by akhatchaturian | Jul 18, 2014 | Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Shane Victorino
With the second half starting Friday, there are plenty of burning questions surrounding the last-place Red Sox. Here are the five most important ones: 1) Buyers or sellers? The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching and the Red Sox find themselves in a...
by domara | Jul 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Danny Duffy, Henry Owens, James Shields, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogearts
After a nice four day All-Star break, the Red Sox will resume their season tonight as the Kansas City Royals visit Fenway Park for the first time this season. Fresh off a complete game shutout of the Houston Astros, Clay Buchholz will toe the rubber for Boston...
by smcfarland | Jul 17, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels
According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have been scouting Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels, with possible intent of constructing a deal to acquire him. “Hamels is Philly’s most tradeable commodity. They would have to score huge to make...
by domara | Jul 17, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Portland Sea Dogs, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts
The 2 days following the MLB All-Star game are often referred to as “the most boring days in sports”. With the MLB on consecutive off days and every other sport out of season, television — at least for me — becomes unwatchable. But just because...
by bcowett | Jul 17, 2014 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, Drew Hutchison, Felix Hernandez, Homer Bailey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Zack Greinke
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just stepped out of a time machine, you know about the depressing state of the Red Sox’ negotiations with Jon Lester. It’s a weird state of affairs – Lester said he’d take a hometown discount, the...
by domara | Jul 16, 2014 | All-Star Game, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Jackie Bradley, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, koji uehara
In sports, All-Star games are often scrutinized for not being entertaining enough to watch, but that wasn’t the case during Tuesday night’s 81st annual MLB All-Star game. Felix Hernandez toed the rubber first for the American League squad, and was opposed...
by askillin | Jul 16, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
The first half of the Red Sox season proved to be a bumpier ride than just about anyone could have predicted, leaving Boston in an uncertain situation as the trade deadline approaches at the end of July. With Tuesday’s All-Star Game now in the past and the second half...
by tbrooks | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Portland Sea Dogs, Sean Coyle, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
A deep farm system is a good problem to have, but it still causes problems that will eventually need to be solved by the front office. For example, the Boston Red Sox, heading into the all star break, have been fielding three natural second basemen in their lineups...
by domara | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, koji uehara, Troy Tuowitzki, Yoenis Cespedes
Major League Baseball held the 29th annual Home Run Derby on Monday night. For the first time since the advent of the contest in 1985, the parameters of the event were altered to feature a new rules as well as a new format. Firstly, the derby was conducted in bracket...
by bcowett | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Goodbye baseball! Question: What is the combined total of home runs that David Ortiz has hit in the Home Run Derby? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: As of July 8th, Andrew Miller led the Boston bullpen with 57...