by domara | Mar 20, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Craig Breslow, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy
There was baseball under the lights at JetBlue Park on Wednesday night. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was strong over 4.2 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits and striking out 5. While the Red Sox ultimately fell to the Pirates by a final score of 4-2,...
by bcowett | Mar 19, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Back in gear! Question: Who was the unfortunate pitcher to give up Xander Bogaerts’ first hit? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Jose Iglesias toted a 12.8% walk rate on the Sox, lowest at the shortstop position....
by askillin | Mar 19, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, American League East, Andrew Miller, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Edward Mujica, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara
In today’s MLB, bullpens are characterized by relievers who can come into the game with overpowering fastballs. According to FanGraphs.com, the average velocity of a big league fastball has risen from 91.1 mph in 2007 to 92.9 mph last season, and that trend is even...
by domara | Mar 19, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Andrew Bailey, C.C. Sabathia, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Carp
The Red Sox and Yankees met for the first time this spring on Tuesday afternoon. Felix Doubront encountered a speed bump in his other wise smooth spring, allowing 7 runs on 10 hits over 3.2 innings. Meanwhile, Boston’s lack luster line-up didn’t offer much...
by domara | Mar 18, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, John Lackey, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts
Donning their green St. Patricks day jerseys, the Red Sox handily defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Grady Sizemore stole the show, going 3-for-4, and making two outstanding defensive plays. While the battle for center field is the most intriguing roster...
by broach | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Allen Webster, Christian Vazquez, Deven Marrero
Before Monday’s contest against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox made three moves to clear some more names off the roster. Allen Webster and Christian Vazquez were optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket and Deven Marrero was reassigned to the minor league...
by dpoarch | Mar 17, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Fire Brand Poll, Henry Owens, Matt Barnes
Last week, we put you to the question to divine the future of the third base position for the Red Sox, asking who would be the team’s starter at that position in 2016. To my surprise, Will Middlebrooks was the overwhelming favorite, pulling half of the vote...
by domara | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Will Middlebrooks
Nothing says spring training like a good ol’ fashion position battle, and the Red Sox have a good one going. Jackie Bradley and Grady Sizemore continued their respective campaigns for the centerfield job over the weekend with Sizemore playing on Saturday, and...
by jkeller | Mar 15, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jonny Gomes, Mike Carp, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino
One of the many “Midas Touch” acquisitions made by Ben Cherington last season was Mike Carp. Purchased on February 20 from Seattle, Carp posted a line of .296/.362/.523. That slugging percentage was a career high, and the average and on base percentage were his best...
by jcookson | Mar 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Herrera, Mike Carp, Mike Carp, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The 2014 edition of the Red Sox looks poised to contend again for the AL East crown. It’s a deep team with several stars and veteran leaders, balanced by some young talent. Baseball Prospectus predicts they’re an 88 win team. Every team has weaknesses though, and here...
