by domara | Apr 13, 2015 | Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Joe Kelly, Koji Uehara, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Hanigan
For good reason, most Red Sox fans weren’t comfortable with the idea of Clay Buchholz heading the starting rotation in 2015. Over the course of his 9 year career, the right-hander has combated his flashes of greatness with injuries and under performance. Even...
by domara | Mar 30, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Edward Mujica, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Ryan Hanigan, Sandy Leon
Whether it’s a big budget team or a small budget team, it’s the hope of every club to make it through spring training with a fully healthy roster to start the season. The Red Sox, however, were unable to even make it to April before suffering the biggest...
by domara | Jan 9, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Joe Kelly, Jorge Posada, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Tommy Layne, Tyler Clippard
In an appearance on 93.7 WEEI on Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted that the team is still on the hunt to add a strikeout throwing reliever before the offseason is out. This doesn’t come as a surprise at all, considering the Red Sox finished the...
by askillin | Nov 12, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Brandon Workman, Casey Jannsen, Casey Janssen, David Robertson, Edward Mujica, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Luke Gregerson, Luke Hochevar, Matt Barnes, Pat Neshek, Stephen Wright
Ben Cherington would be smart to bolster the club’s bullpen depth this winter—and he has a number of options with which to do so. The Red Sox face a busy offseason that is about to kick into gear with the annual GM meetings taking place in Phoenix this week. Ben...
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...
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 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Eric Hosmer, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Rusney Castillo, Will Middlebrooks
After being swept at Fenway Park by the Baltimore Orioles, the Red Sox hit the road for the final time this season. Boston’s last road trip of the 2014 campaign took them to Kansas City, for a four game series with the first-place Royals. The Red Sox grabbed an...
by domara | Sep 1, 2014 | Alex Cobb, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Chris Archer, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Jake Odorizzi, James Shields, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Tampa Bay Rays, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox continued their recent winning ways this weekend by taking 2 games of 3 from the Tampa Bay Rays. In his third career start, Boston right-hander Anthony Ranaudo tamed Tampa Bay over 6 innings of work, allowing just 3 runs on 5 hits, and striking out 4. The...
by askillin | Jul 23, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Mike Napoli
After getting nearly everything right in the offseason leading up to 2013, GM Ben Cherington missed on a few signings this past winter. Grady Sizemore looked like a cheap, worthwhile risk to take, but he didn’t work out, and the Red Sox couldn’t afford to carry his...
by domara | Jun 20, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Oakland Athletics, Scott Kazmir
The Red Sox began their first west coast trip of the season on Thursday, as the they opened up a 4 game series with the Oakland Athletics. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for Boston and was opposed by one of the best left-handers in the game, Scott Kazmir. The A’s...