Boston Red Sox Problems Deeper Than John Farrell
June 4, 2015 by Ron Juckett · Leave a Comment
The Boston Red Sox start June at 22-29, adrift in last place in the weak American League East. With a payroll near $200 million, Cot’s Contracts estimates the Opening Day number at $184,345,996, much was expected from a team winning the World Series two years ago. Signing Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez, two of the […]
Tim Roberson: Proving the Depth of the Boston Red Sox’s Minor League System
July 4, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The Boston Red Sox have emphasized the cultivation of their farm system over the past two decades, which has led to the maturation of a number of valuable major league players. In recent years, the team increasingly relied more on obtaining veteran players through trades and free agency; causing the value of their player development […]
Ben Cherington Needs To Pick It Up
December 14, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 2 Comments
It has barely been two months since Ben Cherington took over as Red Sox GM, but to date his work has been extremely underwhelming. This impression has been in place ever since the prolonged and possibly botched managerial search, which ultimately netted Bobby Valentine. Although Cherington and the team professed that Bobby V. was their […]
Gonzalez’ Agent Encouraged After Negotiation Session With Red Sox
March 22, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
John Boggs, the agent for Red Sox 1B Adrian Gonzalez, arrived in Fort Myers yesterday afternoon. He didn’t waste any time getting down to business, as he met earlier today with Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington to discuss a contract extension for A-Gon. After the meeting, he said he would be “extremely surprised†if the […]
