt it. There’s been enough negative energy in this town lately to give Vigo from Ghostbusters II a sugar high. However, if you sat there tonight...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 20, 2010 | Casey Kelly, Ryan Westmoreland
The rankings are rolling in and the Red Sox are entering 2010 with their best two prospects having yet to play a game at Double-A yet. I’m speaking of outfielder Ryan Westmoreland and confirmed starting pitcher Casey Kelly. I want to look at what the rankings...
by mike silver | Nov 3, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Felix Doubront, Jose Iglesias, Luis Exposito, Mark Wagner, Ryan Kalish, Yamaico Navarro
With the conclusion of every major league season comes the beginning of the second season of “minor” leagues in baseball – the Winter Leagues. This 2009 off-season, the Sox have placed 17 promising prospects across four leagues, including some of the most exciting...
by evan brunell | Oct 17, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Casey Kelly, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Yamaico Navarro
In our versions of an offseason blueprint the Red Sox could follow (1, 2, 3) one topic that came up fairly often was how realistic or unrealistic our proposed trade packages were for certain players. Let’s recap: Mike Lowell, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz and...
by mike silver | Aug 18, 2009 | Casey Kelly, MLB Amateur Draft, Quick Post
With the conclusion of the 2009 MLB Rule 4 Draft signing period, it is time to look at the Sox final bounty. Listed below are the Sox’ top 10 picks and their respective signing bonuses. Figures courtesy of pgcrosschecker.com. 1-28 OF Reymond Fuentes $1,134,000...
by evan brunell | Jul 29, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Josh Reddick, Ryan Westmoreland
With the recent trade rumors flying fast and furious, a lot of Red Sox fans have had to come to grips that significant prospects will have to be given up to get an impact player. There have been some names that is clear the Red Sox are not willing to move; others that...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2009 | Bill James, Brad Wilkerson, Brayan Pena, Casey Kelly, Che-Hsuan Lin, Chris Iannetta, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jeff Bailey, Joe Mauer, John Buck, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Julio Lugo, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Kalish, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz – Samara Pearlstein Sit down with a big cup of coffee, because have I a treat for you. I participated in a chat on Tuesday night and they have made the transcript available for Fire Brand to peruse. Enjoy… Do you think that the Red Sox will be...
