by charliesap | Mar 29, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Dennys Reyes, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Albers, Rich Hill, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2008 Eric Savage | more info (via: Wylio) What a difference a year makes. The 2010 season was filled with roadblocks, but the bullpen in particular was a major weak spot. Aside from Jonathan Papelbon and Daniel Bard, the rest of the pen was league average or...
by chipbuck | Mar 11, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett
Over at ESPN on Wednesday, I wrote an article titled “Could the Phillies Season be derailed?” For those of you who didn’t read it, I discussed three potential issues that could cause the Phillies to fall short of the lofty expectations that have been set for them...
by charliesap | Mar 8, 2011 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis
When I started writing about baseball, it was through fantasy baseball. My site is indeed aptly named Fantasy Baseball 365. So, I would be remiss not to write something related to fantasy baseball and the Red Sox. Lucky for the Sox, there are plenty of players to...
by charliesap | Jan 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon
With pitchers and catchers just about a month away, the Red Sox have, for the most part, finished their offseason moves. However, two prominent Sox stars are arbitration eligible, closer Jonathan Papelbon and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Theo Epstien and crew have been...
by charliesap | Dec 30, 2010 | Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon, Rich Hill
Baseball has become a game of specialized players, especially when it comes to the bullpen. The bullpen is so specialized that each “position” is actually defined. You have long relievers, middle relievers, a setup man and a closer…and, of course,...
by charliesap | Oct 14, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon
Throughout the offseason, I’ll be dishing out my 2011 Red Sox projections. I do a full set of projections for all major league teams annually at fantasybaseball365.com. Jonathan Papelbon 2011 Projection IP W SV SO BB ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 K/BB 68 4 38 77 25 3.42...
by charliesap | Aug 17, 2010 | Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon
A few days ago, MLBTradeRumors.com posted a poll on whether or not the Red Sox should trade Jonathan Papelbon. Out of 1,877 votes, 66.5 percent thought that the Sox should trade their current closer. Emotions, especially in Red Sox Nation, can run high. Sometimes too...
by andrew lipsett | Jul 28, 2010 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
The promise of this season, coming in, was pitching and defense. Instead, to this point we’ve seen a team riddled with injuries and dependent more on their offense — despite a recent lull, the team is still second only to the Yankees in all of baseball...
by mike silver | Jul 26, 2010 | Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez
With the Sox bullpen letting another late lead slip away Sunday, there is little question that the collapse of the relief corps has been one team’s bigger issues this season. Compounding issues is the news that the Sox may not be making any significant adds at the...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 26, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon
Papelbon has gone from an elite closer to what appears to be a replacement level reliever in just a matter of a few seasons. This year his numbers have fallen off a cliff as his K/9 was always his best skill and even though his walks were going up he could still...
