by domara | Nov 6, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, James Shields, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Mike Trout, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
Outside of Boston’s need for an upgrade at third base, the team must upgrade their starting rotation as well. After gutting their entire rotation at the trade deadline last season, Boston now has gaping holes with no obvious fit in mind. The good news is that...
by domara | Nov 5, 2014 | Adrian Beltre, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Cole Hamels, Colorado Rockies, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, James Shields, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, Max Scherzer, Mookie Betts, New York Mets, Pablo Sandoval, Robinson Cano
With the offseason now officially underway, it will be interesting to see when the Red Sox pull the trigger on their first move of the shopping season. Early speculation predicts Boston to be heavily involved in both the starting pitching market and third base front....
by askillin | Nov 5, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Ben Cherington, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, Jordan Zimmermann, Mat Latos
The Red Sox will likely seek to sign one of the top free-agent starters this winter, but they could also upgrade their rotation via trade. Ben Cherington and the Red Sox brass are hoping to add to the team’s starting rotation this offseason–that is no secret....
by domara | Oct 31, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Chase Headley, Cincinnati Red, Cole Hamels, Jake Peavy, James Shields, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Koji Uehara, Max Scherzer, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox will enter the 2015 offseason with a plethora of questions to answer before reconvening in Fort Myers in February. After the departures of Jon Lester, John Lackey, and Jake Peavy at the trade deadline last year, the starting rotation is obviously a...
by domara | Oct 23, 2014 | Alcides Escobar, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Cole Hamels, Eric Hosmer, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kansas City Royals, Koji Uehara, Lorenzo Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Max Scherzer, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Rubby de la Rosa, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum, Yoenis Cespedes
After Madison Bumgarner lead the San Francisco Giants to a victory in game one of the World Series last night, the Kansas City Royals eyed to even the series on Wednesday night. Similar to Tuesday’s game, the Giants jumped out to a first inning lead against...
by domara | Oct 16, 2014 | Alcides Escobar, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Eric Hosmer, Greg Holland, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, Jason Vargas, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Kelvin Herrera, Lorenzo Cain, Max Scherzer, Miguel Gonzalez, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Flaherty, Wade Davis
No, that wasn’t some crazy dream that you had last night; the Kansas City Royals are in the World Series. For the first time since 1985, Kansas City is heading back to the MLB championship after they completed a 4 game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. The Royals...
by jcookson | Oct 10, 2014 | Allen Craig, Chris Sale, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Giancarlo Stanton, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Nick Punto, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Tom Werner, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox entered 2014 with high expectations following the World Series championship campaign of 2013. Those expectations were dashed during a disastrous season which saw the Red Sox finish under .500 for the second time in three years. Despite this underwhelming...
by domara | Oct 8, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Edward Mujica, James Shields, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Marco Scutaro, Max Scherzer, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
The Giants and Cardinals clinched their respective divisional series’ on Tuesday night, setting up the second NLCS meeting between the two clubs since 2010. When the Giants and Cardinals last met in the 2012 National League Championship Series, the Giants took the...
by domara | Sep 16, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Max Scherzer, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
After taking three games of four from the Kansas City Royals over the weekend, the Red Sox hit the road on Monday and traveled to Pittsburgh for the first time since 2011. Boston will send rookie right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to the mound to start the series, while the...
by askillin | Jul 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Felix Doubront, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Rubby de la Rosa
Enough has been said and written about Jon Lester’s contract negotiations with the Red Sox that there is no need to rehash here. The Red Sox, for their part, didn’t expect to be this bad in 2014, so they probably believed another season of contention would give them...
