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— Where Thinking Red Sox Fans Obsess about the Sox Sunday, April 30, 2006Youkilis is pretty so hard…MCoA has asked that an ode to Youks be added to Sox Therapy, even though that chump struck out in the ninth today! Swing the bat, this isn’t lawyerball. As MC noted in another thread, Youkilis seems to be doing an excellent job of tailoring his hitting style to the situation. He tends to be more likely to swing early in the count if there are runners on to be driven in. When the bases are empty, he works the count more. Despite his 2,146 Ks this year, Youk is hitting .299 .406 .414, and his ... Read More...Saturday, April 29, 2006Revenge of PythagorasThis team has really looked very bad for a while. After all my drooling over Beckett being Clemens-esque, maybe I was jumping the gun. He has very few Ks and a ton of HR this year. That’s not boding well. Schilling also worries me quite a bit because he just doesn’t look all that dominant to me. That’s more subjective. Clement is a better pitcher than he’s shown and I’m just not worried about him… the way I am about Wake/Bard. Yuck. In the pen, we should keep an eye on Papelbon’s workload. ... Read More...Wednesday, April 26, 2006Weekly Minor League Thread: This and thatJust a couple of notes, feel free to add anything that you’d like. —Since starting the season on a tear, Corsaletti, Ellsbury, and especially Lowrie have come crashing back to earth. Hard. None of them have particularly good numbers right now. I’m beginning to think they won’t all be ready to start in teh Majors next year. —The Sox signed 30-year-old Corky Miller and placed him in Pawtucket, where Kent Huckaby just went on the DL. This is good depth where the Sox really need it. Corky has ... Read More...Monday, April 24, 2006The Snow QuestionIt seems pretty clear that JT Snow was signed for two purposes. First, he’s an adequate player who adds depth at 1B, and (via Youkilis shifting over) at 3B as well. This was crucial because the Sox have very little in the way of ML-ready 1B in the minors. Second, he’s considered a good defender, and therefore makes a good defensive replacement late in games, especially important because Youks is new at the position. What the Red Sox couldn’t have know this offseason is that both of these ... Read More...Saturday, April 22, 2006Manny D is backNo, this is not about Manny’s defense. It’s about the other Manny, Delcarmen. He’s up, Van Buren is down. Manny D has 8 IP at Pawtucket, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K. Sorry I’ve been hors de combat around here lately. Work, kids, trying to edit the final page proofs for my book. I’ll be back soon to try to dispel the despair that’s soon to sink in around here as Pythagoras starts to pull down the Sox. Well, whatever despair OleP can’t dispel on his own. Jim wants us (Sox Therapy and other blogs on ... Read More...Kevin Youkilis so far…Here’s a piece about Youkilis’s new role as a full time player. I have to say I’m pretty darn happy with the way he’s playing so far. He’s currently 2nd in MLB in Pitches per PA, and is hitting with power and getting on base. I wonder the Red Sox will consider keeping him at the top of the order when Coco comes back. Redsox.com: Notes: Papelbon staying in ‘penCan’t seem to make the title a link right now for some reason, so Here’s the link. Good move. Paps is the only reliable reliever right now and he’s excellent at it. I’m not convinced he’d be a much better starter than Dinardo right now, though he might be. As for Foulke, I don’t like that Tito is letting him finish games despite his not being the closer. The whole point of the games-finished clause in his contract is to reward him for being both healthy and effective enough to close games. ... Read More...Tuesday, April 18, 2006Sox Prospects: Dustin PedroiaPedroia’s back and there’s a reason to watch Pawtucket again! He went 1-5 in his return last night. Consider this your weekly minor league thread. Please excuse the messI’m working on some updates including work on an enhanced news system and the addition of forums to the site. The work should only take a few days. Please excuse the mess. Wednesday, April 12, 2006Nixon falls down and goes boomNixon looked pretty goofy but then again, he didn’t convert any outs into HRs, so he’s got that going for him. Early word is that he was pulled as a precaution. Let’s hope so, because Mr. Swingsateverything is not looking to hot. Knowing Nixon’s luck and history, this is a real bummer. Update (from NTN): Nixon out 5-7 days So we’ll see him in September. Saturday, April 01, 2006Boston Globe: Five articles on Sox systemThanks to TempleUSox. Evolution in evaluation of prospects During the season, Sox minor league managers, all given laptops, are required to file reports after each game, which keep the home office apprised not only of how prospects are doing, but allows space for information on top players on other clubs. The Sox also rely heavily on sabermetric measures, statistics that go far beyond the usual standard batting average and earned run average. Things such as equivalency average and VORP (value ... Read More...Friday, March 24, 2006Red Sox claim ChoiThis news comes via tfbg, who I assume read it on SOSH, where they heard it on WEEI and ESPNNEWS. Sure are a lot of 1b/3b types on this team, but Choi is an excellent addition. Tuesday, March 21, 2006Red Sox get Wily MoForgive me if this is stupid and redundant. Everyone in the house is sick and I’m probably delirious. So I thought it might be okay to post a Wily Mo thread in Sox Therapy. Who wants to create the over/under for the cash involved. I’d say it’s $5 mil, because that’s just enough to make Arroyo an excellent bargain and Wily Mo a bit pricey. For the Red Sox, Wily Mo is kind of like the giant idol that Burns gives to Homer Simpson as a reward. He’s a very valuable thing but he may end up ... Read More...Monday, February 20, 2006Red Sox NewsBeatI could use some help. I’m working on a long-discussed project&em;the creation of team news pages. The Sox team page will be the prototype page. I’m in the process of assembling all the Red Sox news-related links I can. If you have an interesting or useful site, blog, or information link, please post it within this thread. Thanks in advance. Edit: By the way, when the news pages are activated, all site members will have the ability to directly submit articles into the team pages. This way, ... Read More...Monday, February 06, 2006Babe Ruth’s Piano (or not)actually, I have no update on Babe Ruth’s piano to link to at all. I grew up in Sudbury, Mass., though, so I have a longstanding interest in Ruth, the piano, and the Sox. I thought I would dig around this morning to see if I could find any update on the hunt for the piano. I couldn’t find anything. On the other hand, I did come across a story that I had somehow missed from September 2004. Did you know that a kid who grew up in the Babe’s Sudbury house was hit in the face by a Manny Ramirez ... Read More...Friday, December 30, 2005Manny’ DefenseThis started out as a study in which I questioned the wisdom of regressing Manny’s defense toward the mean, but after exchanging emails with MGL, I discovered that I had misunderstood his regression methods. I had thought that in projecting Manny’s future performance (or assessing his true talent level, as MGL calls it), he would include an element of league average OF. But that is not the case… Monday, December 19, 2005Love me, non-TenderConsider this a place to discuss non-tenders that involve or affect the Red Sox. I don’t see any Boston player as an obvious candidate to be cut loose, but there’s been some talk that it might be Bradford. There has also been discussion of Craig Wilson, Choi, and others as possible targets if their current teams let them walk. Marte Par-tayThis is something that I’ve been kicking around in my head a bit. The Red Sox have a big logjam at 3B, but Youks doesn’t have much trade value and Lowell apparently has even less. Marte appears ready for the bigs. And the Red Sox have holes to fill at 1B, SS, and CF at least. So, considering these facts, who would you be willing to trade Marte for? Although it’s easy to just say “no one,” for me, it’s a lot easier (emotionally) to consider than dealing a Lester or a Pedroia who we’ve been ... Read More...Sunday, December 11, 2005A plethora of pitching in BostonI’m not saying that the Red Sox have too much quality pitching, but they currently seem to have too many pitchers. Here’s a rundown: Starters: Schilling Relievers: Ready soon(?):
Saturday, December 10, 2005Red Sox Minor League Park FactorsCulled from Transaction Oracle: Team R H 2B HR BB SO Pawtucket 1.05 1.04 0.91 1.59 1.10 1.15 Portland (AA) 1.08 0.97 0.88 1.18 1.01 1.03 Wilmington 0.94 0.95 0.91 0.75 0.93 0.99 Greenville 1.07 1.07 1.00 1.07 1.07 1.07 Lowell 1.04 1.02 1.08 1.10 1.10 1.04 Fort Myers 0.97 1.01 1.04 0.90 0.98 1.14 Also, before 05, ...Read More... Friday, December 09, 2005Red Sox rule 5 comings and goingsFrom MLB transactions: Selected RHP Jamie Vermilyea in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft; Selected RHP Victor Ramos, RHP Jason Richardson, and INF David Bacani in the Minor League phase. They lost no one in the ML phase, but lost Henry Cabrera (rhp) and Vince Harrison (3b) in the MiL phase. Here’s the BA Breakdown Vermilia had a GB/FB over 2.0 last year and has generally had awesome HR rates. Looks like a big gb guy. I hope to hell he doesn’t stick with the club and take up a spot. I ... Read More...Friday, December 02, 2005Red Sox Rule 5 ThreadAccording to the ‘Notes in a Minor Key’ thread, these are the guys we stand to possibly lose: Chad Spann Red Sox 3B If I were the Mets or Braves, I’d take one of the Red Sox pitchers, start him each of the first 5 ST games, then send him back. (Also, I’ve banned Nate from advocating that we Rule 5 Steven Andrade. If you see him doing it, smack him one. :) ) Saturday, November 26, 2005The Market for MannyA couple weeks ago, I thought Manny was out the door for sure, and with a decent return coming back. But recent developments have made me think twice about both. The two players who I think have been the best comps for Manny have been dealt, and haven’t brought back much. In Thome’s case, he has serious health concerns, so it’s understandable that the Phils will pick up half his contract. But I think the Delgado case makes things look very poor for Manny. Delgado has very similar value to Manny ... Read More...Monday, November 07, 2005The Big Little Papi DecisionWednesday, November 02, 2005Theo Epstein and John Henry News ConferenceTuesday, November 01, 2005The next Red Sox GMSunday, October 23, 2005Were the Pilgrims first Americans?Monday, October 17, 2005Red Sox 40 Man Roster - Crunch Time?I believe 10 players are free agents. (Mueller, Mantei, Stanton, Myers, Timlin, Graffanino, Millar, Olerud, Kapler, and Damon) That leaves 26 players: PitchersAbe Alvarez Thursday, October 06, 2005Sox lose by 1, Nixon 0-3 vs. a lefty!(Please spare me the “playing Trot Nixon isn’t the reason the Red Sox lost. I know that, but it is one of them.) Wednesday, October 05, 2005Voros leaves the Red Sox.Page 29 of 31 pages ‹ First < 27 28 29 30 31 > | Site Archive
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