The Red Sox have noticeably improved since the first few weeks of the season. Problem is, they have improved from terrible to mediocre. They will have to turn that into good, with occasional ...
The Red Sox have called up defensive stud, utility guy Tzu-Wei Lin and top hitting prospect, infielder Michael Chavis today. Meanwhile, Dustin Pedroia went back on the IL with continued knee ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2019/04/chavis-and-lin-take-over-secondbase.html
Red Sox legend Dustin Pedroia is running again and all the hints we're getting indicate he might well be ready to leadoff in Seattle to open the season (a bizarre nighttime opener as part of an ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2019/02/who-gets-spot-if-pedroia-starts-season.html
For Each Position, What If The Starter Were Seriously Injured? As is usually the case when your team remains healthy all year, Sox fans have taken for granted the health of the 2018 squad a...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2019/02/introducing-your-bizarro-world-red-sox.html
Brian Johnson is a really good pitcher. He doesn't overpower folks but he has 4 good pitches and off-the-charts "pitchability". But he throws so softly, it must be temporary. This is Kason...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/08/brian-johnson-is-wildly-underestimated.html
In January 2015, Blake Swihart was the top catching prospect in baseball and by the start of the 2016 season he seemingly had stranglehold on the Sox starting catcher gig. He lost that hold qu...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/07/swihart-starting-as-planned.html
For whatever reason, second base is a position in which career longevity is rare. Dustin Pedroia is 34 and most of his modern comparables didn't play much or play well beyond that age. As I de...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-hard-truth-about-dustin-pedroia.html
Hanley Ramirez has been released by the Red Sox. With Pedey coming back, this had occurred to me as an option but a very unlikely one. It seemed like having three catchers was a luxury they ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/05/hanley-exits-stage-right.html
It's opening day and the Sox are playing the Rays . While the beauty of baseball is that any team can beat any other team on any given day, the Sox should - and need to - dominate the Rays this...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/03/opening-day-possible-unlikely-2018.html
While we already talked about the infield defense as the one real glaring weakness on the Red Sox, the bullpen is the biggest wild card. Last year's Red Sox bullpen was outstanding but there ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-red-sox-wildcard-liability-bullpen.html
This Red Sox team is stacked. At the moment, the biggest concerns seems to be the Mookie Betts hasn't been hitting and the fifth starter is likely going to be the perfectly capable Brian Johnso...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-2018-red-sox-biggest-liability.html
The Sox have signed JD Martinez; so, that's good. His track record, personal reports on work ethic and attitude (aka lessons learns from Panda mania), and the fact that he's seen most of his ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2018/02/jd-martinez-and-red-sox-depth.html
Serves me right for being slow to post anything. I was just about to say: "The Red Sox will sign a power hitting first baseman or DH this offseason. The only question is who. The Sox will ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2017/12/mitch-moreland-and-pedrioa-effect.html
Starting strong isn't a necessity for making a championship run but it sure helps. Unfortunately, these Sox will need some real luck to get off to a great start. They're starting off the year...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2017/03/sox-season-preview.html
Two former top outfield prospects who can play a little defense and sometimes be a threat at the plate and a 1B/OF with two years receiving votes for NL MVP. These guys are the surplus players ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2017/02/sox-phantom-depth.html
CHRIS SALE TRADE: The Sox just got ace lefty Chris Sale for America's top prospect Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, another Basabe, and Victor Diaz. That's a true ace for a potential superstar w...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2016/12/chris-sale-bullpen-reboot-hot-stove.html
The Red Sox have the top prospect in baseball. I honestly don't know when we've ever had that. He's playing in Portland (...in Portland...), the same spot from which Andrew Benintendi jumpe...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2016/09/yoan-moncada-is-being-rushed.html
The Red Sox simply should not make another trade this season unless it's a long-term solution and a real steal. Aside from getting Chris Sale straight up for Dan Butler , the Sox should not g...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2016/07/red-sox-reality-dont-make-another-trade.html
The Sox called up Mike Miller yesterday and you have to feel happy for the kid. He appropriately calls it "a dream come true." He's a 26 year old, 5'8", 170 lbs, 9th round pick middle infiel...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-mike-miller-conundrum.html
It's that time of the Major League season: the time when injuries being mounting up for every team, ineffective play forces teams to cut bait, and trades start becoming possible. The Red Sox ha...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2016/06/its-that-time-of-major-league-season.html
The Red Sox have clearly made great progress this off-season. By acquiring ace David Price, relievers Craig Kimbrel and Carson Smith , and outfielder Chris Young , they have effectively filled ...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2015/12/2016-sox-coming-along-but-still-some.html
Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino told WEEI that, when you analyze the merits of the team's signing of Rick Porcello to a 4-year, $82.5 million extention, "you might have to step back a li...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2015/04/red-sox-president-and-ceo-larry.html
Rumor has it that Pablo Sandoval might have an impact on the Red Sox this year. Likewise, Koji Uehara would probably help the Sox chances of being good if he's a lights-out closer again and it'...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2015/03/five-sox-players-who-matter-more-than.html
The Red Sox just completed a crazy couple of days at the winter meetings with a series of trades and a signing that resulted in a stocked up, if unspectacular, rotation and a bit more clarity reg...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2014/12/porcello-miley-masterson-and-kelly-llc.html
Shane Victorino should going into spring training 2015 as the favorite to start the year as the Red Sox' starting right fielder. This is not sentimentality creeping through or a blind hope that...
http://redsoxwill.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-spoils-go-to-victorino.html