by domara | Dec 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cole Hamels, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Kansas City Royals, Max Scherzer, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Miley
With the additions of Rick Porcello, Justin Masterson and Wade Miley, the Red Sox undoubtedly solidified the middle and back end of their rotation, but Boston is still in need of an ace. After losing out on the Jon Lester sweepstakes and acquiring three new arms,...
by domara | Dec 10, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cole Hamels, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Mat Latos, Max Scherzer, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
The Red Sox were in it until the bitter end, but free agent starter Jon Lester ultimately decided to join the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday morning. The 30-year old accepted Chicago’s offer of 6 years, $155M, and officially bought into Theo Epstein’s vision...
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 | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by domara | Dec 5, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Garin Cecchini, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Lavarnway, Washington Nationals
Although Jon Lester still has yet to make his final decision, that shouldn’t stop the Boston Red Sox from exploring other avenues of improving their starting rotation. Lester by and large is the big fish that the team is trying to coax back to Boston after...
by domara | Dec 4, 2014 | Allen Craig, Anthony Ranaudo, Billy Butler, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Brandon Webb, Cole Hamels, Deven Marrero, Henry Owens, James Shields, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, Mat Latos, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Pedro Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes, Zack Greinke
Once Jon Lester makes his final decision, most expect the floodgates to open on the starting pitching market. Lester, who has garnered interest from the Red Sox, Cubs, Mariners, and most recently the Dodgers, is reportedly set to make his final decision before the...
by domara | Nov 25, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Yoenis Cespedes
After agreeing to terms with the Red Sox over the weekend, Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez were introduced to Red Sox Nation on Tuesday. In the first of two separate press conferences, Ben Cherington introduced Sandoval, and presented him with a white, number 48,...
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 domara | Nov 10, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Price, Deven Marrero, Jason Heyward, Jeff Samardzija, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
General Managers across Major League Baseball will gather on Monday for the first time this offseason. The inaugural meeting of the winter will take place in Scottsdale Arizona, and will feature both front office executives as well as player agents. While the annual...
by domara | Nov 7, 2014 | Bill James, Clayton Kershaw, Cole Hamels, Edward Mujica, Giancarlo Stanton, Joe Maddon, John Farrell, Johnny Cueto, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mat Latos, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Roberts, Shane Victorino, Torey Lovullo
If the Red Sox were to pull off a substantial trade this offseason, it’s more than likely that Mookie Betts would need to be the centerpiece of any potential deal. After starting the season in double-A, Betts spent a short time in triple-A before getting called...
