by evan brunell | Jul 29, 2008 | Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Max Ramirez, Michael Bowden, Taylor Teagarden, Texas Rangers
Let’s take a break from the Manny saga and check out another trade rumbling on the horizon: The Texas Rangers are open to trading Jarrod Saltalamacchia for young pitching, according to Ken Rosenthal. This is the storyline you should be following, not Manny. Dude...
by josh lacey | Jun 29, 2008 | Bubba Bell, Charlie Zink, Clay Buchholz, Jeff Bailey, Jeff Corsaletti, Jon Van Every, Michael Bowden, Ron Johnson
When Clay Buchholz was optioned to Pawtucket, it was with explicit instructions to work on (i.e. throw) his fastball. So far consider it mission accomplished. Buchholz not only has been using his fastball more – which obviously makes his breaking pitches more...
by josh lacey | Jun 25, 2008 | Michael Bowden
The worst thing the Connecticut Defenders could have done to Michael Bowden occurred in the fourth inning Tuesday night when Ryan Rohlinger hit a two-run homer that tied a game against the Portland Sea Dogs at 3-3. Bowden then retired 10 of the last 11 batters he...
by evan brunell | Jun 23, 2008 | Michael Bowden
The Boston Globe recently published a piece on Michael Bowden and reported that over his last 10 starts for Double-A Portland, Bowden’s gone 5-1 with a 1.40 ERA. He also boasts an ability to keep the ball down, having surrendered just one home run in his last...
by evan brunell | Jun 11, 2008 | Jeff Corsaletti, Michael Bowden
On the heels of a loss to the Orioles that I would rather not talk about and pretend never happened (but will be reminded of it once Shawn posts his game recap), I was able to sit down with Double-A outfielder Jeff Corsaletti, who is currently hitting .299/.415/.549....
by zach hayes | May 9, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish
The Red Sox are positioning themselves to be the favorite in the American League once again. The Sox have been led by a promising rotation that posted a 1.69 ERA in 10 starts up until Wednesday (36 hits in 69+ innings), a lineup beginning to hit its stride led by the...
by mike edelman | Apr 21, 2008 | Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden
John Sickles of SBNation’s Minor League Baseball breaks down two of the Red Sox hottest pitching prospects; Justin Masterson and Michael Bowden. “I gave both Bowden and Masterson Grade B...
by evan brunell | Mar 10, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Chih-Hsiang Huang, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dusty Brown, George Kottaras, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Oscar Tejeda, Terry Francona
Last night, I participated in a chat over at New England Sports Country. Here are some questions I answered… “Why isn’t Devern Hansack in the equation for #5”? His #’s are worthy . . . in AA and Boston 2006, and AAA 2007 (his 3.61ERA....
by evan brunell | Nov 29, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Jed Lowrie, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Minnesota Twins, Trades
Yes. It’s looking real. ESPN says so. TwinCities.com says so. The Boston Herald says so. And our own Transaction Guy is chronicling the process. Looks like it’s Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Jed Lowrie and either Justin Masterson or Michael Bowden....
by guest | Aug 12, 2007 | Adam Mills, Andrew Pinckney, Bubba Bell, Jay Johnson, Jeff Natale, Jorge Jimenez, Jose Capellan, Kyle Jackson, Michael Bowden, Ty Weeden
Futures at Fenway August 11th was undoubtedly marked on the calendar for every player from the Sea Dogs and Spinners since they found out they would be playing with the team. It marked the 2nd of what is going to be an annual minor league doubleheader played by...
