June 29, 2009 by redsoxtalk
Jason Varitek has been playing through some neck stiffness, perhaps revealing why the Sox saw the need to call up Dusty Brown, even for just a day. Keep pluggin, captain. Josh Beckett has been battling some stuff, but didn’t show it in his last start against the Braves. He should be just fine.
Mike Lowell has ridden his hip too hard this year, and he is feeling it now; he will receive an injection of Synvisc to lubricate the joint, but don’t be surprised if he has to go on the 15-day DL.
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Posted in 2009, Bench, Infield, Injuries, Roster | Tagged Dusty Brown, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Van Every, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli | Leave a Comment »
June 29, 2009 by redsoxtalk
Congratulations to these Red Sox, who achieved notable milestones this past week:
In case you missed it, here is the video of Nick Green’s narrow escape from a flying broken bat last week. My heart almost stopped during this play, thinking, “oh no, this means we have to play Julio Lugo!”
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Posted in 2009, Awards, Defense, Links, MLB, Manager, Minors, News, Prospects | Tagged Casey Kelly, David Ortiz, Joe Mauer, Julio Lugo, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Wagner, Nick Green, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield | Leave a Comment »
June 29, 2009 by redsoxtalk
John Smoltz’s line from last Thursday’s start against the Washington Nationals: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. A lot of fans were disappointed by the numbers, but I should point out that the Nationals are not the horrible offense they used to be. They average 4.35 runs/game this season, which puts them 10th in the NL, and not WAY behind the league average of 4.47 runs/game. Okay, that disclaimer in mind, let’s take a closer look at Smoltz’ start and see what there is to see.
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Posted in 2009, Discussion, Pitching, Rotation, Sabermetrics | Tagged John Smoltz | 1 Comment »
June 24, 2009 by redsoxtalk
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been bad, horrible, even in 2009. Everyone’s piling on now, demanding he be traded (his no-trade clause be damned). But he’s been playing hurt, and what he’s done the past two years is a cache that should teach us better. Don’t give up too early on a guy that’s done nothing but produce, despite your lack of excitement over him.
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Posted in 2009, Contracts, Defense, Discussion, Draft, Infield, Injuries, Lineup, Links, Manager, Prospects, Rotation, Sabermetrics, Stats | Tagged Bob Ryan, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dave Magadan, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Seth Schwindenhammer, Terry Francona | 1 Comment »
June 22, 2009 by redsoxtalk
Posted in 2009, Bullpen, Discussion, Injuries, Lineup, Links, News, Outfield, Red Sox, Rotation, Rumors | Tagged Brad Penny, Chipper Jones, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dusty Brown, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonathan Van Every, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Green | 2 Comments »
June 17, 2009 by redsoxtalk
The Red Sox revealed that they were considering a trade of Takashi Saito for Hank Blalock with the Texas Rangers, but Josh Hamilton’s trip to the DL deep-sixed the talks last week. Blalock is a left-handed power threat whose bat has come around recently, and he is a DH-type who can play first or third base in a pinch. He’s making $6.2M in his walk year. Sounds like a decent acquisition to me. This confirms a couple of things about the way the front office views our team: they are indeed worried about David Ortiz, and they view the bullpen depth as a strength from which we should deal to get what we need.
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Posted in 2009, Bullpen, Defense, Discussion, Draft, Injuries, Lineup, Links, News, Red Sox Nation, Rotation, Rumors | Tagged Alex Wilson, Bubba Bell, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Hank Blalock, John Smoltz, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Mike McDermott, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield | Leave a Comment »
June 15, 2009 by redsoxtalk
This is going to be a big week for our pitching staff. We expect at least one roster change, if not more by the end of the week. Let me summarize:
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Posted in 2009, Bullpen, Discussion, Injuries, News, Rotation, Rumors | Tagged Brad Penny, Brandon Wood, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Gary Matthews Jr., John Smoltz, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Napoli, Rocco Baldelli, Scot Shields | Leave a Comment »
June 12, 2009 by redsoxtalk
The Red Sox completed another sweep of the Yankees last night, this time at home, and are now 8-0 against the Bronx Bombers this season. This series had everything, from Josh Beckett’s domination to a great late comeback rally against CC Sabathia. Man, it’s great to be a Red Sox fan right now, isn’t it? We’re sitting atop the AL East, our starting pitching is really coming together, and even Big Papi is starting to hit HRs again.
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Posted in 2009, AL East, Bullpen, Discussion, Rotation, Rumors, Yankees | Tagged Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, John Smoltz, Tim Wakefield | Leave a Comment »
June 11, 2009 by redsoxtalk
The Red Sox traded outfielder Chip Ambres to the New York Mets for a PTBNL yesterday. Ambres was hitting .259/.335/.368 at Pawtucket at the time of the trade. This is just a depth move, and it frees up some outfield space at Triple-A, which is already crowded with the likes of Zach Daeges, Chris Carter and recently promoted Aaron Bates.
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Posted in 2009, Bullpen, Discussion, Infield, Injuries, Links, Manager, Minors, News, Rotation, Trades, Yankees | Tagged Aaron Bates, Chip Ambres, Chris Carter, David Pinto, Jed Lowrie, Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Melky Cabrera, Nick Green, Terry Francona, Zach Daeges | Leave a Comment »
June 11, 2009 by redsoxtalk
John Smoltz threw 74 pitches (51 strikes) in his June 6th start, stifling Triple-A hitting to the tune of one run on one hit in 6 IP. He struck out three and walked two. He’s got another start today for the Paw Sox. Bye bye, Brad Penny; it was nice knowing you.
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Posted in 2009, Bullpen, Catching, Contracts, Discussion, Free Agents, Injuries, Links, Minors, Prospects, Rotation | Tagged Aaron Bates, Brad Penny, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, John Smoltz, Scott Boras | 1 Comment »
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