Welcome back to the Weekend Preview! After a series full of forgettable at-bats and great pitching, the Sox travel north to face a familiar foe: the Baltimore Orioles. One can only hope the Sox’s starters can keep themselves from seven-run detonations like we experienced the week before. Baltimore Orioles – Current Record: 7-9 – […]
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Read Sox: Ramirez Reels in Left, Betts Bounces Back
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 […]
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 […]
Weekend Preview: Red Sox vs. Orioles
Welcome to our second edition of the Weekend Preview. Hopefully you find the sequel just as good as the original. After a home opening series that saw an abundance of runs – and some forgettable pitching – the Red Sox continue their first homestand of the season with four games against the defending AL East […]
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 […]