The Advanced Scout – Atlanta Braves

The Advanced Scout puts his broom back in the closet and analyzes the Atlanta Braves.

All-Aughts Team of the Decade bench UTIL: Eric Hinske

Hinske was acquired by Boston during the fateful year of 2006 to provide much-needed depth at first base, the outfield corners and third base (although he never once appeared in a game at third for Boston).

Hinske was similar to Doug Mirabelli during his time in Boston that he had a low batting average (.229 in Boston) but a fair amount of pop. He also had strong plate discipline and was considered a valuable asset to the team, serving as the utilityman in each 2007 postseason series roster.

Ryan Klesko Sox’s solution to bench?

San Francisco’s KNBR reports that the Red Sox have made a “financially acceptable one-year offer” to Ryan Klesko, recently of…

Not so rosy look at Sox bench

Even though not much attention is paid to bench players, they are often an important cog in a team’s success.…

Arbitration Station: Gagne gets it, Mirabelli doesn’t

Well, the Red Sox made a free agent move today (no, not Alex Rodriguez, folks) and made their arbitration tenders…

Know Thy Enemy Part I: ALCS 2007 Preview- Indians vs. Red Sox

Here we stand, on the date of October 10, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 American League…

2007 September: Prepping for October

PLAYOFFS? YOU TALKIN’ PLAYOFFS? Yes, Jim. We are. Check out which hitters and pitchers prepped themselves… and which need to…

Lead over Yankees slips to 1 1/2 games

It may be time to hit the panic button for Red Sox Nation. Clay Buchholz (3-1) suffered his first loss…

Down The Stretch

Okay, I wouldn’t say “too close for comfort,” but after last night I have an uneasy feeling. Last night’s game…

Keep On Truckin

The Red Sox had a golden opportunity to accomplish two important goals tonight. One, they could have gotten to the…