by jcookson | Jun 6, 2014 | 2014 MLB Draft, Blake Swihart, Clint Frazier, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, John Henry, Josh Beckett, Reymond Fuentes
Thursday night, the Red Sox added three high upside prospects to their minor league system in the 2014 first year player draft. Early reviews of the Sox haul have been positive, with Keith Law from ESPN declaring them one of his winners from the first night. The first...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Christian Yelich, Garin Cecchini, Jason Place, Kolbrin Vitek, Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, Zach Lee
“Prospects will break your heart.” All credit to Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus for that phrase, but in the wake of Kolbrin Vitek‘s retirement, I couldn’t find any one more fitting. For anyone that missed it, Vitek, Boston’s...
by chipbuck | Aug 29, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jason Place, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kolbrin Vitek, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Brian Johnson. First round picks during their first full season after being selected usually get a lot of hype. The hype isn’t always positive, of course. Sometimes, it’s negative with prospect analysts and...
by jkeller | Jul 25, 2013 | 2007 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, John Lackey, Manny Ramirez, Mark Loretta, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
“It means the world to me to put on this uniform everyday and to try to represent this city the right way.” Dustin Pedroia — July 24, 2013 As you undoubtedly know by now, Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon...
by chipbuck | Jun 10, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brandon Workman, Brian Price, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Cox, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Richardson, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kolbrin Vitek, Kris Johnson, Kyle Weiland, Lars Anderson, Manny Delcarmen, Matt Barnes, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Reymond Fuentes, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Sean Coyle, Tommy Hottovy, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
With the 2013 Rule 4 draft finally in the books, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at all of the drafts that have occurred during the John Henry ownership era. In this piece, we’ll review their successes, their failures, the trends they’ve...
by scandage | Sep 1, 2011 | A.J. Burnett, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Conor Jackson, Former Red Sox, Game Threads, Jason Place, Jesus Montero, Joe Harris, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia A's
New York Yankees (81-53) @ Boston Red Sox (83-52) A.J. Burnett (9-11, 5.31) @ Jon Lester (14-6, 3.09) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox beat the Yankees last night 9-5 to take the second...
by andrew lipsett | Jun 2, 2010 | Aaron Bates, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland
With the 2010 Amateur Draft just around the corner (Monday June 7 through Wednesday, June 9), I wanted to spend this week’s column looking back at the previous best and worst picks of the Theo Epstein era, an era in which the strength of the minor league system...
by evan brunell | Jul 21, 2008 | Brock Huntzinger, Che-Hsuan Lin, Jason Place, Josh Reddick, Luis Exposito, Michael Almanzar, Mike Jones, Richie Lentz, Ryan Dent, Yamaico Navarro
As we all know, it’s a dawn of a new age in Boston when young, vibrant players don the Red Sox uniforms and play integral parts of being a defending world champion team. The roster is littered with Red Sox born-and-bred players, and there are plenty...
by evan brunell | Feb 21, 2008 | Jason Place, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
For the first time since 2001, the Red Sox may have developed their own franchise first-baseman. During yesterday’s ESPN/Baseball America chat with Jim Callis, Callis revealed that his No. 1 first-base prospect in the minor leagues is none other than...
by guest | May 6, 2007 | Aaron Bates, Bryce Cox, Bubba Bell, Caleb Clay, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Dustin Richardson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Justin Masterson, Kris Johnson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
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