by tim daloisio | Mar 3, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Josh Beckett’s ERA in 2009? Josh Beckett pitched better than his 4.03 ERA might suggest in 2008, so it’s safe to assume he’ll better that total in 2009. The question is, “by how much?”. How low can he...
by tim daloisio | Feb 24, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Jason Varitek’s Average in 2009? Coming off a career low batting average of .220 in 2008 and one of the lowest averages for a primary catcher in the past ten years, will Jason Varitek be able to right the ship and break the...
by tim daloisio | Feb 20, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: Better of Worse: Jacoby Ellsbury’s 2009 Stolen Base Total? Early last season it seemed like Jacoby might steal 75 bags, but a mid-season slump hit both his bat and his legs and he ended up with only 50. Can he top 60 in 2009? Vote in the poll...
by daniel rathman | Jan 27, 2009 | Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Quick Post
Recently, ESPN ranked the Sox system 7th in all of baseball. This was quite a compliment to a team that just this past season graduated four of Baseball America‘s top five Sox prospects (Buchholz, Ellsbury, Masterson, Lowrie). Led by Director of Amateur Scouting...
by evan brunell | Jan 8, 2009 | John Smoltz, Rocco Baldelli, Theo Epstein
As we all know by now, the Boston Red Sox are on the cusp of signing outfielder Rocco Baldelli and starting pitcher John Smoltz to contracts. These are master strokes by general manager Theo Epstein, who also inked Brad Penny to a deal earlier this year along with...