by bcarsley | Aug 26, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts has been the focal point of the majority of articles, analyses and conversations about Red Sox prospects for the past four months. You don’t have to watch Bogaerts for very long to see that such attention is certainly warranted, and it’s been fun to...
by bcowett | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nick Punto, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
After an off day, the Red Sox head south to take on the scorching-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, so naturally, the Nick Punto Trade will be talked about. A lot. Since May, Jacoby Ellsbury has been really, really good. But even if his defense is the greatest part of his...
by jkeller | Aug 22, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, Manny Ramirez, Matt Thorton, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
As soon as a new deal is signed the debate begins over whether or not the player is actually worth the money that they will be paid. It happened with all of the free agent acquisitions last winter, it happened when Pedroia signed his extension, and it will happen...
by chipbuck | Aug 20, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Portland Sea Dogs, Xander Bogaerts
1. Is it time to worry about the Red Sox? Grab some wood their, bub. Not so fast. Entering this most recent series against the Giants, the Red Sox had lost nine of 14 games against the Astros, Royals, Blue Jays, and Yankees–a crew they should have won nine of...
by tbrooks | Aug 20, 2013 | Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury
You have begun to hear the whispers. “Jacoby Ellsbury is having a better season in 2013 than Carl Crawford did for Tampa Bay in 2010,” the season before he signed the infamous 7 year/$142 million deal. That may or may not be true: Crawford (2010) –...
by bcarsley | Aug 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Jose Dariel Abreu, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Last week, I wrote about how the Red Sox are in great shape headed into the offseason thanks to their financial and organizational flexibility. With the Nick Punto trade creating more salary relief than anyone would’ve thought possible and a big steps forward by a...
by bcowett | Aug 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Dwight Evans, Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees, Ryan Dempster, Xander Bogaerts
That Sunday game was seven kinds of ugly. But you know what cures stuff like that? The best prospect in the system getting called up. Yep. It’s happening. Mark down August 19th, 2013 as the day when Xander Bogaerts, the 20-year-old wunderkind shortstop, was...
by bcowett | Aug 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Frustration, thy name is the Red Sox. They’ll fly in from Toronto hungry for some wins, and the New York Yankees will be in town. They had tons of opportunities to score. To win. To get past the Blue Jays. But the Red Sox just couldn’t pull through at any...
by bcarsley | Aug 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Jacoby Ellsbury, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli and Joel Hanrahan. You have just read an exhaustive list of Red Sox players who will become free agents after the 2013 season. Two additional players – Jon Lester and Matt Thornton – have...
by bcowett | Aug 12, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jose Dariel Abreu, Kansas City Royals
Not the greatest of trips to Kansas City in recent memory. The giving-up-leads thing…can we not, Red Sox pitching staff? Is there some run prevention there anywhere? John Lackey wasn’t at his best, but the normally strong Red Sox offense couldn’t...
