by lee perrault | Dec 20, 2009 | Hideki Okajima
Reader Bill in FLA asked about a few pitcher profiles we could run in Pitch FX, and the first player I thought would be an excellent example of Pitch FX’s capabilities and limitations is Hideki Okajima. Part of the limitations of Pitch FX, is that until the...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 20, 2009 | Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro, Mike Lowell, Quick Post, Tug Hulett
According to Peter Abraham at Boston.com a major league source has said that Mike Lowell has failed his physical to finalize the trade to the Texas Rangers. According to a major league source, the third baseman needs surgery on the radial collateral ligament in his...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 19, 2009 | Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
Bowden has lost a bit of his “prospect” status, but he was ranked very high on lists just last year. He continues this year at Minor League Ball being ranked fifth on the Red Sox with a B Grade. He has a comparison of Jeff Suppan, but that is still very...
by evan brunell | Dec 18, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Casey Kotchman, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Johnson
The state of the Red Sox as we stand is this: Mike Lowell is likely to be traded to Texas for catcher Max Ramirez, who is likely to open the season in Triple-A. Assuming he opens the season in the majors, that would lead us to assume Victor Martinez is moved to first...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 17, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey
After adding John Lackey and Mike Cameron the team is starting to take shape. Although most think we need to make another move it’s possible we enter 2010 as we stand now. That isn’t very likely if the Mike Lowell trade is completed, but to start...
by mike silver | Dec 16, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Uncategorized
This will certainly be a defining offseason when Red Sox historians look back on Theo Epstein’s legacy as Boston GM. If the acquisitions work, fans and media alike will sing high praise – and the untouchable GM will become all the more invincible. If the moves fail,...
by evan brunell | Dec 15, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Felix Hernandez, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
By all indications, the Red Sox will have John Lackey serving as their No. 3 starter this upcoming season. The right-hander inked a five-year, $85 million deal which is exactly market value for his services. Lackey is a solid signing for the Red Sox, as long as they...
by tim daloisio | Dec 14, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #68 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Troy Patterson (follow Troy on Twitter) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/68_12_14_09_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] Wow…that was an unexpected flurry of activity. Join Paul and I as we break down the day...
by mike silver | Dec 14, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Mike Cameron, Quick Post
[UPDATE by Evan, 9:00 PM] The Associated Press is reporting that the Mike Cameron deal is done. It’s two years in the range of $15.5 million, according to Ken Rosenthal. I think it’s a fantastic deal. Cameron has 20-home run pop while providing tremendous...
by evan brunell | Dec 14, 2009 | Aroldis Chapman, John Lackey, Quick Post
UPDATE 2: Jon Heyman says that Lackey’s contract is five years, $85 million. I’ll wait a bit before passing judgment because initial contract term rumors end up being more “in the area” than accurate. I will say that if it’s a fully...
