by domara | Jul 7, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Robbie Ross, Tommy Layne, Xander Bogaerts
With just four weeks to go until the July 31st trade deadline, the Red Sox find themselves in a strange position. After winning seven of their last 10 games, Boston currently sits six games back of the first place New York Yankees, despite still being in the basement...
by domara | Jun 11, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo
Rick Porcello was coming off the best season of his career when the Red Sox acquired him from the Detroit Tigers in December of last year. With a less-than-stellar pitching market, Boston used Yoenis Cespedes — the spoils of the Jon Lester trade — to bring...
by domara | Jun 10, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Rick Porcello, Tommy Layne
Eduardo Rodriguez hasn’t even been on the Red Sox 25-man roster for a full month, but so far he’s pitched like an ace. In three trips to the mound this season, the 22-year old has been the kind of shot in the arm that some fans thought was only obtainable...
by domara | Jun 3, 2015 | Alejandro De Aza, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Price, Felix Hernandez, Johnny Cueto, Mookie Betts
Ever since the offseason, fans and media alike have wondered how the Red Sox staff would survive without a bona fide ace at the top of the staff. Subsequently, the calls for Boston to make a trade for a top tier veteran arm like Cole Hamels or Johnny Cueto have...
by domara | Jun 2, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Steven Wright, Wade Miley
For a while there, the Red Sox starting rotation looked like it was finally figuring things out. In the weeks following the dismissal of pitching coach Juan Nieves, Boston starters amassed found themselves turning in quality starts, and near the top of the league in...
by domara | May 20, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Kelly, Juan Nieves, Mike Napoli, Rusney Castillo, Scott Kazmir, Xander Bogaerts
Juan Nieves was widely considered the Red Sox scapegoat after the team relived him of pitching coach duties on May 7th. Under the watch of the third year coach, the Red Sox starters began the year as the leagues bottom feeders in almost every statistical category....
by domara | May 18, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Koji Uehara, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tommy Layne, Wade Miley
Don’t look now, but the Red Sox are no longer dead last in the MLB in combined starting pitching ERA. Thanks to a recent string of quality starts by Boston’s hurlers, the team seems like they are finally getting the results they planned on when rebuilding...
by domara | Apr 13, 2015 | Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Joe Kelly, Koji Uehara, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Hanigan
For good reason, most Red Sox fans weren’t comfortable with the idea of Clay Buchholz heading the starting rotation in 2015. Over the course of his 9 year career, the right-hander has combated his flashes of greatness with injuries and under performance. Even...
by domara | Mar 30, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Edward Mujica, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Ryan Hanigan, Sandy Leon
Whether it’s a big budget team or a small budget team, it’s the hope of every club to make it through spring training with a fully healthy roster to start the season. The Red Sox, however, were unable to even make it to April before suffering the biggest...
by domara | Mar 20, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Joe Kelly, Justin Masterson, Mitchell Boggs, New York Mets, Rick Porcello, Robbie Ross, St. Louis Cardinals, Tommy Layne, Wade Miley, Xander Bogaerts
With Opening Day right around the corner, the Red Sox starting staff is still shaking off the winter rust this spring: Clay Buchholz: 3 GS, 10 innings pitched, 1.80 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 12 K, 2 BB Rick Porcello: 3 GS, 10 innings pitched, 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 8 K, 3 BB Wade...
