Welcome to another edition of Read Sox. This week we’ll look at Hanley Ramirez’s woeful transition to the outfield, David Ortiz’s beef with Jim Palmer and how the Red Sox may have the next Carlos Beltran in their farm system. Going Deep Hanley Ramirez’s adjustment to left field took a rocky turn over the weekend […]
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Game 14 Recap: Red Sox 1, Rays 0
The Red Sox started Wade Miley and beat the Rays, who started Chris Archer. That’s a very good thing. Top Play (WPA): The top play of the game by WPA actually came in the bottom of the ninth inning when Logan Forsythe singled (.132) to lead off against Koji Uehara in a 1-0 game. This […]
Commanding the Count: Quantifying Boston’s Approach at the Plate
In The Science of Hitting, Ted Williams pointed out “Three Rules to Hit By” that have stayed on the stone tablets of the sport. The third is simple: be quick with the bat. The second is more complicated, and is probably where the most advances have been made recently: proper thinking, doing homework, learning pitcher […]
Catching On: Blake Swihart and the Recent History of Backstop Prospects
I was never musically inclined. Like at all. Like I can’t play chopsticks on the piano. But I loved LOVED Guitar Hero, and I spent more time than I want to admit playing the game during my college years. While I ended up being pretty good – able to do all but the most difficult […]
Turning Twosday: A Player's Prime and Cherington's Choice
First, a cheap, sexy plug that’s relevant to the what follows: I wrote about the Cleveland Indians in the BP Annual this year. I did not write about the Indians because I love Cleveland, but because I was asked to write about Cleveland. That was lucky. I love Cleveland, starting with Major League, duh, and […]
Game 13 Recap: Red Sox 7, Orioles 1 (in 7 innings)
Top Play (WPA): The top play of the game was a gift from the Orioles’ third baseman Manny Machado. In the bottom of the third the Red Sox started to get to Orioles’ starter Wei-Yin Chen, building a 3-1 lead. With 2 outs and the bases loaded, Shane Victorino grounded an 82 mph Wei-Yin Chen slider […]
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 […]
Fenway's Future: An Introduction
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Fenway’s Future, a weekly series we’ll run that will aim to keep you up to date with all of the most impressive and depressing performances of Boston’s top prospects. As the season progresses we’ll bring you weekly performance recaps, but for now, we’ll start things off with a look at some […]
Game 12 Recap: Orioles 8, Red Sox 3
The Red Sox lost to the Orioles 8-3 on Sunday afternoon, leaving them in a position to lose their first series of the year on Monday. Top Play (WPA): The Red Sox fell behind 2-0 early thanks to a two-run home run by Adam Jones in the top of the first inning, but took the […]
Clay Buchholz and the Tale of Two Starts
For the first time in his career Clay Buchholz was Boston’s Opening Day starter. Starting on Opening Day doesn’t mean much in the specific, but in the aggregate it means the Red Sox are depending a lot on Clay Buchholz. This could be great or terrible because Buchholz has had both great and terrible seasons […]