by zach hayes | Nov 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
Some rumors and reactions coming from a weekend with no real news to report… Rumor: Did the Red Sox make Damon an offer when they met with agent Scott Boras at the winter meetings? The Boston Herald believes the Sox made an offer to one of their free agents, and...
by zach hayes | Nov 11, 2005 | Uncategorized
Jim Bowden- Former Reds and now Nationals GM Jim Bowden was interviewed on Wednesday by Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner for the job. Bowden did an extraordinary job with the Nationals in their transition year to Washington, and is a Massachusetts native. He has...
by evan brunell | Nov 10, 2005 | Uncategorized
Using The Strike Zone’s updated free agency predictions I decided to take a closer look at the first base options available to us. I’ll do my best to espouse on each and every candidate that Matthew Pouliot put forth. Here are the free agents, followed by...
by evan brunell | Nov 9, 2005 | Uncategorized
MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning is a book penned by the writers of Baseball Prospectus, and I am reviewing an advance copy book on Fire Brand of the American League as I read the book. I....
by guest | Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
I have to apologize right up front for today’s column: not for the content, which I think is pretty good, but for the fact that it’s an old article I wrote for my other blog back at the end of June. I just started a new job today, and am in the middle of...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2005 | Uncategorized
In case you forgot, Saves per Inning Pitched (quick synopsis follows this, the link goes more in depth) measures the true worth of a closer. Is he someone who gets cheap saves? Is he someone only used for closing situations? Or is he someone the team depends on, that...
by guest | Nov 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
The first part of this look at the prospects and rookies that will or could impact the 2006 season was published only about half a day before the resignation of Theo Epstein threw pretty much everything into the air. No one yet knows how it will fall; whether the...
by evan brunell | Nov 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Two days after. And the shock is still evident in Boston. We’ve heard since Day One that Theo didn’t plan on spending his entire career not only for the Red Sox, but for baseball. But three years? The Theo Era is over after three years? I thought it would...
by evan brunell | Oct 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
Channel 7 in Boston saying Theo Epstein just stepped down and is cleaning out his office. WEEI is also reporting this. NECN has piggybacked on this story. If this is true, thanks for the memories, Theo. We wish the best, but right now we’re just in shock. Our...
by guest | Oct 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
Since Theo Epstein took over the General Manager’s office with the Boston Red Sox (see Zach’s article on Theo’s first year here), one of his primary goals has been the construction of a deep and productive farm system. Through 2003 and 2004, though...
