by josh lacey | Jan 29, 2009 | Community post
Great interview with Mark Kotsay in today’s MLBTrade Rumors. In it he revealed how well he understood his level of talent, that he didn’t like his first FA experience, hoped to play full time CF somewhere, but understood the realities of today’s...
by josh lacey | Jan 25, 2009 | Community post
We’re gonna miss you, Sean Casey. We will miss the inevitability of a hit when you came to the plate. Thanks for some great at bats, and for your mature presence in the clubhouse during the Manny fiasco. You would think that someone with a name like Sean Casey...
by josh lacey | Jan 22, 2009 | Community post
Not too long ago, the teams of Little League, Pony League, Church leagues and adult leagues were proudly sponsored by local businesses. When big box stores like WalMart shuttered the stores on small town Main St., they also impoverished the Chambers, Rotaries, Lions,...
by josh lacey | Jan 20, 2009 | Community post, David Aardsma, Fabian Williamson, Seattle Mariners
David Aardsma, recently cut from the 40 man roster to make room for Mark Kotsay, was traded to the Mariners for 20 year old lefty starting pitcher Fabian Williamson in A-ball. He throws alot of strikes, and some walks with 73K’s/25BB in 65.2IP, 6-2, 3.43ERA in...
by josh lacey | Jan 19, 2009 | Community post
This is not as crazy as it sounds. There are established routes for young players to work their way to the Majors, but no good routes for older players, even older heroes, to work their way out. These veterans have great value beyond their diminished abilities. They...
by evan brunell | Jan 18, 2009 | Community post
Just a heads up now that I’ve removed the banner promoting Fresh Takes… you can publish one at any time by clicking the pencil and paper icon in the sidebar just under “Red Sox Community.”
by josh lacey | Jan 12, 2009 | Brad Penny, Community post, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
17 of the starting 25 Red Sox for 2009 have much to prove this season. Of this number, 15 are rebounding from injuries which plagued 2008. This is not a bad thing, as the entire team will be extraordinarily motivated to do well, to win, to pull together and help each...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 12, 2009 | Community post, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
There are reports of the Red Sox and Diamondbacks trade talks intensifying. Presumably, it will end up costing the Red Sox Michael Bowden to acquire their “catcher of the future” Miguel Montero. These same reports are saying that the Red Sox are balking at...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 11, 2009 | Community post
How good will the Red Sox bullpen be this year? Below are the averaged projections from CHONE, Bill James, and Marcel for the innings pitched and FIP projections: Name IP FIP Jonathan Papelbon 68.00 2.78 Hideki Okajima 61.33 3.67 Manny Delcarmen 74.33 3.52 Takashi...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 10, 2009 | Community post, Jeff Bailey, Mark Kotsay
Theo Epstein is a very good general manager. His knowledge of baseball goes far beyond my own. That being said, what was he thinking signing Mark Kotsay? The idea that Kotsay improves this team is completely ridiculous. Jeff Bailey, the often forgotten about farm...
