3 Potential Weaknesses for the Red Sox in 2014
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...
View ArticleTuesday Links
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Donning their green St. Patricks day jerseys, the Red Sox handily defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Grady Sizemore stole the show, going...
View ArticleJackie Bradley and Others Demoted, Two Pitchers Placed on DL
Jackie Bradley Jr. (Photo by Kelly O’Connor via SittingStill.smugmug.com) With the regular season less than 72 hours away, the Boston Red Sox have made a flurry of moves to trim down the roster. After...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with Ryan Lavarnway?
Ryan Lavarnway was once the favourite son in Boston. Once primed to inherit full-time catching duties from Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Lavarnway now appears to be somewhere around fifth or sixth on the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Defense, They’ve Been Terrible
In the 2013 regular season the Red Sox committed 80 errors in 162 games. That total ranked them as the eight best team in the Majors and the fifth best in the American League (although strangely enough...
View ArticleRed Sox bench could provide room for improvement
One of the biggest strengths of last year’s Red Sox team was the strong performances the squad got from its bench spots. Indeed, Boston’s depth proved crucial in taking advantage of platoon pairings on...
View ArticleState of the Red Sox: Rusney Castillo Getting the Call, Red Sox Playing Spoiler
Rusney Castillo should be up with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday (Photo by Kelly O’Conner via SittingStill.smugmug.com) The Boston Red Sox may have struggled at home against the Baltimore Orioles this...
View ArticleFriday Links: Red Sox “master plan” involves both fronts
Although Jon Lester still has yet to make his final decision, that shouldn’t stop the Boston Red Sox from exploring other avenues of improving their starting rotation. Lester by and large is the big...
View ArticleWednesday links: Checking in on AL East rivals; Tampa Bay Rays edition
From top to bottom, no team went through quite as many changes as the Tampa Bay Rays have this offseason. The teams first casualty came during the MLB Playoffs, when Rays general manager Andrew...
View ArticleTuesday Links: Any trade with the Nationals will come at a high cost for Red Sox
With Max Scherzer now in the fold, the Washington Nationals “super rotation” is something that should only be tampered with should an irresistible deal slide across GM Mike Rizzo’s desk. In adding the...
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