And Perhaps Comeback Player of the Year? Today in a surprise to no one, Red Sox designated hitter JD Martinez received the American League Player of the Week award. During this week span, Martinez slashed .458/.500/1.125 in 5 games, adding to an already ridiculous start. With the Red Sox slugger leading the league in extra-base […]
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Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. The Yankees are in last place, and they act like it to. With today, April 11th, being Jason Varitek‘s 49th birthday, it makes sense to evaluate where the legend stands. Varitek caught for the Red Sox for 15 seasons between 1997 and 2011, where he slashed .256/.341/.435 […]
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The City Connect Jersey is the Most Contentious Point Since the Tea Act Nike and Major League Baseball have announced this week that they will curate a new jersey line. These jerseys are the “City Connect” series, a line to show the heart and soul of several baseball towns. In addition to Boston, Miami, both […]
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Now the season now underway, and the Red Sox are in the midst of their opening series with the Baltimore Orioles. Let’s look at the top Red Sox stories from around the mound in April. Top Story: Infield Will Bobby Dalbec Cement Himself in the Rookie of the Year Talk? On Friday, Throbby D made […]
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When Michael Chavis was added to the Red Sox roster in 2019, he provided the spark they desperately needed. Similar to the way Brian Johnson threw a complete-game shutout in his Fenway debut, Chavis’ first game was against the Rays where he provided the game-winning hit. Since his rookie year, the similarities between Chavis and […]
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With Spring Training well underway in Fort Myers, we are officially into baseball overreaction season. Now, it would be easy to choose Bobby Dalbec right now. After all, Throbby is projecting to have 93 HR and 208 SO with his Spring Training numbers. I would like like to bring up the performance of Garrett Richards. […]
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Going into the winter, I didn’t think that Jackie Bradley Jr.‘s departure would hurt as it has. When the season ended, it appeared that Bradley was saying his goodbyes to the media and staff. This week, Bradley signed a 2-year 24 million dollar contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. This was acceptable for most of Red […]
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As we are now roughly a week into 2021 Spring Training, workouts are in full swing. While Wednesday was picture day, and we still might not be over the Kiké Hernández photoshoot, there are plenty of important players to talk about. Today we will look at the lesser-known players who took a trip to Florida […]
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The start of modified Spring Training approaches, and the Red Sox are readying their Fort Meyers home. It appears that the roster for the beginning of the 2021 season is just about set with varying reviews. Some in the baseball community applaud Chaim Bloom and his staff for high-potential steals, such as Garrett Richards and […]
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The MLB Hot Stove is heating up, and top-notch players like DJ LeMahieu and George Springer are signing with ball clubs. Naturally, the Red Sox have made their own set of moves. Although they are becoming known as the “Interest Kings,” the Red Sox have made their share of phone calls. They landed under the […]
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While 2018 was a fantastic year for Boston, it couldn’t get better for some players like Andrew Benintendi. Benintendi improved off of 2017, which saw him place second in the AL Rookie of the Year race. He saw an increase in nearly every offensive stat during 2018, including a 20 point increase to his OPS+(123). […]
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2020 has been possibly the worst year for Boston sports fans since the city first got a team. It was like the city was Liam Neeson’s character, Bryan Mills. Of course, the difference comes with the fact that those in charge in Boston lacked that “very particular set of skills”. January saw the Patriots get […]
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The winter of 2017 brought one of the most hyped international players in years, Shohei Ohtani. The media did everything they could to make the pitcher-hitter a star. They did everything they could to create a story including likening Ohtani to Babe Ruth. While this is a fair comparison of usage, the hype train fell […]
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The eyes begin to droop, muscles begin to relax, and sleep is drawing near. It has been a month and a half since this turtle marathon of an MLB offseason began and nine days since the signing of Hunter Renfroe. While Boston might have the best wide receiver core in the majors, they have yet […]
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