A look back at one of the more underrated stars in Red Sox history.
Author: Bryan Grosnick
BP Boston Unfiltered: Xander Bogaerts and the Weight of Expectations
On Xander Bogaerts, a bad tweet and unreasonable expectations.
Mixed Model Pitching Metrics and Signs of Hope
As of Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox had given up 4.84 runs in their first 37 games. If you think that’s bad, that’s only because it is. Only four teams in MLB have given up more runs on a per-game basis. It’s quite hard to be a winning team when you spot your opponents five […]
Olde Sox: The Uniqueness of Wade Boggs
Welcome to the first installment of Olde Sox. This column is designed to walk you, dear reader, through the career of a Red Sox great of the past. However, we’ll do our best to examine his skills and output through thoroughly modern means, and see if we can identify a more modern example of the […]
The Mysterious, Maddening Case of Justin Masterson
The Red Sox re-acquired Justin Masterson this offseason after a 2014 season that could be described as “disappointing” or “ineffective” or even “poor”, depending on your point of view. Since his last time with the Sox, Masterson threw 982 and 1/3 regular-season innings, with some being good (2010 and 2011) and some being average (most […]
Projecting Boston’s Back-End Starters: A Sad Exercise
Everything is beautiful. Dustin Pedroia is hitting for power. Hanley Ramirez looks great. There’s real baseball again. Life is good in the Back Bay. If you’d indulge me for a moment, take a walk over to Baseball Prospectus’ Depth Charts, and the associated projections for the Red Sox pitching staff. This is important, so I’ll […]
The Incredible Versatility of Brock Holt
I love weird baseball, and that’s part of a reason why I love the Red Sox this season. They’re trying to go from first-to-worst-to-first in three consecutive seasons. They’re running almost like a fantasy team where the owner has decided to punt all pitching categories, and just win on offense. And they’ve got a fundamentally […]
Christian Vazquez and the Troubling Track Record of Catchers and Tommy John Surgery
One of the few nice surprises about Boston’s 2014 campaign was Christian Vazquez. Specifically, the young backstop emerged as a viable big-league starter during his age-23 season, proving that if you can frame pitches well, play solid defense, and hit just a little better than Tony Pena did with the Sox, then you can be […]