by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2009 | Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Doug Davis, John Smoltz, Jon Garland, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
With John Smoltz’s debacle in New York (granted, the stadium didn’t do him any favors) behind us, it’s time to look ahead and figure out how exactly we’re going to make the playoffs with exactly two reliable pitchers in the rotation. Look, Clay...
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Ian Snell, Jack Wilson, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Quick Post, Roy Halladay, Stolmy Pimentel, Victor Martinez
Tom Werner says that Theo Epstein is “burning the midnight oil” for an impact trade. The article specifically mentions Roy Halladay and Victor Martinez. Is there no middle ground for Victor Martinez? As NESN.com rounds up, the Indians reportedly rejected a...
by tito crafts | May 9, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joba Chamberlain, John Smoltz, Michael Bowden
At least on this team, Justin Masterson should be in the bullpen. At least after good health returns to the rotation as a whole (Daisuke, Smoltz). This isn’t a Joba debate either. The Yankees could very well use a dominant reliever. And even with that said,...
by shawn medeiros | May 7, 2009 | Dontrelle Willis, Game Recap, Michael Bowden
Dontrelle Willis resembled the pitcher who was the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year with Florida. Michael Bowden resembled a pitcher who could be an American League Rookie of the Year. Willis allowed two runs over 7 2/3 innings during a rehab start Wednesday...
by evan brunell | Apr 26, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Gil Velazquez, Michael Bowden, Quick Post
The Red Sox optioned shortstop Gil Velazquez to Pawtucket, in anticipation of Julio Lugo joining the club tomorrow. In lieu of Velazquez, the Sox brought up Michael Bowden to pitch out of the bullpen. The Sox bullpen is rather beleaguered — certainly not to the...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 20, 2009 | Daniel Bard, Game Recap, Jeff Bailey, Michael Bowden
Boston’s pitching future was on display Monday afternoon at McCoy Stadium — the future in the person of starter Michael Bowden and reliever Daniel Bard. Bowden recorded his first Triple-A victory (which is interesting in the sense he won his first major...
by evan brunell | Apr 16, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Hunter Jones, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Takashi Saito
All indications point to Justin Masterson taking Dice-K’s place in the rotation after Dice was placed on the 15-day DL with arm fatigue. Masterson threw 60 pitches in relief of Dice-K in the midst of a taxing bullpen effort in a 12-inning game. The bullpen...
by evan brunell | Mar 26, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,333,783663,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() On Monday, I discussed Jason Varitek‘s seeming inability to field given The Fielding Bible Vol. II‘s...
by daniel rathman | Feb 8, 2009 | Michael Bowden
With Clay Buchholz slowly exhausting his prospect eligibility last season, Michael Bowden emerged by solidifying his status as the next best pitcher in the Sox system. One of Michael’s bigger caveats coming out of Waubonsie Valley High School were his somewhat...
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...
