by akhatchaturian | Jul 18, 2014 | Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Shane Victorino
With the second half starting Friday, there are plenty of burning questions surrounding the last-place Red Sox. Here are the five most important ones: 1) Buyers or sellers? The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching and the Red Sox find themselves in a...
by domara | Jul 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Sean Coyle
The Red Sox wrapped up the first half of the season on a high note over the weekend. Boston took 2 games out of 3 in their first meeting of the season with the Houston Astros, and picked up a game in the division standings. On Friday night, John Lackey battled through...
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 smcfarland | Jul 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez
In case you haven’t noticed, the Boston Red Sox aren’t exactly having the most ideal season. And by that, I mean they’re 38-47, and 8.5 games out of first place in the AL East. Is it possible to overcome that deficit? Sure. But the way Boston has...
by smcfarland | May 22, 2014 | Blake Swilhart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez
While the Boston Red Sox are struggling to break .500 as the season rolls along, there’s plenty of optimism looking past this season into the near future. That feeling of optimism is in large part to two young catchers, Blake Swihart and Christian Vazquez. Now...
by bcarsley | Dec 16, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As the offseason progresses, you’re going to see a lot of pieces that rank Red Sox. They’ll rank each Red Sox on the 40-man roster. They’ll rank each projected Red Sox starter. They’ll rank the Red Sox prospect. They’ll rank the...
by bcarsley | Sep 2, 2013 | A.J. Pierzynski, Blake Swihart, Brian McCann, Carlos Ruiz, Christian Vasquez, David Ross, Dioner Navarro, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Buck, Nick Hundley, Ryan Hanigan, Ryan Lavarnway, Yasmani Grandal
I’ve never really been a big supporter of Jarrod Saltalamacchia. I thought he was a worthwhile gamble to acquire from the Rangers for next to nothing, and I liked the idea of grooming him behind Jason Varitek. I was patient through the yips and then through the long,...
by huntergolden | Aug 28, 2013 | Blake Swihart, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, President Bush, Russell Martin, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
In the next week and a half, the Red Sox can make the AL East officially a 2-team race As of now, the Yankees find themselves out of first by 7.5 games while Baltimore sits 6.5 off the pace. A series win this week vs. Baltimore and a split with the surging Yankees in...
