by domara | Mar 25, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester
The Red Sox and Orioles met for the third time this spring on Monday, but rain canceled the game after just 2 uneventful innings. With just 5 spring training games left until opening day, Boston is set to face the Rays on Tuesday. David Ortiz’s contract...
by broach | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Dalier Hinojosa, John Ely, Jose Mijares, Rich Hill
The Boston Red Sox made some more cuts on Sunday before the contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitchers Rich Hill, Dalier Hinojosa and John Ely were all reassigned to minor league camp. Dan Butler, a catcher, was optioned to Pawtucket. Jose Mijares was outright...
by dpoarch | Mar 24, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley
Well, it’s safe to say there wasn’t a whole lot of drama in last week’s poll, which raised the question of which Pawtucket starting pitcher would pitch in the majors first. A whopping 83% of you (including myself) voted for Brandon Workman, who saw...
by broach | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jon Lester
David Ortiz has been complaining about the terms of his current deal, but that matters no longer. The 38-year-old has inked a deal that has a $16 million contract in 2015 and a couple club options for 2016 and 2017. The one in ’16 is a $10 million vesting...
by dpoarch | Mar 24, 2014 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Clayton Kershaw, Don Mattingly, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers, Paul Goldschmidt, Yasiel Puig
The 2014 Major League Baseball season is officially underway, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks faced off in Australia for two games this past Saturday. Now that we’ve begun, it’s time to start thinking about end-of-season awards. Who are the...
by domara | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, John Farrell, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Rich Hill, Xander Bogaerts
While the Red Sox lost games on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend actually wrapped up on a good note. Reports surfaced that the Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed to a one year, $16 million extension that includes vesting options in ’16 and ’17. After...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 23, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa
The Red Sox surprised exactly no one when they optioned Allen Webster to the minor leagues before last Monday’s game. Put simply, Webster has been a mixed bag this spring, allowing seven runs and seven walks in 12 innings pitched, while occasionally flashing his...
by jcookson | Mar 21, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Devin Marrero, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Stephen Strasburg, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s a cherry on top of the World Series championship of 2013: Last week, ESPN ranked the Red Sox as number one in their Future Power Rankings, the franchise “best equipped for success over the next half decade”. This ranking looked at five categories for the...
by domara | Mar 21, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jonathan Herrera, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox dropped their second meeting of the spring against the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Clay Buchholz threw 5 innings and was touched up for 3 runs on 5 hits. Newcomer Chris Capuano impressed in relief of Buchholz, throwing 3 no hit inning. Grady...
by broach | Mar 20, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Brandon Snyder, Brock Holt, Jonathan Herrera, Rubby de la Rosa
The Boston Red Sox made a few more moves before Thursday’s contest against the New York Yankees. Brock Holt and Rubby De La Rosa were both optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket before the game. Brandon Snyder was reassigned to minor league camp. Holt was one of two...
