by domara | 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...
by domara | 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...
by askillin | Jan 14, 2015 | Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
While Red Sox fans are hoping that Ben Cherington adds another starter to the club’s roster ahead of Spring Training, the team has already done much of the heavy lifting in regards to rebuilding its starting rotation. Sure, Jon Lester is gone, and the idea of throwing...
by domara | Jan 13, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Texas Rangers, Wade Miley
Yesterday, Rob Bradford of WEEI reported that Daniel Nava is thinking about abandoning switch hitting this season, and focusing exclusively on batting from the left-hand side. This isn’t a bad for Nava, who holds a career .209 batting average from the right-hand...
by domara | Jan 12, 2015 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
On Monday’s edition of MLB Network’s morning show Hot Stove, FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal predicted the the Red Sox would end up signing free agent starting pitcher Max Scherzer before the offseason is over. Of course predicting something...
by tiqiq | Jan 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
As we turn the calendar over to 2015, Red Sox fans around the nation prepare for another season of baseball. In less than two months, our beloved team will be donning their jerseys once again and hitting the diamond. The Boston Red Sox have thirty-three scheduled...
by jcookson | Jan 9, 2015 | Brian Johnson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Edwin Escobar, Henry Owens, Trey Ball
The “Prospects To Know” series continues with the Red Sox top left-handed pitching prospects, highlighted by a strong quartet of lefty prospects in the upper minors. Henry Owens Owen’s 2014 season cemented his status as the top pitching prospect in the Red...
by domara | Jan 9, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Joe Kelly, Jorge Posada, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Martinez, Tommy Layne, Tyler Clippard
In an appearance on 93.7 WEEI on Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted that the team is still on the hunt to add a strikeout throwing reliever before the offseason is out. This doesn’t come as a surprise at all, considering the Red Sox finished the...
by domara | Jan 7, 2015 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Curt Schilling, Dan Butler, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners, Trevor Hoffman
For the first time in 60 years, the Baseball Writers Association of America elected four new players to the Hall of Fame. In their first year on the ballot starting pitchers Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, and John Smoltz coasted into Cooperstown, while center fielder...
by askillin | Jan 7, 2015 | Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Pedro Martinez
There is only one Pedro Martinez. That much is certain. And while the same sentiment has been used to describe any number of people, no one has ever been quite like Pedro. I don’t remember the first time I saw Pedro pitch, or the first time I even heard his name. I...
