Wednesday Links: Not talking about DeflateGate

by | Jan 21, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Dana Eveland, David Price, Drake Britton, Henry Owens, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Masahiro Tanaka, Mookie Betts, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Stephen Strasburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Tommy Layne, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Miley

I’m one of the few people that believes that the Red Sox will be just fine without adding an ace before the season starts. Call it drinking the John Henry Kool-aid if you want, but when I look around the division, I see just about every team in the same position...

Monday Links: Should Red Sox go all-in on Stephen Strasburg trade?

by | Jan 19, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, Daniel Nava, Doug Fister, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Stephen Strasburg, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals

Ever since the Red Sox acquired Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, and Justin Masterson this offseason, general manager Ben Cherington has down played the team’s desire to acquire an ace. With high price tags on both the trade and free agent market’s, Boston...

Friday Links: Pitch clock, batter’s box rule could work well together

by | Jan 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Cole Hamels, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes

For starters, I have no problem with the MLB trying to trim the fat off a typical nine inning game. Everyone knows that there’s a ton of standing around, dead time between pitches, and sometimes an excessive amount of pitcher-catcher conferences. I, like...

Wednesday Links: With Dan Butler gone, Blake Swihart takes leap towards MLB debut

by | Jan 14, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, Dan Butler, Daniel Nava, Kevin Youkilis, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo

The Red Sox Tuesday trade of catcher Dan Butler didn’t just tie up the loose ends of the Craig Breslow signing, but it also pushed Blake Swihart further up on the team’s depth chart. Swihart, 22, is considered the best prospect in Boston’s system and...

Monday Links: Red Sox just about done, still could add reliever

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Alex Cora, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Cole Hamels, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Roger Clemens, Rusney Castillo, Wade Boggs, Wade Miley, Xander Bogaerts

With December just about over, the Red Sox will head into the new year with almost their entire roster figured out. In the line-up the team made significant offensive upgrades with the additions of Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. Sandoval, who should solve the...

Tuesday Links: Checking in on AL East rivals; New York Yankees edition

by | Dec 23, 2014 | Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Phelps, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Detroit Tigers, Grady Sizemore, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Rusney Castillo, San Diego Padres

Amid all the craziness that has ensued this offseason, it’s pretty remarkable that the New York Yankees have been fairly quiet thus far. The typically free spending front office lead by Brian Cashman kept themselves out of the market for high price free agent...

Thursday Links: Clearing the outfield logjam

by | Dec 18, 2014 | Alberto Callaspo, Alex Cora, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Cole Hamels, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes

Before the first pitch is thrown at JetBlue Park in March of 2015, the Boston Red Sox will need to figure out how their outfield will align. While Boston’s image for next year became clearer after last weeks Yoenis Cespedes-for-Rick Porcello swap, the team still...

Monday Links: Red Sox cannonball into the free agent market

by | Nov 24, 2014 | Alex Cora, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts, Yoenis Cespedes

As the weekend was coming to a close on Sunday night, the Red Sox sent shock waves through Major League Baseball as news broke that the team was wrapping up a pair of deals for free agents Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez. Boston brought back their former prized...