by chipbuck | Nov 30, 2011 | Alex Wilson, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Jim Callis, Executive Editor of Baseball America, recently agreed to sit down and answer a few questions about Red Sox prospects. Â He provides a lot of great insight on what we can expect out of our some top prospects, up-and-comers, and those who have fallen from...
by darryl johnston | Oct 30, 2011 | Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
As we look toward the 2012 Boston Red Sox a lot of questions surround the future of third baseman Kevin Youkilis. 2011 was a challenging year filled with road struggles and injuries for Youkilis. His career-high 948 innings at third base appeared to have a significant...
by tom fratamico | Jul 23, 2010 | Anthony Rizzo, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Lars Anderson, Oscar Tejeda, Will Middlebrooks
The calendar is closing in on July 31, 2010 and most are discussing who could the Red Sox acquire to help the team close the gap in the A.L. East. But few talk about the prospects that could be moved until a year or two or twenty years from now. Hopefully, the Olde...
by mike scandura | Jul 18, 2010 | Will Middlebrooks
In a word, third baseman Will Middlebrooks’ career got off to a flying stop. Because he was asking for seven figures and had committed to playing baseball for Texas A&M, he slid to the fifth round of the 2007 draft and eventually accepted a $925,000 signing bonus...
by evan brunell | Aug 5, 2009 | Mitch Denning, Will Middlebrooks
Will Middlebrooks is currently ranked the 25th best prospect in the Red Sox farm system. 20 years old, Middlebrooks is currently in Mid-A Greenville, hitting for a .265/.343/.424 line. Excepting first basemen, he is the fourth best infield prospect in the system. Will...
by daniel rathman | Mar 2, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Will Middlebrooks
According to a report on SoxProspects.com, third base prospect Will Middlebrooks suffered a torn hamstring during drills this past weekend and will be out until May, or possibly longer. Will was projected to start at Class-A Greenville where he’d split time...
by daniel rathman | Feb 16, 2009 | Casey Kelly, Kris Negron, Michael Almanzar, Ryan Dent, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Yamaico Navarro
Twelve months ago, I was eagerly looking forward to today because it would be then that the logjam at the shortstop position in the low-minors could be resolved. There were five guys: Oscar Tejeda, Yamaico Navarro, Kris Negron, Will Middlebrooks, and Ryan Dent; that...
by evan brunell | Jul 20, 2007 | Julian Tavarez, Will Middlebrooks
What should we do with Julian Tavarez? Over the last five starts, Tavarez is 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA. This follows a June when Tavarez had a 3.00 ERA, and a May with a 3.99 ERA. Is he simply running out of gas, or is he simply an inconsistent pitcher? Don’t forget...
by guest | Jun 10, 2007 | Austin Bailey, Che-Hsuan Lin, David Mailman, Jake Cowan, Josh Reddick, Justin Grimm, Nick Tepesch, Scott Green, Will Middlebrooks, Yasmani Grandal
Contributed by Ian Theodoridis Christmas in June is what I like to call it. The most fun two days of the year. Two days of non-stop pandemonium. OK, maybe only the most die hard draftaholics feel this way about Major League...