by mike silver | Dec 3, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felipe Lopez, Marco Scutaro, Placido Polanco
Pedroia to Short? Sometimes, the answer is so obvious that it was staring you in the face the entire time. Well, maybe Pedroia to short isn’t that obvious, but I’m surprised that it took this long for anyone to suggest the move at all, myself included. There are risks...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Gabe Kapler
We’ve known that Alex Cora was the All-Aughts Team of the Decade backup infielder for a while now. But how about his counterpart in the outfield? Well, that was a rather easy choice. What is a Red Sox team of the decade without the Hebrew Hammer, Gabe Kapler?...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Billy Wagner, Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson, Rafael Soriano, Rich Harden
The arbitration tender deadline has come and gone, and unsurprisingly, many players were not tendered arbitration contracts they had the right to accept or reject. Also unsurprisingly, Boston offered arbitration to its two eligible players: Jason Bay and Billy Wagner....
by tim daloisio | Dec 1, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #66 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/66_12_01_09_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] Happy Arbitration Day and welcome back to Fireside Chats. Paul and I had taken a little break as we enjoyed the lull in baseball...
by mike silver | Dec 1, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
The winter months always bring to light the advantages of the rich over the poor in the MLB. Without a doubt, there will, again, be a ring of publications bemoaning the struggles of low-market teams as they fight to compete in their league and division. The American...
by evan brunell | Nov 30, 2009 | Adam Everett, Craig Counsell, Cristian Guzman, Felipe Lopez, Hanley Ramirez, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, Ryan Theriot, Stephen Drew
With the departure of Alex Gonzalez to Toronto, it’s time to move on and explore what options are available to Boston to man the shortstop position in 2010 — and possibly beyond. I’ve gone through some potential free-agent and trade options and then...
by evan brunell | Nov 28, 2009 | Jon Lester
Jon Lester, entering his age 26 season, is a prime candidate to be named a starting pitcher of the 2010-19 Team of the Decade, which would mean he was named to back-to-back Team of Decades. Drafted in the second round of the 2002 draft, Lester methodically rose up the...
by mike silver | Nov 27, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Marco Scutaro, Toronto Blue Jays
Though the Red Sox will be seeing plenty of Alex Gonzalez next season, it won’t be in a Red Sox uniform, as their ultimate fail-safe signed on with the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. It’s never a good sign to see Plan B go off the market – or Plan C/D/F for that...
by evan brunell | Nov 26, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Quick Post
Alex Gonzalez has reportedly signed a one year contract worth $2.75 million with a $2.5 million club option for 2011. Gonzo came over from the Reds to reprise his role as Boston shortstop late last season and was simply excellent. The Sox declined his $6 million...
by mike silver | Nov 26, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Justin Duchscherer, Kelvim Escobar, Tug Hulett
ReHashing 2009 with Kelvim Escobar and Justin Duchscherer In an attempt to rehash the 2009 off-season, the Sox have expressed interest in the dual cautionary tales, Justin Duchscherer and Kelvim Escobar. But the potential moves themselves are somewhat interesting in...
