by charliesap | Mar 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Yesterday, Troy took a look at potential changes to the leadoff spot for the Sox in 2012. Given the rise in power from Jacoby Ellsbury and the consistently awesome on-base skills of Dustin Pedroia, it makes all the sense in the world to bat Pedey leadoff and Ells...
by charliesap | Mar 11, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield
Inevitably, all baseball heroes ride off into the sunset. Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, both Boston legends, have found their sunsets. This is the first spring in 17 years that there is no number 49 or 33 on the field mentoring others wearing numbers like 71 and...
by chipbuck | Mar 5, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Last spring, lineup construction was one of the hottest topics of discussion surrounding the Red Sox. With so many weapon’s at Terry Francona’s disposal (not to mention the number of left handed hitters), the combinations were seemingly endless. Based on...
by chipbuck | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Fred Lynn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Theo Compensation, Tim Wakefield, Vicente Padilla
Can you believe it? It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget of gold he calls his mailbag. I have to admit, I was a little worried that he’d grown tired of sharing and answering the thoughts,...
by aconvery | Jan 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Ryan Kalish
The future of the outfield at Fenway Park is about to be in a state of flux. Carl Crawford and his 142 million dollar contract are here to stay. That locks up left field for at least the next six years. Besides from that, it’s hard to say exactly who will be...
by chipbuck | Jan 27, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison
Even though the hot stove has turned luke warm around the rest of the league, it’s still piping hot in Boston. To keep you up to date on all of the latest news and information, I’ve put together another piece where I touch upon the most pertinent issues...
by chipbuck | Jan 20, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luxury Tax, Mark Melancon, Roy Oswalt
In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for 2012, 2013 and beyond. Now that the vast majority of slots on the 25-man roster have been filled, and arbitration figures have been shared, I thought...
by aconvery | Jan 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury
It’s easy to forget that Jacoby Ellsbury only played in eighteen games two years ago. It’s easy to forget that in his last full season before 2011, his defense cost the Red Sox runs. It’s easy to forget that many, including Kevin Youkilis, questioned his toughness. In...
by chipbuck | Dec 16, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Luxury Tax
On Wednesday, I discussed the Red Sox current payroll situation, and explained the club’s motives for avoiding long-term commitments with big named free agents this winter. With the team having already exceeded the luxury tax threshold in 2010 and 2011,...
by charliesap | Dec 13, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Every year thousands upon thousands of baseball fans await the unveiling of Bill James’ projections. Thanks to the great and free information at FanGraphs, we are able to view these projections at no cost. In part one, we’ll take a look at the 2012...
