Thursday Links: No surprise here: Pedro Martinez will enter the Hall of Fame as a Red Sox

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, James Shields, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks

What little doubt there was about Pedro Martinez entering the Hall of Fame as anything other than a Red Sox can officially be put to rest. Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that the former three time Cy Young Award winner will don a Red Sox cap on his Hall...

Wednesday Links: Not talking about DeflateGate

by | Jan 21, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Dana Eveland, David Price, Drake Britton, Henry Owens, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Masahiro Tanaka, Mookie Betts, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Stephen Strasburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Tommy Layne, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Miley

I’m one of the few people that believes that the Red Sox will be just fine without adding an ace before the season starts. Call it drinking the John Henry Kool-aid if you want, but when I look around the division, I see just about every team in the same position...

Tuesday Links: Any trade with the Nationals will come at a high cost for Red Sox

by | Jan 20, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Doug Fister, Gio Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez, Jordan Zimmermann, Josh Beckett, Lars Anderson, Max Scherzer, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks

With Max Scherzer now in the fold, the Washington Nationals “super rotation” is something that should only be tampered with should an irresistible deal slide across GM Mike Rizzo’s desk. In adding the former Cy Young Award winner to an already...

Monday Links: Should Red Sox go all-in on Stephen Strasburg trade?

by | Jan 19, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Cole Hamels, Daniel Nava, Doug Fister, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Mookie Betts, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo, Stephen Strasburg, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals

Ever since the Red Sox acquired Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, and Justin Masterson this offseason, general manager Ben Cherington has down played the team’s desire to acquire an ace. With high price tags on both the trade and free agent market’s, Boston...

Friday Links: Pitch clock, batter’s box rule could work well together

by | Jan 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Cole Hamels, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Major League Baseball, Mark Buehrle, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes

For starters, I have no problem with the MLB trying to trim the fat off a typical nine inning game. Everyone knows that there’s a ton of standing around, dead time between pitches, and sometimes an excessive amount of pitcher-catcher conferences. I, like...

Thursday Links: Red Sox right to wait for their ace

by | Jan 15, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, cc sabathia, Chris Tillman, Cole Hamels, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer is too much of a commitment. Cole Hamels will cost too many top prospects. James Shields wants an ace contract, but he’s a high mileage 33-year old. But the Red Sox need an ace! Granted an ace would be nice to plant atop the rotation, but it’s...

Wednesday Links: With Dan Butler gone, Blake Swihart takes leap towards MLB debut

by | Jan 14, 2015 | Allen Craig, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, Dan Butler, Daniel Nava, Kevin Youkilis, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo

The Red Sox Tuesday trade of catcher Dan Butler didn’t just tie up the loose ends of the Craig Breslow signing, but it also pushed Blake Swihart further up on the team’s depth chart. Swihart, 22, is considered the best prospect in Boston’s system and...