by evan brunell | Jan 20, 2010 | Chad Paronto, Christian Colonel, Kelvin Pichardo, Quick Post, Ray Chang, Scott Patterson
As I’m on shift at Rotoworld.com, I noticed the Red Sox have made a couple more signings. Mike took a look at the previous batch. Let’s quickly go through the new names alphabetically (Oh, and the depth chart is updated): 2B Ray Chang: Middle name...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 20, 2010 | Casey Kelly, Ryan Westmoreland
The rankings are rolling in and the Red Sox are entering 2010 with their best two prospects having yet to play a game at Double-A yet. I’m speaking of outfielder Ryan Westmoreland and confirmed starting pitcher Casey Kelly. I want to look at what the rankings...
by tim daloisio | Jan 19, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
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by evan brunell | Jan 19, 2010 | Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon came to Boston for the tail-end of the previous regime, getting a taste for how unpopular the club was among players at the time. Damon’s autobiography, Idiot: Beating “The Curse” and Enjoying the Game of Life, related that an unnamed...
by mike silver | Jan 18, 2010 | Angel Sanchez, Brian Shouse, Fernando Cabrera, Gil Velazquez, Jorge Sosa
In a flurry of moves late last week, the Sox signed seven players to minor league deals. For some, the moves will result in mid-season call-ups or a cup of coffee in September. For others, the moves are very curious from a career-advancement standpoint as many are...
by lee perrault | Jan 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Theo Epstein
With arbitration cases kicking in, payroll comes to the forefront of team concerns this week. While the Red Sox only have 4 arbitration cases left to settle, we can start to look at the overall payroll concerns going into 2010 and beyond. 2010 is supposed to be our...
by evan brunell | Jan 16, 2010 | Hideki Okajima, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Corpas, Manny Delcarmen, Quick Post, Ramon Ramirez
This year, four Red Sox are eligible for arbitration. The big name is closer Jonathan Papelbon while Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez (the original one) and Jeremy Hermida round out the other three. (Hideki Okajima recently avoided arbitration, signing for $2.75...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I don’t want to use this as another debate about how good or bad Jacoby Ellsbury is or anything, but this is a chance to look at the different metrics and where they come from. I’m going to center on four major metrics and what they attempt to measure as...
by evan brunell | Jan 14, 2010 | Doug Mirabelli
Dougie’s going deep tonight! A popular meme about a day in the life of Doug Mirabelli (there were two such days, I can’t find the other one) was passed around back when Mirabelli was a cult figure in Boston. It might be odd for some to think that Doug...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 13, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Recently we learned that Daisuke Matsuzaka admitted to hiding a leg injury that occurred in the World Baseball Classic from the Red Sox. Matsuzaka said the injury caused him to overwork his shoulder to maintain velocity and that by admitting to his injury, cause a...
