The Advanced Scout – Texas Rangers

After losing three of four to the lowly Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox (54-55, 10 games back in the AL East) welcome the Texas Rangers (63-44, 5.5 games ahead in the AL West) to Fenway Park for a three-game series. Both teams are 5-5 in their last 10 games....

The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees

After taking only one win against the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox (49-50, 10.5 games behind in the AL East) move on to the Bronx to face their ancient rivals, the New York Yankees (59-39, 7.5 games ahead in the AL East). The Red Sox find themselves in last place...

The Advanced Scout – Texas Rangers

After being swept but the lowly and injured Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox (48-48, 9.5 games back in the AL East) go to Arlington, Texas for a three-game skein against the Texas Rangers (56-38, 5 games ahead in the AL West). The Red Sox are 5-5 in their last 10, while...

The Resurrection of the Farm System

<a title="" When Theo Epstein assumed the role of Red Sox General Manager prior to the 2003 season, one of his missions was to build a “$100M player development machine.”  While his goal was certainly ambitious, he faced two big obstacles:  a...

The Impending Roster Crunch

<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Surplus.  Every team wants it, but very few teams have it.  If you were to look solely at the Red Sox 25-man roster, you’d see a roster bereft...

Cafardo Mail Bag: The Cafardo Gets Sassy Edition

Oh, no he didn’t!  He don’t know Nick!  He don’t know Nick!  Shut up!  Shut up!  You know he looks good.  You just jealous! Oh, I’m sorry.  I was just channeling my “Jerry Springer white trash” persona for a second.  Why would I do...

Cafardo MailBag: Searching for Bobby Jenks Edition

<a title=" First of all, I’d like to apologize for not being around much lately. In the middle of a wonderful weekend in New York City, I managed to suffer a scratched cornea. Yes, that’s about as comfortable as it sounds. After several days of...

News and Notes: Beckett’s Payback, Youk’s Future

Josh Beckett Cares? Well, that does it.  Josh Beckett proves once again that he hates the Red Sox, doesn’t like being a baseball player, and cares only about taking down the clubhouse from the inside.  Oh, I’m sorry.  What was that?  He hurled seven...