by scandage | Oct 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, John Farrell, Mike Aviles, Toronto Blue Jays
According to Peter Abraham, the Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell the 46th manager in the history of the team. Compensation for Farrell’s hiring has yet to be announced. However, as the Red Sox were granted permission to speak with Farrell before his...
by huntergolden | Oct 20, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brad Ausmis, John Farrell, John Henry, Paul Beeston, Quick Post, Toronto Blue Jays
Can we back up the John Farrell express for just a minute here? Word broke over the past few days that the Boston Red Sox have opened talks with the Toronto Blue Jays to work out potential compensation that would allow them to bring Farrell to Boston to be their new...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Well, it appears that the next Red Sox manager is going to come from a pool of five candidates. Those would be John Farrell, Tim Wallach, Brad Ausmus, Tony Pena and DeMarlo Hale. Last week, we asked who people felt should be the manager in general. Ausmus actually got...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
After David Ortiz reluctantly agreed to a one year deal worth $14.575M last February, he made it known that he felt “disrespected” by management considering his performance during his tenure in Boston. His disappointment was certainly understandable. He...
by evan brunell | Oct 18, 2012 | Adam LaRoche, Carlos Pena, Darin Ruf, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jerry Sands, Kevin Youkilis, Lance Berkman, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Ryan Lavarnway
When the Red Sox have selected their new manager, one of the biggest tasks in front of them will be to find a first baseman. That’s not easy, as the free-agent class is fairly weak in that category and the Sox have no obvious fits in the organization. But...
by huntergolden | Oct 17, 2012 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Barnes, Shaun Marcum, Zach Stewart, Zack Greinke
With the Boston Red Sox wanting to move away from longer-term contracts on the whole, it seems unlikely that the team will pursue any of the big name free agent pitchers this offseason. It’s been suggested by many that the Red Sox may dive back into the recycling bin,...
by chipbuck | Oct 16, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Rich Hill, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla
As Ben Cherington begins the unenviable, yet extraordinarily challenging, task of rebuilding the Boston Red Sox, he’ll be faced with a number of roster decisions over the next few months. Still, before he can even begin to think about making trades or signing...
by brandwon stewart | Oct 14, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Jose Iglesias, Manny Machado, Mike Aviles, Pedro Ciriaco
With the news out of the Bronx that Derek Jeter is now sidelined for the remainder of the Playoffs with a fractured ankle, it seems like as good a day as anyone to discuss the future of the Shortstop position for the Boston Red Sox. All options are indeed better than...
by scandage | Oct 13, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brad Ausmus, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Livan Hernandez, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Tim Wallach
According to the Boston Globe, on Friday the Red Sox interviewed Tim Wallach for the managerial opening, and will interview Brad Ausmus early next week. Let’s take a look at the first two candidates to replace Bobby Valentineas manager of the Boston Red Sox. Tim...
by chipbuck | Oct 12, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, Mike Aviles, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
Coming off of the heels of a 69-93 season, their first 90 loss season since 1966, the Red Sox are in desperate need of a roster makeover. While many have already turned their attention toward the shiniest assets of the Hot Stove season, Ben Cherington and his crew...
