by bcowett | Aug 5, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Don’t run on ’em! Question: As of August 5th, what is the combined amount of outfield assists that Jackie Bradley Jr. & Yoenis Cespedes have had this year? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Of all the...
by domara | Aug 4, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
With the Red Sox positioned to play spoilers in the American League East at this point of the 2014 season, the team welcomed in the New York Yankees for a three game set over the weekend. On Friday, 24 year old starter Anthony Ranaudo made his major league debut, and...
by Harry Burnham | Aug 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
A lot of people seem to think that the Red Sox got fleeced by Billy Beane and co. with their trade of Jon Lester for Yoenis Cespedes. I, for one, dont see it quite the same way. Admittedly, a lot of people who get paid to write about baseball are writing the same...
by broach | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, AL East, Alex Wilson, Allen Craig, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Mike Carp, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox had five open spaces after trading away pieces on Thursday prior to Friday’s contest at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees, but the team did a couple extra moves to make sure even more players could get on the team. The Red Sox placed...
by prmallon | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Craig, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes, Yoenis Cespedes
Presumably, you’ve all heard by now that John Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals (along with prospect Corey Littrell) for OF Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly. Most pundits and analysts seem to view the trade favorably and consider it a “win” for both sides....
by akhatchaturian | Aug 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
The Boston Red Sox have parted ways with Jon Lester, but it seems like the left-handed ace might be thinking about a comeback in the offseason. After being dealt to the Oakland Athletics along with Jonny Gomes for Yoenis Cespedes, the former Red Sox pitcher started...
by jcookson | Aug 1, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Theo Epstein, Troy Tulowitzki, Xander Bogaerts
With the Red Sox out of contention this season, Thursday’s trade deadline was one of the most action-packed days in team history. Eight players from the opening day roster left the club in the month before the deadline. Here’s my ranking of the top five moves Ben...
by domara | Aug 1, 2014 | Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
No July 31st trade deadline was quite like what we saw transpire on Thursday morning and afternoon. In total, 18 teams sent 37 players to new cities, household names found new zip codes, and the Red Sox were right in the middle of the flurry of moves. Boston’s...
by broach | Jul 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox have been struggling mot of the 2014 season with a 48-60 record through two-thirds of the season. A 13-game deficit will be an even tougher hill to climb without four of the five starters on the Opening Day roster to start this season. The Red Sox...
by smcfarland | Jul 31, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, trade deadline
With the trade deadline coming and going, the 48-60 last-place Boston Red Sox were incredibly active, having the ultimate fire-sale. They started the day off by trading away ace lefty Jon Lester and platoon outfielder Johnny Gomes to the Oakland Athletics for Cuban...
