The Forgotten Prospect: Brian Johnson

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...

Why it’s so easy to love Dustin Pedroia

“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...

The MLB Draft: The Henry Ownership Years

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...

Coast to Coast Tickets 9/1: Welcome to Boston, Conor

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...

Epstein’s Draft Hits… and Misses

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...