by aconvery | Nov 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox don’t have a manager yet, they don’t have a right fielder, and their bullpen needs plenty of work. There’s plenty to be done before the season begins. But that doesn’t mean that baseball isn’t being played. Seven Boston prospects are currently playing in...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Tim Wakefield
And we’re back! Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag! This week’s questions are just as eye-roll inducing as the ones we’ve seen over the last two weeks. Rather than keep you waiting, I’m going to jump right in to answer...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Capps, Octavio Dotel, Ryan Madson, Scott Linebrink
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve examined the free agent market for both right field and starting pitching, while identifying potential solutions for the Red Sox in 2012. In most of the cases, the players I’ve identified have been short-term options,...
by charliesap | Nov 3, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Dontrelle Willis
The Andrew Miller experiment failed. The Franklin Morales patch-up attempt was OK, but he still walked over four left-handed batters per nine innings and has posted xFIPs of over four against them for the past two seasons. Once again, the Red Sox should be in the...
by guest | Nov 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
This article was written by Larry Behrendt of It’s About the Money Stupid, a blog about the New York Yankees. Introduction: Guessing Games You’ve probably read blog pieces where the blogger presents statistics for two different players, and the statistics are...
by charliesap | Nov 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Josh Reddick, Josh Willingham, Michael Cuddyer, Ryan Kalish
The natural answer to that question would be, “If healthy, Sizemore is a great fit on any club.” Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald speculates that Grady Sizemore might be worth a look for the Sox on a one or two year deal that included a low...
by charliesap | Nov 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Marco Scutaro, Poll
The World Series is over and the hot stove season is underway. Now we get to fantasize about what big-name players could be coming to Boston in 2012. I’m excluding Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder right off the bat, since, well, there’s this Adrian...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 31, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
While Jarrod Saltalamaccia was the big name prospect and was even the headline return (at the time) for Mark Teixeira, he has never shown that elite hitter many expected from him. He hasn’t slugged over .450 at any time in the majors and with an OBP of .307 in...
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 aconvery | Oct 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Jose Iglesias is the future. At least that’s what the media would have you believe. Signed as an international free agent in 2009, Iglesias has been heralded as the next short stop since the day he arrived. With the defensive ability of Ozzie Smith, but the offensive...
