by domara | Aug 6, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Junichi Tazawa, Kolten Wong, Oscar Taveras, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes
With the stakes considerably lower than the last time they met, the Red Sox and Cardinals began a “world series rematch” series on Tuesday. Fresh off a solid start against the Toronto Blue Jays last Wednesday, Rubby De La Rosa took the mound for the Red...
by broach | Aug 5, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox struggled at home this week with a 1-5 homestand and are now 14 games behind the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. However, the team did not improve in one category this week: offense. The team has been able to score runs the last three games post...
by prmallon | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Craig, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes, Yoenis Cespedes
Presumably, you’ve all heard by now that John Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals (along with prospect Corey Littrell) for OF Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly. Most pundits and analysts seem to view the trade favorably and consider it a “win” for both sides....
by jcookson | Aug 1, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Theo Epstein, Troy Tulowitzki, Xander Bogaerts
With the Red Sox out of contention this season, Thursday’s trade deadline was one of the most action-packed days in team history. Eight players from the opening day roster left the club in the month before the deadline. Here’s my ranking of the top five moves Ben...
by broach | Jul 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox have been struggling mot of the 2014 season with a 48-60 record through two-thirds of the season. A 13-game deficit will be an even tougher hill to climb without four of the five starters on the Opening Day roster to start this season. The Red Sox...
by domara | Jul 31, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
The Toronto Blue Jays completed their 3 game sweep of the Red Sox on Wednesday night, winning by a final score of 6-1. Brandon Workman got the start for Boston in place of Jon Lester, while the veteran right-hander Mark Buehrle toed the rubber for the Blue Jays. For...
by askillin | Jul 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Felix Doubront, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Rubby de la Rosa
Enough has been said and written about Jon Lester’s contract negotiations with the Red Sox that there is no need to rehash here. The Red Sox, for their part, didn’t expect to be this bad in 2014, so they probably believed another season of contention would give them...
by domara | Jul 29, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, Melky Cabrera, Mike Napoli, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
“Defeated” is an understatement for what the Toronto Blue Jays did to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. In actuality, destroyed, embarrassed, or dismantled would be a more appropriate description of the beat-down that took place at Fenway Park. Melky...
by tbrooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Allen Webster, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter Gammons, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rubby de la Rosa, Seattle Mariners, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
It’s not entirely clear if this has been adequately reported or not, but John Lackey is signed for 2015 at the staggering rate of $500,000 (major league minimum) because he his contract stipulated just that were he to miss time significant due to injury. Oh, you...
by broach | Jul 28, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mike Carp, Stephen Drew
The Boston Red Sox had an unsuccessful road trip with a 2-5 record against the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays over the past seven days. The offense was stagnant at times after a 14-run outburst last Monday night at Rogers Centre. The pitching was pretty solid,...