by mike silver | Oct 18, 2010 | John Buck
With incumbent catcher Victor Martinez at risk of fleeing Boston via free agency, Toronto backstop John Buck has begun drawing mention as a potential replacement. And in this weak free agent market, it should come as no surprise — even for an incomplete one-year...
by darryl johnston | Oct 16, 2010 | Poll, Quick Post
Suddenly John Henry and Co. are proud owners of one of England’s most respected football (soccer) teams. How do you feel about this $436 million dollar purchase? Is it good for the Red Sox? Do you watch soccer or will you start now if it’s on NESN? This...
by charliesap | Oct 14, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon
Throughout the offseason, I’ll be dishing out my 2011 Red Sox projections. I do a full set of projections for all major league teams annually at fantasybaseball365.com. Jonathan Papelbon 2011 Projection IP W SV SO BB ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 K/BB 68 4 38 77 25 3.42...
by evan brunell | Oct 13, 2010 | Greg Harris, Trivia
The winner of the last round of Trivia has Betsy as winner! She will receive a free Coveroo for her phone. This round is with CSN Stores who sells amongs other things, bed sets and operates websites such as fitnessequipmentandmore.com, grillgoods.com and...
by darryl johnston | Oct 13, 2010 | Mike Cameron
Mike Cameron was once considered the best defensive centerfielder in baseball. But today, he is a somewhat forgotten man in Boston. After hitting the shelf in 2010 with multiple abdomen and kidney stone issues, any visions of a defensive whiz roaming center field at...
by charliesap | Oct 12, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
The bullpen will be a major focus of the Sox brass this offseason. Outside of Papelbon and Bard there was a big lack of consistency in the pen in 2010 and a major reworking could be in store. Aside from the pen, there are some big name free agents the Sox may try to...
by darryl johnston | Oct 9, 2010 | Playoffs, Poll, Quick Post, Quick Post
Although the speculation is endless in these parts, it’s still fun to play armchair GM and make decisions on what the Red Sox should do with their money. This week, we are asking you in our weekly poll (over to the right of the page), which free agent should the...
by tom fratamico | Oct 8, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Rafael Soriano
The last major off season issue for the Red Sox to tackle is acquiring another reliever for the end of the game. It was the club’s weakness on paper at the start of 2010 and continued throughout the season. Hideki Okajima’s production continued to slide. Ramon...
by evan brunell | Oct 7, 2010 | Trivia, Wes Ferrell
Only one third baseman in Red Sox history has hit more home runs than Adrian Beltre did in 2010. Name him. HONOR CODE: No search engines. Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Wes Ferrell was the first pitcher to hit a pair of two-run home...
by charliesap | Oct 7, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis
Over at my site, fantasybaseball365.com, I do an annual set of projections for the upcoming season. While every team is covered over there, here is where I’ll be focusing on the Red Sox player projections. These projections are done by hand, meaning I have no...