by charliesap | May 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Francisco Liriano, J.D. Drew, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish, Tim Wakefield
While Tim Wakefield and Alfredo Aceves have stepped up big-time filling in for John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka, we have to be realistic about our expectations for their future performance. Wakefield hasn’t posted an ERA or FIP under 4.50 since 2008 and...
by aconvery | May 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Hernandez, Game Threads, J.D. Drew, Jack Cust, Kevin Youkilis, Seattle Mariners, Tim Wakefield
Seattle Mariners(13-15) @ Boston Red Sox (11-15) Felix Hernandez(3-2, 3.32) @ Tim Wakefield (0-0, 5.56) 1:35 PM EDT |Fenway Park (Boston, MA.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Seattle: David Aardsma, torn hip labrum (placed on 15-day DL 3/30,...
by chipbuck | Apr 29, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro
Over the past month, we’ve talked a lot about the state of the lineup and pitching staff. We’ve looked at platoon situations and identified advantages; broken down pitching performances using pitch f/x; examined efficient lineup constructions; and debated the...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury
photo © 2008 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)While adding the two best hitters this offseason the Red Sox also entered the season with an abundance of left handed hitters. This could cause problems in 2011 if not handled properly and so far I don’t think...
by chipbuck | Apr 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew
While Justine DeCotis will be providing more detail on the Opening Day lineup in today’s Game Thread, I’d be remiss if I didn’t comment the lineup’s interesting omission. As reported by Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, here is the batting order Terry Francona will...
by charliesap | Mar 8, 2011 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis
When I started writing about baseball, it was through fantasy baseball. My site is indeed aptly named Fantasy Baseball 365. So, I would be remiss not to write something related to fantasy baseball and the Red Sox. Lucky for the Sox, there are plenty of players to...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron
photo © 2007 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) ^ Bill James’s total projected stolen bases: 143 My total projected stolen bases: 147 Note: I only used the projected starting lineup with a split at SS (Scutaro/Lowrie) and RF (Drew/Cameron). In 2010, the Rays...
by charliesap | Feb 15, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Marco Scutaro, Rich Hill, Tony Pena Jr.
photo © 2005 Ken Curtis | more info (via: Wylio)Spring training is finally “official”! Before we know it, lineup cards will be filled out and the Sox will take the field against an opponent for the first time in 2011. Below is a list of the top ten things...
by charliesap | Feb 8, 2011 | Darnell McDonald, J.D. Drew, Mike Cameron, Ryan Kalish
.271/.340/.452, 20 HR, 43 SB, 94 R and 82 RBI in 641 PA’s That’s an all-star. That’s a fantasy beast. That’s the 2011 projection for Ryan Kalish published by Bill James. Look, I’m a big Ryan Kalish fan (and a huge Bill James fan), but...
by charliesap | Feb 3, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Cameron
The Red Sox have accumulated so much talent this offseason that they have a problem. OK, so it’s a good, nay, GREAT problem to have. How does Terry Francona fill out his opening day lineup card and keep things balanced? The Sox have five left-handed hitting...
