By Jeff Louderback Fresh off a three-game sweep to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to open a nine-game west coast road trip, the Boston Red Sox are a season-worst eight games under .500 at 62-70. The franchise is likely headed for its first sub-.500 season since 1997 (78-84). The widely disliked Bobby Valentine is [...]
In time for what the Red Sox hope will be a wild card run for their Triple-A affiliate, top prospect Bryce Brentz has been promoted to Pawtucket from Double-A Portland. He joins fellow outfield prospect Jeremy Hazelbaker, who was recently called up from the Sea Dogs to the PawSox. Pawtucket has won six games in [...]
By Jeff Louderback Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley, who along with Double-A Portland outfielder Bryce Brentz are regarded as the best position player prospects in the Red Sox farm system, have been named end-of-season Carolina League All-Stars. They join teammates Christian Vazquez, Travis Shaw and Michael Almanzar as Salem Red Sox teammates who received the [...]
Once a top prospect in the Blue Jays organization after he was acquired from Cincinnati in the Scott Rolen trade in 2009, 25-year-old right-hander Zach Stewart wants to prove that the Red Sox didn’t just throw out Kevin Youkilis to the White Sox for a bag of balls earlier this season. Stewart did little to [...]
This could be the beginning of the end for Daniel Bard in Boston, or a new beginning. The 27-year-old right-hander, who was one of the best set-up men in baseball before his career took an unexpected detour after a miserable attempt to become a starting pitcher earlier this season, is set to join the Red [...]
Bryce Brentz, who is rated as Boston’s top overall prospect by MLB.com, will join Pete Ruiz, Chris Martin and Brock Huntzinger as Red Sox minor leaguers playing in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros. A supplemental first round pick out of Middle Tennessee State in 2010, the 23-year-old Brentz was an Eastern League [...]
Keury De la Cruz is not mentioned in the same prospect category as fellow outfielders Bryce Brentz, Jackie Bradley and Brandon Jacobs, but in a matter of months he might. The 20-year-old Dominican Republic native with plus bat speed and surprising power was promoted from low Single-A Greenville to advanced Single-A Salem, where he will [...]
Alfredo Aceves is versatile. He can serve as a long reliever, set-up man, closer and spot starter. Alfredo Aceves has a live arm that has produced mostly impressive numbers over the course of five Major League seasons with a 26-12 record, a 3.31 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP and a .219 batting average against. Alfredo Aceves [...]
Mauro Gomez is a guy who is making the most of his chance in the spotlight. The 27-year-old slugger was signed as an international free agent by Texas in 2003 and made his Major League debut this season with the Red Sox. According to Triple-A Pawtucket broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith, Gomez has been named International League [...]
Even more than what they owed Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, the Red Sox were overjoyed to escape the final two years of Josh Beckett’s contract, which will pay him $15.75 million a season in 2013 and 2014. It was as if the Los Angeles Dodgers handed the Red Sox a lottery ticket, taking on [...]
