by domara | Dec 16, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Masterson, Miami Marlins, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Rick Porcello, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals
First baseman/outfielder Allen Craig is perhaps the most interesting trade chip that the Boston Red Sox have left on their current roster. While the 30-year old’s 2014 numbers don’t seem to give him much trade value, Craig’s overall career stats seem...
by domara | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by domara | Dec 5, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Garin Cecchini, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Lavarnway, Washington Nationals
Although Jon Lester still has yet to make his final decision, that shouldn’t stop the Boston Red Sox from exploring other avenues of improving their starting rotation. Lester by and large is the big fish that the team is trying to coax back to Boston after...
by domara | Nov 10, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Price, Deven Marrero, Jason Heyward, Jeff Samardzija, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Oakland Athletics, Pablo Sandoval, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
General Managers across Major League Baseball will gather on Monday for the first time this offseason. The inaugural meeting of the winter will take place in Scottsdale Arizona, and will feature both front office executives as well as player agents. While the annual...
by domara | Nov 6, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, James Shields, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Mike Trout, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
Outside of Boston’s need for an upgrade at third base, the team must upgrade their starting rotation as well. After gutting their entire rotation at the trade deadline last season, Boston now has gaping holes with no obvious fit in mind. The good news is that...
by domara | Oct 1, 2014 | Alberto Callaspo, Billy Butler, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Derek Norris, Eric Hosmer, James Shields, Jarrod Dyson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Sam Fuld, Sean Doolittle
The 2014 MLB postseason kicked off with a bang on Tuesday night, as the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals battled for 12 innings in the win or go home American League Wild Card game. On paper, the winner take all contest appeared to favor pitching, as both...
by domara | Sep 30, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The 2014 MLB playoffs officially get underway tonight, as the Oakland Athletics take on the Kansas City Royals in a win or go home Wild Card game. The opening contest will feature a pair of impending top flight free agents in Jon Lester and James Shields, both of whom...
by domara | Aug 25, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brad Miller, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Felix Hernandez, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Oakland Athletics, Rusney Castillo, Seattle Mariners, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox pushed their loosing streak to an even 8 games over the weekend, after they were swept by the Seattle Mariners. On Friday the match-up of Felix Hernandez and Joe Kelly seemed to greatly favor Seattle on paper, but the contest didn’t come quite as...
by domara | Aug 4, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
With the Red Sox positioned to play spoilers in the American League East at this point of the 2014 season, the team welcomed in the New York Yankees for a three game set over the weekend. On Friday, 24 year old starter Anthony Ranaudo made his major league debut, and...
by bcowett | Jul 31, 2014 | Adam Jones, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
Well, that escalated quickly. News has come in this morning that the Boston Red Sox have traded starting pitcher Jon Lester & outfielder Jonny Gomes to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and a 2015 competitive balance pick, blowing any notion of...
