by evan brunell | Mar 10, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Chih-Hsiang Huang, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dusty Brown, George Kottaras, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Oscar Tejeda, Terry Francona
Last night, I participated in a chat over at New England Sports Country. Here are some questions I answered… “Why isn’t Devern Hansack in the equation for #5”? His #’s are worthy . . . in AA and Boston 2006, and AAA 2007 (his 3.61ERA....
by mike edelman | Mar 9, 2008 | Coco Crisp
Nothing like waking up to some fresh rumors on a cold Sunday morning. Our friends at MVN’s Cub Reporter are reporting on radio reports in Chicago that there is talk of sending Coco Crisp to Chicago for pitcher Jason Marquis and outfielder Sam Fuld (who hails...
by shawn medeiros | Feb 15, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Pauley, Dusty Brown, Mark Wagner, Pedro Martinez, Spring Training
I took a day off today and thought I
by josh lacey | Feb 5, 2008 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Manny Ramirez
Last week I started looking at the potential of the 2008 Boston Red Sox by comparing them to the 2007 World Series Champions. We began by looking at the infield of Youkilis, Pedroia, Lugo, and Lowell, it appears that we should expect alot of the same. There will be...
by evan brunell | Feb 1, 2008 | Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 FRAA, while Casey is at .275/.330/.380, with a -2 FRAA. As Daniel Rathman revealed in...
by evan brunell | Jan 28, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Coco Crisp, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Justin Hampson, Khalil Greene, San Diego Padres, Trades
On Friday, we looked at the 2008 ZiPS projections for the Red Sox, which sees the Red Sox as the best team in the American League. I’m not seeing it. I see some flaws — big ones. Fortunately, we can correct (or minimize) these flaws. To me, there are two...
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
On October 20th at Fenway Park under the bright lights, he found redemption. All year, he struggled to find a niche in his new home, with fans already against him being there. It was a long, taxing year for him personally as his son struggled through a malady of...
by evan brunell | Jan 11, 2008 | Carlos Gomez, Coco Crisp, Deolis Guerra, Doug Mirabelli, Fernando Martinez, Huston Street, Johan Santana, Kevin Mulvey, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Philip Humber, Trades
The comments section of Fire Brand has been abuzz with trying to get Huston Street. Forget about it. Oakland has been linked to Boston outfielder Coco Crisp in past trade rumors, and the Red Sox have shopped Crisp this offseason, but recent rumblings of a Huston...
by evan brunell | Jan 7, 2008 | Carlos Quentin, Coco Crisp
The White Sox’s acquisition of Nick Swisher may open the door to Coco Crisp being traded to the White Sox. How is this possible, you ask, with the White Sox holding three starting outfielders already? Even though the White Sox plan to play Swisher in...
by evan brunell | Dec 13, 2007 | Alex Cora, Bobby Kielty, Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, Doug Mirabelli, Eric Hinske, Kevin Cash
Even though not much attention is paid to bench players, they are often an important cog in a team’s success. Right now, the Red Sox’s bench is looking terrible. We have no backup catcher and the one with the greatest chance of returning hasn’t hit...
