by jcookson | Feb 27, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Bryce Harper, Christian Vasquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Stephen Strasburg, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox made a huge acquisition this week, winning the bidding war for talented Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada. We won’t see Moncada in Boston right away, because he’s still very young and will need some time in the minors to adjust to the US. He’s such an exciting...
by jcookson | Feb 20, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Christian Vasquez, Cole Hamels, Ryan Hanigan, Yadier Molina
When I made my lists of prospects to follow in the Red Sox system, I omitted the catcher position. Outside of the number one prospect on the list, Blake Swihart, Sox Prospects only has one catcher listed in their top 60 prospects. Fortunately, the Red Sox have...
by domara | Feb 11, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Craig Breslow, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley Jr., Justin Masterson, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello, Ryan Hanigan
With little over a week until the official report date for pitchers and catchers to Fort Myers, the Red Sox have already seen a plethora of players make the early trip down. Red Sox newcomers Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, and Anthony Varvaro have all been spotted...
by domara | Dec 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, James Shields, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Hanigan, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Will Middlebrooks
It’s been a pretty quiet offseason for the defending American League East champions so far this winter. The Baltimore Orioles, who finished the 2014 season with a 96-66 record, have done more subtracting than adding, as the team has watched Nelson Cruz and Nick...
by domara | Dec 18, 2014 | Alberto Callaspo, Alex Cora, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Cole Hamels, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
Before the first pitch is thrown at JetBlue Park in March of 2015, the Boston Red Sox will need to figure out how their outfield will align. While Boston’s image for next year became clearer after last weeks Yoenis Cespedes-for-Rick Porcello swap, the team still...
by domara | Dec 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Cole Hamels, David Ross, Houston Astros, James Shields, Jason Castro, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals
Now that the dust has settled on the flurry of moves that the Red Sox made last week, it’s safe to evaluate what still remains for the team going forward. Although the team added three capable pitchers to their rotation in Wade Miley, Justin Masterson, and Rick...
by domara | Oct 15, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, David Ross, Garin Cecchini, Hunter Pence, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Lackey, Kansas City Royals, Kolten Wong, Mike Moustakas, Randy Choate, Rich Gedman, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Hudson, Travis Ishikawa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The San Fransisco Giants took a one game series advantage on Tuesday, after they beat the St. Louis Cardinals in unorthodox fashion. Starters John Lackey and Tim Hudson battled for their respective clubs for 6 innings, and left the game after allowing 4 runs. The...
by domara | Sep 29, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Dan Butler, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Michael Pineda, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees
The Red Sox and the rest of major league baseball bid a fond farewell to Yankee’s Captain Derek Jeter over the weekend, as the 40-year old played the final series of his 20 year career. After Boston and New York split the first two games of the weekend series,...
by jcookson | Sep 12, 2014 | Anthony Rizzo, Brandon Workman, Caleb Clay, Christian Vasquez, Drake Britton, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley Jr., Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Omar Vizquel, Stephen Fife, Tim Federowicz, Uncategorized, Xander Bogaerts
You may not know his name, but Evan Lepler is famous. He provided the commentary for this YouTube video that has had over 200,000 views: Since 2009 he’s been the play by play broadcaster for the Salem Red Sox. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he also...
by domara | Aug 5, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens
While the Red Sox were off on Monday, all eye shifted to Pawtucket to watch Red Sox top pitching prospect Henry Owens take a significant step closer to an MLB debut. After carving up the competition in double-A this season by posting a 2.60 ERA in 20 starts, the...
