by huntergolden | Nov 28, 2012 | Allen Webster, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Lavarnway, Wil Myers, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
It’s amazing we even live in a world where people can take a story like this and run as far as they have with it. So Monday night, Bob Dutton writes this column. In it, he suggests the idea that Jon Lester and James Shields could be had for Royals super prospect Wil...
by scandage | Nov 17, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Rich Hill, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
I’ve been lied to a lot in my life. But what Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington pulled off this week may be a set up for one of the bigger lies I’ve ever heard. At a sports management conference at UMass-Amherst this week, Cherington said that despite...
by huntergolden | Nov 6, 2012 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Marmol, Chad Billingsley, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Gavin Floyd, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kennedy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Johnson, Justin Verlander, Kyle Lohse, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Buehrle, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Madson, Scott Baker, Shaun Marcum, Tim Lincecum, Tommy John, Wandy Rodriguez
Ben Cherington and his underlings will be spending the early part of this week getting ready to head to Palm Springs, CA to take part in this year’s annual General Manager’s meetings. While the GM Meetings aren’t normally a time of excessive wheeling...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
Rob Bradford of WEEI asked a very interesting question on Tuesday, and it’s certainly one worth examining. Here’s what he had to say: “If Lester hadn’t signed his five-year, $30 million extension (with a $13 million club option for ’14)...
by huntergolden | Oct 17, 2012 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Barnes, Shaun Marcum, Zach Stewart, Zack Greinke
With the Boston Red Sox wanting to move away from longer-term contracts on the whole, it seems unlikely that the team will pursue any of the big name free agent pitchers this offseason. It’s been suggested by many that the Red Sox may dive back into the recycling bin,...
by chipbuck | Oct 16, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Rich Hill, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla
As Ben Cherington begins the unenviable, yet extraordinarily challenging, task of rebuilding the Boston Red Sox, he’ll be faced with a number of roster decisions over the next few months. Still, before he can even begin to think about making trades or signing...
by chipbuck | Oct 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester
First, allow me to apologize for the tardiness of today’s rather short piece. A crazy day at work created a crazier than expected evening. Certainly, I had much grander plans for my piece today. Alas, that will have to wait for another day. Still, I thought...
by scandage | Oct 1, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Rubby de la Rosa
There are enough complaints to go around regarding the state of Red Sox with regard to pitching. Self-flagellation used to be (and currently is) a raison d’etre for Red Sox Nation, but I’d like to take a step back (as Brandon Stewart did) and look at the...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Three seasons in a row. Yes, that’s right. The Red Sox have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. It seems nearly impossible, doesn’t it? It was just a few years ago that the Red Sox were considered baseball’s model franchise. ...
by scandage | Sep 25, 2012 | Alex Cobb, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Guyer, Carlos Pena, Cesar Ramos, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Craig Breslow, Daniel Bard, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Fernando Rodney, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake McGee, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Keppinger, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Jose Molina, Junichi Tazawa, Luke Scott, Mark Melancon, Matt Joyce, Mike Aviles, Rich Hill, Robinson Chirinos, Ryan Lavarnway, Sam Fuld, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Tampa Bay Rays, Vicente Padilla, Wade Davis
After taking only one of three against the Orioles, the Boston Red Sox (69-85, 20.5 games back in the AL East) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (83-70, 6 games back in the AL East, 3 games back in the AL Wild Card race) to Fenway Park for a two-game series. These will be...
