By Jeff Louderback There was a time when Oscar Tejeda was mentioned in the same sentence as Will Middlebrooks when discussing top prospects in the Red Sox organization. That was a few years ago, when they were teammates at Single-A Greenville. Their paths split over the last year at Double-A Portland. While Middlebrooks thrived for [...]
Jon Lester delivered another middling start, but on Wednesday it was good enough as the Red Sox pounded Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero on the way to a 10-4 victory. Boston finished the nine-game homestand with a 7-2 record and improved to 40-35, tied with Tampa Bay for third place in the American League East. [...]
By Jeff Louderback Though Clay Buchholz remains in the hospital and on the disabled list with esophagitis, the Red Sox rotation expects the return of one arm – Josh Beckett – this weekend. Beckett is slated to get the ball on Saturday in Seattle. Bobby Valentine told the media on Tuesday that the Red Sox [...]
By Jeff Louderback Aaron Laffey had not started a major league game since 2010, and for most of his career, he has served as a middle reliever, yet the left-hander held the Red Sox scoreless in his six innings of work on Tuesday. Then the Toronto bullpen entered, and Boston’s bats awakened. Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s solo [...]
By Jeff Louderback First Carl Crawford, now Jacoby Ellsbury. Crawford started his rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox over the weekend in Ft. Myers, though he has only played in one game because Florida has received excessive rain from Tropical Storm Debby. According to WEEI.com, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said today [...]
By Jeff Louderback At 24, this is the first year that Felix Doubront has pitched in a major league starting rotation. The rookie left-hander is starting to show signs of weariness and perhaps could use a breather. The Red Sox have been known to have their starting pitchers skip an outing during the summer to [...]
By Jeff Louderback Though it is far from reminiscent of when Kevin Youkilis could have won American League MVP in 2008 if not for the exploits of one Dustin Pedroia, rookie Will Middlebrooks was named American League Player of the Week on the day when he is set to officially become the starting third baseman [...]
By Jeff Louderback Kevin Youkilis is changing his Sox, and Boston will be better off because of it in the clubhouse and on the field. The veteran corner infielder was traded this afternoon from the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox, a team in dire need of a third baseman. Media reports indicate that [...]
By Jeff Louderback Jacoby Ellsbury and Carl Crawford are the big names that the Red Sox are anxiously awaiting to return, yet another outfielder who was on the disabled list and is back on the active roster continues to provide the team with a lift. Cody Ross blasted two home runs – one a three-run [...]
By Jeff Louderback Clay Buchholz, who on Saturday was scratched from this afternoon’s start against the Atlanta Braves, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a gastrointestinal issue, according to multiple media reports. Aaron Cook, the veteran sinkerballer who will take the mound today in Buchholz’s place, will be activated from the [...]
