The Advanced Scout – Tampa Bay Rays

After taking only one of four from the Yankees and getting four days off for the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox (43-43, 9.5 games back) go to St. Petersburg, Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (45-41, 7.5 games back) in a three-game series. The Red Sox are a...

Felix Makes His Mark

Alex wrote about Doubront’s fine start earlier today, so I’m on the Felix bandwagon with a look at his stuff. The phrase I recall hearing during Spring Training was something about a guy with five plus pitches. Given that hype, perhaps we shouldn’t...

The Advanced Scout – Tampa Bay Rays

Having clinched the Wild Card at the end of the most dramatic evening of baseball in recent memory, the Rays should again prove a formidable foe for the Red Sox and the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox have to right their foundering ship soon,...

6/17: Interleague baseball! Get your interleague baseball here!

Milwaukee Brewers (39-31) @ Boston Red Sox (41-27) Shaun Marcum (7-2, 2.68) @ John Lackey (4-5, 7.41) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Milwaukee: Mitch Stetter, left hip labral irritation (Placed on...

6/16: Can Beckett pitch again today?

Boston Red Sox (40-27) @ Tampa Bay Rays (36-32) Clay Buchholz (5-3, 3.59) @ David Price (7-5, 3.51) 7:10 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Bobby Jenks, left back tightness (Placed on...

Ranking the Division’s Starters

In preparation of pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Traning, we thought we’d rank the AL East’s starting rotations. To no one’s surprise, the division has a great cache of starting pitchers, as most hurlers rate average or better when...