by shawn medeiros | Jun 1, 2009 | Aaron Bates, Bryce Cox, Game Recap, Jarod Plummer, Lars Anderson, T.J. Large
In retrospect, Portland’s 6-4 victory over the Connecticut Defenders was a microcosm of the season for Aaron Bates and to an extent for Lars Anderson. Bates cracked three singles in five at-bats and drove in two runs while Anderson was 2-for-5 (single, double)...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2009 | Bill James, Brad Wilkerson, Brayan Pena, Casey Kelly, Che-Hsuan Lin, Chris Iannetta, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jeff Bailey, Joe Mauer, John Buck, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Julio Lugo, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Kalish, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz – Samara Pearlstein Sit down with a big cup of coffee, because have I a treat for you. I participated in a chat on Tuesday night and they have made the transcript available for Fire Brand to peruse. Enjoy… Do you think that the Red Sox will be...
by daniel rathman | Feb 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson, Quick Post
Last December, Sox Director of Player Development Mike Hazen released a statement to announce that the ultra-versatile Casey Kelly will both pitch 100 innings and play shortstop in a way that provides both the team and himself greater flexibility for the long haul,...
by daniel rathman | Jan 27, 2009 | Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Quick Post
Recently, ESPN ranked the Sox system 7th in all of baseball. This was quite a compliment to a team that just this past season graduated four of Baseball America‘s top five Sox prospects (Buchholz, Ellsbury, Masterson, Lowrie). Led by Director of Amateur Scouting...
by evan brunell | Dec 3, 2008 | Lars Anderson, Quick Post
In my interview with Peter Gammons, he mentioned the possibility of Lars Anderson playing the outfield should the Sox sign Mark Teixeira. But did Lars have outfield experience? I asked him. He says: “I played left for two years in high school but they...
by evan brunell | Dec 1, 2008 | C.C. Sabathia, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Byrnes, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Montero, Ramon Ramirez
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Gammons, who may, before all is said and done, be known as the most popular and influential baseball journalist in the history of the sport. Getting his start at the Boston Globe and spawning the Sunday Baseball Notes...
by evan brunell | Nov 14, 2008 | Casey Kelly, Daniel Bard, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Westmoreland, Stolmy Pimentel, Yamaico Navarro
Been a busy couple days, I apologize for the lack of content. We’ll get going again. Tomorrow Ryne’s supposed to post the first part of the Top 50 free agents and later today we’ll have a Red Sox blog roundtable for you all. First things first:...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Jake Peavy, Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
The Boston Herald has a very intriguing piece today about the Red Sox potentially getting involved in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes. A quick recap: Jake Peavy, a Cy Young winner for the San Diego Padres, is being put on the block by the team after a disappointing 2008...
by evan brunell | Sep 4, 2008 | Carlos Febles, Josh Reddick, Lars Anderson, Matt Sheely
Josh Reddick, 21, was named a California League Post-Season All Star after hitting .343/.375/.593 in 312 at-bats, 17 home runs and stealing nine bases (caught once) for Lancaster. He had a cup of coffee with Greenville, hitting .340/.397/.491 in 53 at-bats to start...
by evan brunell | Sep 1, 2008 | Lars Anderson
Lars Anderson, the top position player prospect for the Red Sox, is currently demolishing Double-A at the young age of 20. He opened the year at Single-A Lancaster and hit 317/.409/.513 in 306 at-bats. In 109 at-bats for Portland, he is hitting .318/.422/.535 and the...
