by evan brunell | Jan 19, 2009 | Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo
Julio Lugo has been the whipping boy for Red Sox failures these last two years. Can we expect him to contribute in 2009? Everyone has pretty much put Lugo into the utility infielder’s position, but could he surprise and retain his starting shortstop position?...
by josh lacey | Jan 12, 2009 | Brad Penny, Community post, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
17 of the starting 25 Red Sox for 2009 have much to prove this season. Of this number, 15 are rebounding from injuries which plagued 2008. This is not a bad thing, as the entire team will be extraordinarily motivated to do well, to win, to pull together and help each...
by josh lacey | Nov 25, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Dontrelle Willis, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo
While most people are dreaming of an off chance that Dontrelle Willis could recreate himself in a Boston Red Sox uniform, there is recent precedent that might point towards not rushing Julio Lugo out of town quite so quickly. Tell me if this story sounds even remotely...
by evan brunell | Nov 24, 2008 | David Ortiz, Jed Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Rafael Furcal
Mark Teixeira – ccho As Thanksgiving approaches, and behind it baseball’s winter meetings, the rumors surrounding Mark Teixeira are flying fast and furious. There have been no indications that anyone has presented “Tex” with an offer, but...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Andruw Jones, Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dontrelle Willis, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Russell Martin, Tim Wakefield
Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox...
by evan brunell | Oct 23, 2008 | Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo
One plotline throughout this offseason will be the question of what will happen at shortstop: will the Red Sox install rookie Jed Lowrie into the role or go back to injured, mega-bust Julio Lugo? Will they keep both and have them compete for the starting job like the...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Jake Peavy, Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
The Boston Herald has a very intriguing piece today about the Red Sox potentially getting involved in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes. A quick recap: Jake Peavy, a Cy Young winner for the San Diego Padres, is being put on the block by the team after a disappointing 2008...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels
Jed Lowrie got another chance to punch Boston’s ticket to the ALCS, and this time around, Lowrie delivered. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Lowrie lined a single to right field and Jason Bay slid into home safely to score the game winning run. Bay had...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 26, 2008 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Jon Lester threw a two-hitter through 6 innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1. Kevin Youkilis drove in two runs – one on a solo home run – in the Red Sox win.
by shawn medeiros | Sep 23, 2008 | Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo
With 37,000 plus patrons at Fenway Park on their collective feet and millions of fans throughout Red Sox Nation ready to celebrate one of those special Fenway Park moments, a walk-off win topped with a post-season berth celebration, Jed Lowrie strode to the plate....
