by bcowett | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, David Freese, Jake Peavy, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Jay, Jon Lester, Lance Lynn, matt adams, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha, Pete Kozma, St. Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
Here’s my thought process after the ALCS: “WE WON! WORLD SERIES! YES! WOOOOOOO! AL CHAMPS! THIS IS AWESOME…I’m gonna have to write another Advanced Scout, aren’t I?” And so here we are, at the site of the last Advanced Scout of the...
by jdecotis | Jul 11, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carlton Fisk, David Ortiz, Game Threads, Home Run Derby, Jack Clark, Jim Rice, Jose Bautista, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Robinson Cano, Tom Brunansky
AL @ NL 8:00PM EDT | Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ) TV: ESPN RADIO: ESPN Radio GAME NOTES It’s not the AL vs. the NL in this Home Run Derby. It’s the AL East vs. the NL. For the first time, the NL and AL squads were chosen by captains, David Ortiz chose the AL...
by mike silver | Dec 8, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Matt Holliday
I’ve had it up to here with this “he can’t hit in the AL East” crap! Even a few select members of the Red Sox brass believe in this credo – and I feel downright shame that we would support Jason Bay over Matt Holliday merely for the fact that Bay has hit in the...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Billy Wagner, Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson, Rafael Soriano, Rich Harden
The arbitration tender deadline has come and gone, and unsurprisingly, many players were not tendered arbitration contracts they had the right to accept or reject. Also unsurprisingly, Boston offered arbitration to its two eligible players: Jason Bay and Billy Wagner....
by tim daloisio | Oct 16, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Sheets, Matt Holliday, Rich Harden
With respect to both Evan and Mike’s blueprints and analysis preceding me, I chose to take a slightly different direction with the 2010 Red Sox. I think Theo Epstein and company will be aggressive this off season. No matter what you heard at the end of the...
by mike silver | Oct 15, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Marco Scutaro, Matt Holliday, Rich Harden, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
Like most teams, the Boston Red Sox offseason will be defined by the willingness of their owner to open his wallet. Fortunately for Sox fans nationwide, Uncle John certainly has some deep pockets. However, the amount he is willing to spend will have a lot to say about...
by tito crafts | Aug 15, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Jason Bay, Matt Holliday
I had been thinking about this, and Evan mentioned it as well. But would the Red Sox be better off letting Jason Bay walk? Would they be better off taking the draft picks, finding a one-year stopgap. And hopefully letting Josh Reddick take over the position, at a...
by evan brunell | Jul 21, 2009 | Adam LaRoche, Alex Rios, Aubrey Huff, Garrett Atkins, J.J. Hardy, Matt Holliday, Nick Johnson
On the heels of the Sox’s fourth disappointing offensive game in a row, it’s becoming abundantly clear that despite the team’s top five offense, it’s a top five incapable of sustaining any sort of playoff-caliber offense. With that in mind, I...
by evan brunell | Apr 27, 2009 | Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Quick Post
Tyler Hissey breaks down the careers of Jason Bay and Matt Holiday and wonders who’s the better value. My take: I think the Sox should sign Bay. He’s going to be cheaper and has endeared himself to the Fenway Faithful. We have a bunch of good prospects on...
by tito crafts | Apr 11, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Bobby Crosby, Brandon McCarthy, Brian Fuentes, Carlos Silva, Dallas Braden, Dana Eveland, Eric Chavez, Erik Bedard, Ervin Santana, Felix Hernandez, Gary Matthews Jr., Howie Kendrick, Ian Kinsler, Ichiro Suzuki, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Giambi, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, Matt Holliday, Nomar Garciaparra, Vladimir Guerrero
Ok, the season has started. So here is my quick write-up on the AL West, along with very quick predictions for the remaining divisions. LA Angels of Anaheim: 86-76: The one thing that I am not sold on is that a team like the Angels are solely summed up in their run...