by domara | Sep 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Dustin Pedroia, Matt Barnes, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Russell Martin, Xander Bogearts
After about a month of waiting, Red Sox fans finally got their first look at Rusney Castillo on Wednesday. The 27-year old Cuban defector assumed the seventh spot in the Red Sox order, and manned center field in his first big league game. After playing in three...
by askillin | Sep 17, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Brandon Workman, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Uncategorized
The early returns from the Red Sox’s crop of young starters haven’t been pretty, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any room for improvement. Although the second half of the season has seen the Red Sox wallow down in the depths of the AL East, the final couple...
by jcookson | Sep 12, 2014 | Anthony Rizzo, Brandon Workman, Caleb Clay, Christian Vasquez, Drake Britton, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley Jr., Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Omar Vizquel, Stephen Fife, Tim Federowicz, Uncategorized, Xander Bogaerts
You may not know his name, but Evan Lepler is famous. He provided the commentary for this YouTube video that has had over 200,000 views: Since 2009 he’s been the play by play broadcaster for the Salem Red Sox. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he also...
by askillin | Jun 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, henry owen, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa
A lot went wrong during the Red Sox’s 10-game losing streak, and the collapse of the club’s starting rotation was a contributing factor. As a whole this season, Boston has gotten roughly league-average work out of their starters, who place 14th among MLB teams in FIP...
by jkeller | Mar 7, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Webster, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper, C.C. Sabathia, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daniel Nava, Gio Gonzalez, Henry Owens, Houston Astros, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Matt Barnes, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, MLB Amateur Draft, New York Yankees, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Sweeney, Stephen Drew, Stephen Strasburg, Terry Francona, Trot Nixon, Washington Nationals, Xander Bogaerts
You know the feeling, it’s just some unsuspecting Tuesday when you get the card in the mail. It’s a “Save the Date” for an upcoming wedding. You go to the calendar and cross out a Saturday, knowing all too well that one is shot. (No, that’s not how I felt about...
by huntergolden | Feb 6, 2013 | Alan Webster, Alex Wilson, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times – if the 2013 Boston Red Sox are going to go anywhere, they’re going to have to get better production out of their starting rotation than they’ve had the past few seasons. While there’s been little question as...
by bcarsley | Feb 4, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jose Iglesias, Keith Law, Matt Barnes, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Xander Bogaerts
Keith Law is very good at his job. He has an impressive resume, a clear knack for evaluating talent and an impressive selection of sources from which to glean information. You may dislike the combative persona he’s built for himself, but that doesn’t detract from his...
by huntergolden | Nov 28, 2012 | Allen Webster, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Lavarnway, Wil Myers, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
It’s amazing we even live in a world where people can take a story like this and run as far as they have with it. So Monday night, Bob Dutton writes this column. In it, he suggests the idea that Jon Lester and James Shields could be had for Royals super prospect Wil...
by evan brunell | Oct 31, 2012 | Allen Webster, Blake Swilhart, Bryce Brentz, Deven Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Xander Bogearts
Baseball America came out with their top 10 Red Sox prospects today. To read the scouting profiles of each player, you have to have a subscription to BA, but the list of prospects and other qualifiers is available to the public. You can see the whole list and scouting...
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,...
