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: Red Sox Nation Has Some Terrible Ideas Edition

This is a pretty long mailbag, so I’m just going to hop right into it.  No time for discussion.  No time for clever narratives today.  It’s all mail, all the time. I hope you have a strong stomach because you’re really going to need it today…...

Minor League Roundup 4/7

With Spring Training officially over, the minor league season has begun. The Pawtucket Red Sox, Salem Red Sox, Portland Seadogs, and the Greeneville Drive all opened their seasons this week, and we have all the updates you need. Keep in mind that all stats mentioned...

Behold! The Cafardo Mail Bag!

To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has a giant non-sexual man crush on Bobby Valentine. Just huge. Massive. At times, the gushing is unbarable to the point of being a bit embarrassing. Still, Cafardo...

Waiting For Lars Anderson

We’re waiting for Lars Anderson. Of course, this has been the case since he was drafted by Boston in 2006. He’s been the next great thing, he’s been a bust, he’s been a maybe. Really, he’s been everything but what was expected: a solid major league player. Drafted in...

9/13: Where did I put my panic button?

Toronto Blue Jays (74-73) @ Boston Red Sox (85-61) Brandon Morrow (9-10, 5.12) @ Tim Wakefield (6-6, 5.03) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Having lost nine of their last eleven games, the Red Sox return home to...

Who Will Be Called Up When Rosters Expand?

With the non-waiver trade deadline having recently passed; the waiver deadline bearing few fruit in terms of rumors; and September call-ups right around the corner, I thought I’d take a little bit of time to examine who the Red Sox might consider promoting once...