by jcookson | Sep 26, 2014 | Andrew McCutchen, Andrew Miller, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Gerrit Cole, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mike Trout, Uncategorized, Victor Martinez, Yasiel Puig
It has been clear for some time now that the Red Sox wouldn’t make the postseason. They were officially eliminated this month, and now the playoffs are almost here. So what teams should Red Sox fans support this postseason? The obvious villains (Yankees and Rays) will...
by bcarsley | Jan 21, 2013 | Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Coco Crisp, Denard Span, Gerrit Cole, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Damon, Matt Barnes, Portland Sea Dogs, Salem Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts
For the better part of the past decade, the Red Sox have allowed three players to roam center field: Johnny Damon, Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury. Damon finished his career as one of the better Red Sox players of the 2000s: a postseason hero blessed with tremendous...
by bcarsley | Jan 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dylan Bundy, Gerrit Cole, Greenville Drive, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Barnes, Salem Red Sox
Matt Barnes is the best pitching prospect in the Red Sox system. He was a steal as the 19th overall pick in the 2011 draft, and as a UConn product and New England native, he’s easy to root for as a Red Sox fan. He began 2011 as the minor league’s most dominant pitcher...
by bcarsley | Jan 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Jackie Bradley, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Jurickson Profar, Portland Sea Dogs, Salem Red Sox, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Xander Bogearts, Yuniesky Betancourt
If Bobby Valentine represents all the evils that poured out of baseball’s Pandora’s Box last year, Xander Bogaerts can be the hope that escapes shortly thereafter. Yes, it’s rarely wise to make bold predictions when writing about baseball, and that’s doubly true when...
