by jcookson | Jul 26, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Portland Sea Dogs, Xander Bogaerts
Summertime brings warm weather, trips to the beach… and prospect writers unveiling their updated Red Sox prospects rankings. I’ve taken a look at how the rankings have changed for the Red Sox top prospects from preseason to midseason. One caveat to these rankings is...
by tbrooks | Jul 23, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jose Iglesias, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
With C.C. Sabathia on the mound, Jose Iglesias dropped a cheeky bunt that landed between Robinson Cano, Lyle Overbay, and C.C. It was, no doubt, a brilliant bunt that was perfectly placed. It was also indicative of who Jose Iglesias is as a hitter. On a night when...
by bcarsley | Jul 22, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jose De La Torre, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thornton, Pedro Beato, Portland Sea Dogs, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Joel Hanrahan, Franklin Morales and Alex Wilson are all on the DL. If the playoffs started today, here’s what we’d probably be left with for a bullpen. RHP LHP Koji Uehara Matt Thornton Junichi Tazawa Craig Breslow Pedro Beato Drake...
by chipbuck | Jul 17, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Well, we’ve made it. We’re finally at the artificial mid-point in the season, and the Red Sox are a cool 58-39.* Despite some twists, turns, and impromptu injuries, life should feel pretty damn amazing if you’re a Red Sox fan. Seriously, by a show...
by tbrooks | Jul 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Jose Iglesias, Michael Young, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
No, really. Nick Cafardo, in his weekly mail bag, said “The Red Sox are definitely in a state of need at the moment.” And that is not to say that anyone thinks that this team is perfect – the 1998 Yankees they are not – but you would have given...
by tbrooks | Jul 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Xander Bogaerts
Made you look! Well, there is some snark here, but there are also a few rabbit trails, including the World Baseball Classic, Toronto Blue Jays money dumps, and Ruben Amaro wonderings, and Derek Jeter leadership criticism that you may not find anywhere else on the...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Ted Williams, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As I was brainstorming ideas for my weekly column, I had a vision. In it, people asked me legitimate questions, and I responded to them to the best of my knowledge. It was nice. I decided then that this week’s column needed to be a mailbag. I took to Twitter over the...
by bcarsley | Jul 1, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Chris Balcom-Miller, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Jon Lester, Michael Almanzar, Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins, Portland Sea Dogs, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
When you write about baseball on the Interwebs a half-dozen times every week, sometimes you run out of ideas. When I first sat down to write this column on Saturday, I began waxing poetic about Will Middlebrooks and the flaws that we somewhat willfully overlooked. We...
by jcookson | Jun 28, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Lavarnway, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
With the minor league season already past the halfway point, I’ve borrowed Joe Reilly’s “3 Up 3 Down” feature to take a look at the Red Sox prospects & the health of the minor league system. 3 Up The Dodgers trade From a major league standpoint, the Red Sox trade...
by chipbuck | Jun 25, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Justin Masterson, Matt Barnes, Michael Almanzar, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Written by Chip Buck, Ben Carsley, and Josh Cookson The Red Sox farm system is in the midst of a very exciting upswing. In large part due to two very successful drafts in 2010 and 2011, the minor league ranks have returned to prominence as one of the best and...
