by evan brunell | Nov 13, 2008 | Ben Sheets, Brad Penny, Brandon Lyon, Derek Lowe, Doug Brocail
Could an old friend be coming back to Boston? Tony Massarotti has the goods in yesterday’s article, saying the Red Sox have shown the most interest in Lowe out of all the free agent pitches for three major reasons: heath, price, effectiveness. It’s hard to...
by shawn medeiros | Nov 12, 2008 | David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Quick Post
Ortiz figures all Red Sox need is slugger, bullpen help David Ortiz believes the Red Sox could use another bat, maybe one held by free-agent Mark Teixeira. Whether Boston can sign the superstar first baseman remains to be seen, but Ortiz would like to see a little...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Andruw Jones, Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dontrelle Willis, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Russell Martin, Tim Wakefield
Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox...
by evan brunell | Oct 25, 2008 | C.C. Sabathia, Derek Lowe, Mark Teixeira, Quick Post, Will Ohman
If you could make just one free agent acquisition this off-season, who would it be and why? Well, since it’s a free agent acquisition, I suppose I can’t talk about trading for Russell Martin. But seriously, trade for Russell Martin. Anyways, if I was to...
by evan brunell | Oct 24, 2008 | Derek Lowe, Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Beckett, Miguel Montero, Texas Rangers
Rounding up Red Sox-centric rumors for the day… Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels would not rule out trading two catchers (likely Jarrod Saltamacchia and Gerald Laird) and confirmed the Red Sox approached the Rangers in July about these two catchers....
by shawn medeiros | Oct 20, 2008 | Derek Lowe, Jake Peavy, Quick Post
With 2008 officially in the books, and congrats to both the local nine and the AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, let’s begin looking at options to improve the team for 2009. The achievements of this year’s squad are nothing short of impressive. 2008’s...
by evan brunell | Oct 7, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Derek Lowe, Kevin Cash, New York Yankees, Paul Byrd, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Buster Olney had a chat up today with two interesting tidbits… Heard this informed speculation this morning — Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Byrd in Games 1-7. It’s hard to start Wakefield against the Rays because they run so well. This is a pretty...
by evan brunell | Jul 22, 2008 | Derek Lowe, Trivia
The last trivia question asked who were the three other pitchers besides Daisuke Matuszaka with at least 25 career wins at the All-Star Break of his sophomore season. The answer was Andy Pettitte, Jason Jennings and Justin Verlander. Leaderboard is updated. The new...
