by domara | Jan 19, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, Daniel Nava, Doug Fister, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Stephen Strasburg, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals
Ever since the Red Sox acquired Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, and Justin Masterson this offseason, general manager Ben Cherington has down played the team’s desire to acquire an ace. With high price tags on both the trade and free agent market’s, Boston...
by domara | Dec 9, 2014 | Adam LaRoche, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cleveland Indians, Cole Hamels, David Robertson, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
It didn’t take long for the hot stove to turn white hot at the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego. Amid a plethora of rumors, two significant transactions were made; one involving a trade and the other regarding a free agent signing. For the second straight...
by domara | Nov 20, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cody Kukuk, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
After spending 2 days in Boston, free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval took off from Logan Airport on Wednesday without a contract offer from the Red Sox. While a big name free agent leaving Boston without signing or receiving an offer is atypical of the current...
by domara | Nov 17, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Theo Epstein, Yoenis Cespedes
If I was a betting man, I’d say that we’re in for a very active week on the MLB hot stove. With the General Managers meetings now in the rear view mirror, teams can use the information they gathered last week to begin to put their offseason plans into...
by domara | Nov 13, 2014 | Alex Avila, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ross, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
Wednesday marked the final day of the General Managers meetings in Arizona. While the Red Sox didn’t make any trades or free agent signings, the Sox brass did do a lot of tire-kicking. Over the course of the three day meeting, we heard Boston connected to big...
by domara | Nov 11, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, jose abreu, Justin Masterson, Michael Cuddyer, New York Mets
Outside of the General Managers Meetings fueling the offseason rumor mill, Major League Baseball announced the winners of the Rookie of the Year Awards. In the American League, White Sox’ slugging first baseman Jose Abreu took home the hardware in a unanimous...
by jreilly | Jul 21, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jenny Dell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Dating back to the final two games of the Chicago White Sox series, the 2013 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox have now won seven of their last eight games. While this is all well and good, I unfortunately now believe it has fostered a sense of hope among Red Sox...
by prmallon | Jul 12, 2014 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 ALDS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, 2013 Playoffs, 2013 World Series, 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Jake Peavy
I was a little worried that Jake Peavy was going to be traded this week, thus making my post somewhat irrelevant. Thankfully, he wasn’t. I imagine he will be soon, so perhaps this will serve as our “In Memoriam,” so to speak. On to the...
by domara | Jul 10, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Christian Vasquez, Daniel Nava, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
For most of us, “Mookie Madness” was an experience that was only felt through a minor league box score or a game recap, but on Wednesday night Red Sox nation got to see first hand what Mookie Madness is all about. Down by4 runs in the 8th inning,...
by domara | Jul 9, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jonny Gomes, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals, Xander Bogearts
The White Sox ensured at least a 4 game series split on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Red Sox for the second consecutive game. Brandon Workman toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was touched up for 3 runs in the early innings, courtesy of a fielding error by...