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 scandage | Oct 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Ray Herrera, David Ortiz, Edinson Volquez, Houston Astros, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Kansas City Royals, Mark Appel, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
It seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign David Ortiz for at least one more season at DH. However, an intriguing alternative to Big Papi comes in the form of one Joshua Holt Hamilton. Hamilton’s life story reads like a movie, and...
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 scandage | Oct 6, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Babe Ruth, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Che-Hsuan Lin, Elvis Andrus, Ivan De Jesus, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mickey Mantle, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Boras
After the disaster that was the end of September 2011 and the entirety of the 2012 season, it’s time for the Boston Red Sox to try to figure out how to improve the team. General Manager Ben Cherington realized that the team needed a change, which led to 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 evan brunell | Aug 27, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Carl Crawford, Ivan De Jesus, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa
The biggest Red Sox trade since Babe Ruth headed to the Yankees has been in the books for a couple days now. The Red Sox have moved on from the drama surrounding the club over the last calendar year, shedding almost a quarter-billion dollars and repositioning the team...
by scandage | Aug 25, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Ivan De Jesus, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Barnes, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Paul Goldschmidt, Rubby de la Rosa
If you haven’t heard, the Red Sox have traded Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to the Dodgers for James Loney, Allen Webster and Ivan De Jesus Jr. (with Rubby De La Rosa and Jerry Sands as players to be named later). And you may ask...
by scandage | Aug 25, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Ivan De Jesus, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa
According to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald, the Boston Red Sox have completed a trade of Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 1B James Loney, 1B/OF Jerry Sands, IF Ivan DeJesus Jr., and pitching prospects...
by scandage | Aug 24, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers
According to CSNNE’s Seam McAdam, the Dodgers have claimed Josh Beckett off waivers. While the Dodgers have not yet been awarded the waiver claim on Beckett, earlier today they were awarded the waiver claim on Adrian Gonzalez. As with Gonzalez, a player claimed...
by scandage | Aug 24, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Billy Butler, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Chris Getz, Clay Buchholz, Colorado Rockies, Craig Breslow, Danny Duffy, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hosmer, Felipe Paulino, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Francouer, Jeremy Guthrie, Joakim Soria, Johnny Giavotella, Jon Lester, Jonathan Sanchez, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Luke Hochevar, Mark Melancon, Mike Moustakas, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Lavarnway, Salvador Perez, Scott Podsednik, Seattle Mariners, Vicente Padilla, Will Smith
After being swept by the Angels, the Boston Red Sox (59-66, 13.5 games back in the AL East) lick their wounds and welcome the Kansas City Royals (55-68, 13 games back in the AL Central) to Fenway Park for a four-game series. The Red Sox have lost four in a row and are...
