by jcookson | Jul 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Michael Young, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Don’t worry Red Sox fans… Michael Young (hopefully) isn’t walking through that door. The third base situation has been in flux throughout the season, but the Sox have an in-house candidate who could solidify the spot going forward. Who is it? The same guy who started...
by chipbuck | Jul 17, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Well, we’ve made it. We’re finally at the artificial mid-point in the season, and the Red Sox are a cool 58-39.* Despite some twists, turns, and impromptu injuries, life should feel pretty damn amazing if you’re a Red Sox fan. Seriously, by a show...
by bcowett | Jul 15, 2013 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Home Run Derby, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox are the best team in the American League at the break and I couldn’t be any happier and/or excited. This is really great. Not all is sunshine and daisies though, as the Red Sox ended the first half with something of a stinging loss to the Oakland...
by dpoarch | Jul 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Dan Straily, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Jurickson Profar, Leonys Martin, Mike Zunino, Nick Franklin, Nick Tepesch, Ryan Lavarnway, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Wil Myers, Xander Bogaerts
If I told you at that start of the year that the Red Sox would have a Rookie of the Year candidate in their lineup, who would you have guessed? Jackie Bradley, right? Maybe Ryan Lavarnway if you were feeling particularly bold? Or Xander Bogaerts, if you were feeling...
by tbrooks | Jul 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Xander Bogaerts
Made you look! Well, there is some snark here, but there are also a few rabbit trails, including the World Baseball Classic, Toronto Blue Jays money dumps, and Ruben Amaro wonderings, and Derek Jeter leadership criticism that you may not find anywhere else on the...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Ted Williams, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As I was brainstorming ideas for my weekly column, I had a vision. In it, people asked me legitimate questions, and I responded to them to the best of my knowledge. It was nice. I decided then that this week’s column needed to be a mailbag. I took to Twitter over the...
by tbrooks | Jul 2, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Jose Iglesias, Josh Papelbon, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I missed you all last week. Big thanks to Chip Buck for capably filling in on his old beat. I was on a business trip in Indianapolis. It is nice, clean city, in a good location, with a beautiful convention center, and good eat in the city. But, man are they sensitive...
by bcarsley | Jul 1, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Chris Balcom-Miller, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Jon Lester, Michael Almanzar, Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins, Portland Sea Dogs, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
When you write about baseball on the Interwebs a half-dozen times every week, sometimes you run out of ideas. When I first sat down to write this column on Saturday, I began waxing poetic about Will Middlebrooks and the flaws that we somewhat willfully overlooked. We...
by dpoarch | Jun 30, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Back in March, I wrote a column in which I analyzed the Red Sox in MLB 13: The Show. The results were… well, interesting. With June coming to a close, it seems like a good time to revisit the Virtual Sox. Factoring in call-ups, demotions, injuries, and lineup...
by chipbuck | Jun 25, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Justin Masterson, Matt Barnes, Michael Almanzar, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Written by Chip Buck, Ben Carsley, and Josh Cookson The Red Sox farm system is in the midst of a very exciting upswing. In large part due to two very successful drafts in 2010 and 2011, the minor league ranks have returned to prominence as one of the best and...
