by bcowett | Jun 10, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Punching them out Question: John Lackey’s K/9 in 2014 is currently 7.80, the highest it’s been since which season? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The last Red Sox player to hit four doubles in a single game...
by domara | Jun 9, 2014 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogearts
Stop me if you’ve heard this before — David Ortiz saved the Red Sox. Down a run with runners on first and second in the eighth inning, the long tenured Boston slugger drilled a 3 run shot to give the Red Sox a two-run cushion during Sunday nights game...
by broach | Jun 9, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa, Terry Francona
The Boston Red Sox are nine games behind the AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays and have really been underachieving most of the 2014 season. After a 1-5 mark over the past week, the team needs to right the ship fast as the record for the season is 28-34 through 62...
by mike scandura | Jun 8, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, David Ross, Ivan Rodriguez, Jose Molina, Yadier Molina
Most youngsters who grew up in the late 1990s were inclined to watch television shows like Pokeman, SpongeBob Square Pants or Power Rangers. That wasn’t the case with Pawtucket Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez. When Vazquez turned on the TV set in his hometown of...
by Harry Burnham | Jun 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, MLB Amateur Draft
Josh Cookson took care of recapping Day 1, let’s see what happened on Days 2 and 3. I won’t recap ALL 37 picks, but I’ll run through a handful of picks made on those days The Red Sox made 40 selections this yeas, with 37 of them coming after Day 1....
by jcookson | Jun 6, 2014 | 2014 MLB Draft, Blake Swihart, Clint Frazier, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, John Henry, Josh Beckett, Reymond Fuentes
Thursday night, the Red Sox added three high upside prospects to their minor league system in the 2014 first year player draft. Early reviews of the Sox haul have been positive, with Keith Law from ESPN declaring them one of his winners from the first night. The first...
by domara | Jun 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia
With the Red Sox idle on Thursday, the team turned its attention to the 2014 first year player draft. Boston entered the night with the 26th and 33rd overall picks, the latter of which came as compensation for losing Jacoby Ellsbury in free agency. With their first...
by domara | Jun 5, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
It took 12 innings to finish, but the Cleveland Indians completed their 3 game sweep of the Red Sox earlier this morning. While he didn’t factor into the final decision, Brandon Workman was decent in his second start of the season. After the young right hander...
by smcfarland | Jun 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski
So maybe A.J. Pierzynski is more than just a stopgap for Christian Vazquez and Blake Swihart. Pierzynski, who was signed this offseason to a one-year contract, took the reigns from Jarrod Saltalamachia as the starting catcher for the Sox this season. After an...
by bcowett | Jun 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alfonso Soriano, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Josh Reddick, New York Yankees, Ryan Roberts, Yasiel Puig
There’s a new center fielder in town. Jackie Bradley Jr., through his considerable skill set, is now entrenched in center field for the foreseeable future. Out with the (relatively) old, in with the new, as they say. Bradley, however, has a tool that seems to be...
