Injuries Beginning To Pile Up

Injuries will happen over the course of a major league baseball season, we all know that. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, there have been an unusual abundance of players going DL-bound in the last few weeks. The lineup, the bullpen, the rotation- they have all been...

David Pauley's Big Day

By Andrew Lipsett I’ve been writing about the minors a fair amount lately (a trend which will continue Saturday as I preview the upcoming amateur draft), and tomorrow night we’ll get to see a product of that system: David Pauley, a RHP most recently with...

Roger Clemens Signs!

…with the Houston Astros. Clemens chose the hometown team over three other suitors, the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. Clemens won the ERA title in 2005, posting a 1.87 ERA in 211.1 IP for the Astros, taking them all the way to the NL...

David To Pitch Wednesday

But not David Wells. It’s to be David Pauley, from Portland (AA). He gets the call over Abe Alvarez, who couldn’t be called up until after Wednesday because of the 10-day stipulation. (A minor leaguer, if sent to the minors, cannot be recalled for the next...

Roger Clemens Signs!

…with the Houston Astros. Clemens chose the hometown team over three other suitors, the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. Clemens won the ERA title in 2005, posting a 1.87 ERA in 211.1 IP for the Astros, taking them all the way to the NL...

Major League Outlook

It’s not all about the Red Sox, you know. Let’s check out the standings around the major leagues and what’s going on with each team. Records are prior to the completion of all May 29 games. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Boston 30-18 Defense is the name of the...

Top Starters On The Market?

Yesterday, Andrew opened the topic regarding the bottom of the Red Sox rotation. While Curt Schilling (8-2) and Josh Beckett (8-1) have racked up quality starts at the front, the other half has been rather bleak. Tim Wakefield pitched brilliantly against Tampa on...

Sunday Question

By Andrew Lipsett It’s been too nice a weekend to write anything long, so I’ll take the easy way out and post a question for discussion. With the injury to David Wells last night, coupled with Lenny DiNardo’s recent DL trip, the Sox rotation has been...

Minor League Update: the Low Minors

By Andrew Lipsett In Wednesday’s column, I took a look at 6 key prospects in the high minors, examining their performance in light of their hype and history. Today I’ll do the same for the low minors – High-A Wilmington and Low-A Greenville (the NYPL...