by evan brunell | Mar 9, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Hideki Okajima, Joel Pineiro, Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin, Spring Training
Here’s the statistics to date for the relievers vying for jobs in the Boston bullpen: Pitcher ERA IP H ER BB K Craig Breslow 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 2 Bryan Corey 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 3 Nick DeBarr (Rule 5) 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 Manny Delcarmen 16.88 2.2 6 5 2 2 Brendan Donnelly...
by zach hayes | Mar 2, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Joel Pineiro, Julian Tavarez, Spring Training
The biggest question heading into a plethora of spring training games this month is easy: Will someone emerge as the closer on April 2nd when the Red Sox visit Kansas City? Simple answer: No. Tito will run a closer by committee, subbing in the right players at the...
by mike edelman | Feb 28, 2007 | Alex Ochoa, Curt Schilling, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Pineiro, Julian Tavarez, Spring Training
It’s hard to judge the hitters early in Spring because the pitchers at this point are at such an advantage. That being said, it’s never to early to start an MVP campaign. Lugo and then Ortiz drove in a run each in the 3rd. Pena, Pedroia, Murphy and...
by mike edelman | Feb 21, 2007 | Adam Wainwright, Devern Hansack, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Todd Jones
The spectre of a closer! And until now a specter is all we appear to have to fill the role. We all can remember the stellar job Jonathan Papelbon did last year. If I closed my eyes right now I could most definitely imagine him filling the role in 2007. That however,...
by evan brunell | Feb 20, 2007 | Devern Hansack, Joel Pineiro, John Henry, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Theo Epstein
It may be a possibility! Sox executives made recent comments that are making us all go “hmm?” Theo Epstein hinted in an interview that Jonathan Papelbon remains an option to be a closer (meaning he really is fully healthy) and John Henry had this to say:...
by zach hayes | Feb 2, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
The Todd Helton trade talks died earlier this week, a temporary obstacle in the path of Red Sox Nation collectively going insane waiting for spring training, a deal worthy of being discussed on a national level and one of the baseball
by mike edelman | Jan 29, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Julian Tavarez, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
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by evan brunell | Jan 29, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
My knee-jerk reaction to the Todd Helton deal occured on Saturday, and with all the new information and opinion having been dissected, I have changed my thinking somewhat even though the crux of my thinking remains: I don’t see a reason to add an aging, overpaid...
by evan brunell | Jan 27, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Julian Tavarez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
UPDATE: The Rockies are the ones being the aggressors in the talks, and the Red Sox aren’t very motivated in this deal, so this will be a deal that the Rockies will have to give more than take. This may end up being an easier pill to swallow now that the Red Sox...
by mike edelman | Jan 22, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Craig Hansen, Devern Hansack, Jed Hoyer, Joel Pineiro, John Farrell, Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin
As Marlin Jackson caught the Tom Brady pass and flung himself awkwardly onto the turf, I found myself experiencing a familiar feeling. I wasn’t heartbroken, I’m only a casual football fan and mostly watch it to fill the time in between baseball seasons. It...
