News -- May 2013
5/4 Red Sox Life: Velo becoming a problem for Felix Doubront :
Felix Doubront is averaging just 90.18 mph
on his fastball through five starts this season.
Ben Whitehead
Contributing ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 BoSox Banter: Ranaudo re-emerges as top starting pitching prospect : By Jeff Louderback Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa are prime pitching prospects one level away at Triple-A Pawtucket. Henry ...
4/22 Seedlings to Stars: Cliff Notes: Victor Roache Homers in Pro Debut, Miguel Sano Ejected for Taunting : After a lengthy hiatus, Cliff Notes, the semi-recurring series where we give you a quick look at some of the best content from ...
4/22 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Sweep Double Header Behind Homers, Late Rally : The Royals capped a solid day of Sunday baseball by winning their first double header in Boston since 1971 after Greg Holland ...
4/21 BoSox Injection: Allen Webster Has Strong Debut But Red Sox Lose 5-4 in Extra Innings : It was the major league debut of rookie righthander Allen Webster in game 2 of Sunday’s day-night doubleheader. Webster ...
4/21 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Royals. 4-21-13 Gm 2 :
Game 18 (night game): Royals win 5-4 in 10 innings
The balls leaving Fenway today made the Friendly Confines feel like ...
4/21 Red Sox Life: Sox drop a pair to the Royals : GAME ONE
The Royals ended the Red Sox 7-game winning streak with a 4-2 win in Game One of their day/night doubleheader at Fenway ...
4/21 The DoubleDay: Marlinks : In po**** poll, Miami Marlins Jeffrey Loria ekes out a win over Fidel Castro bit.ly/118WbJa— Global-Report.org (@globalreportorg) ...
4/21 BoSox Injection: Ortiz with 3 Hit Effort, Not Enough as Sox Drop 1st Game of Doubleheader : Following the emotional high of yesterday’s ballgame, it would be understandable for the team to struggle given the game’s ...
4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/21 (Game 2) :
After falling earlier this afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look for the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game ...
4/21 Red Sox Life: Allen Webster to make his MLB debut Sunday night :
Top pitching prospect Allen Webster, acquired from the Dodgers last season, has been called up to start the night cap of ...
4/21 BoSox Banter: A look at the Red Sox top seven starting pitching prospects : By Jeff Louderback Currently, Boston’s starting rotation features three products of the organization’s farm system ...
4/21 BoSox Banter: Top prospect Allen Webster makes MLB debut tonight for Red Sox : By Jeff Louderback Bolstered by a well-stocked farm system that is rich with Major League ready prospects at Triple-A Pawtucket, ...
4/21 Baseball News Source: Prospect Zach Lee Strong Again for Lookouts, Dodgers Next? : The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff took yet another hit with the loss of Chad Billingsley to the disabled list earlier today. ...
4/21 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Games 17&18 Thread(s) – Red Sox (12-4, 1st) vs. Royals : First Pitch – 1:35 PM (Game One)/7:00 (Game Two) Ryan Dempster (0-1, 2.65) vs. Ervin Santana (1-1, 2.45) Allen Webster (First ...
4/20 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Allen Webster to Start Sunday Night : The Sox have decided to use highly regarded RHP Allen Webster to make the spot start on Sunday night. I got a pretty good ...
4/20 Down on the Yarn: Allen Webster to Make His MLB Debut on Sunday Against the Kansas City Royals : The Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals were forced to postpone their series opener on Friday night while the city was on lockdown. ...
4/20 SOX & Dawgs: Allen Webster To Make Red Sox Debut Sunday Night :
In 2012, MLB added a rule that teams could add a 26th man for day-night doubleheaders. And with the Boston Red Sox playing ...
4/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Orioles, April 20, 2013: Game Two (Beckett vs Chen) : Coming off a tough loss in the first game today, what can Don Mattingly do to shake up the lineup for game two? Mark Ellis, Ramon ...
4/20 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Royals 4-20-13 :
Game 16: Red Sox win, 4-3. Seven in a row!
As a fan of Boston, and not just the Red Sox, this was one of those games ...
4/20 BoSox Injection: Allen Webster Called Up To Start Game Two Of Tomorrow’s Double-Header : Barring anything extremely unusual, Allen Webster will be the third member of the “next great Red Sox team” to reach ...
4/15 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game Twelve Thread – Red Sox (7-4, 1st) vs. Rays (4/15/13) : First Pitch – 11:05 PM Ryan Dempster (0-1, 3.60) vs. Jeremy Hellickson (0-1, 6.35) Note: In honor of Marathon Monday the five ...
4/14 BoSox Injection: Could Sox Land Big Fish in Stanton? : With the colossal trade that brought about the implosion of the 2012 Miami Marlins, it has been no secret that star Giancarlo ...
4/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Red Sox and Yankees: Early Season Notes : Boston Red Sox There haven’t been any glaring John Farrell managerial mistakes as of yet. He’s pretty much gone by the book. ...
4/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Willingham, Headley, Iglesias, Red Sox : In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that MLB is working to address the lack of African-American parti**** ...
4/10 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game Eight Thread – Red Sox (5-2, 1st) vs. Orioles (4/10/13) : Start Time – 7:10PM Ryan Dempster (0-1, 5.40) vs. Jake Arrieta (0-0, 9.00) Note: Sox Prospects has selected Michael Almanzar ...
4/10 BoSox Banter: Lackey diagnosis encouraging, Aceves likely to start Friday : By Jeff Louderback Before John Lackey first experienced elbow problems in the 2009 season, he was one of the most durable and ...
4/9 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for April 8, 2013 : Not surprisingly, the first week of the 2013 major league season got off to a roaring start, teasing fans with the promise of ...
4/8 BoSox Banter: Stephen Drew homers in rehab game tune-up : By Jeff Louderback In what could be his last rehab game before joining the Red Sox, shortstop Stephen Drew belted a home run in ...
4/8 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Wheeler, Fernandez, Swisher, Red Sox : A collection of links pertaining to baseball's Eastern divisions...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post praises the Mets for ...
4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: John Lackey: Maybe Only a Bicep Strain : The best thing about this afternoon’s loss to the Blue Jays was John Lackey pitching with the stuff and command of the John ...
4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game Four Thread – Red Sox (2-1, 1st) at Blue Jays (4/5/13) : Felix Doubront (11-10, 4.86 in 2012) vs. Josh Johnson (8-14, 3.81 in 2012) Note: The series win in the Bronx is the first opening ...
4/8 Red Sox Life: John Lackey and Red Sox avoid catastrophe :
As expected, John Lackey avoided serious injury Saturday after leaving his season debut with a dangling right arm. Team president ...
4/8 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Prospect Watch: Week 1 : Prospect Watch – Week 1 Welcome to the first Prospect Watch of the season. I am still working on a clever or obnoxious ...
4/7 BoSox Banter: PawSox whip Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate in four-game sweep : By Jeff Louderback Triple-A Pawtucket captured the International League title last season and, entering the 2013 campaign, the ...
4/7 BoSox Banter: Lackey, Red Sox awaiting MRI results : By Jeff Louderback A year and a half removed from Tommy John surgery, John Lackey did not last long in his return to game action. ...
4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Jimenez : The Yankees can learn from the Red Sox's approach to free agency, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Other teams could ...
4/7 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Need Ryan Dempster To Step Up In John Lackey’s Absence : Losing John Lackey to an injury in his first start after a grueling 16 months of Tommy John rehab is a tough break for both him ...
4/7 Red Sox Beacon: Game 5: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 0 : That was about as bad as a single game gets. Boston fell to Toronto 5-0 and lost their starting pitcher to what appeared to be ...
4/6 Red Sox Maineiacs: RSM Top 12 Red Sox Prospects : As Red Sox Maineiacs did during the 2012 season, each month we will rate the Top 12 prospects in the Red Sox system. This list ...
4/6 BoSox Banter: PawSox take first two against Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate : By Jeff Louderback While the Red Sox claimed two out of three to open the regular season at Yankee Stadium, Pawtucket has taken ...
4/6 Porcupines in Pinstripes: PawSox Use Big Eighth Inning to Top RailRiders : Much like opening night at PNC Field, a five-run inning doomed the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) ...
4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Season Preview: Pawtucket Red Sox : The PawSox will feature many players who can help the major league team this year, while they look to defend their International ...
4/4 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #21-30 : Over the course of the past week we’ve incrementally been unveiling our 2013 Top Prospect rankings, 10 players at a time. Compiling ...
4/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Behind Enemy Lines Suffering through Opening Day with the boys on the YES Network. ...
4/2 BoSox Banter: Introducing the 2013 Pawtucket PawSox : By Jeff Louderback When the Red Sox need help after the inevitable injuries occur, they will have depth to access at Triple-A ...
4/2 Red Sox Maineiacs: Brandon's 2013 MLB Predictions : I’m a couple days late with these, but here we go:
AL East
Tampa Bay - With a full season of Evan Longoria, the ...
4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Boston Red Sox Got Their Worth For Kelly And Rizzo : The Boston Red Sox traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo and pitcher Casey Kelly to the San Diego Padres for Adrian Gonzales almost ...
4/1 BoSox Injection: The Next Great Red Sox Team And Why You Should Be Excited : If you have listened to any interviews with Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, you’ve probably heard him refer to “the next ...
News -- March 2013
3/29 Fire Brand of the American League: Prospect Stock Watch Red Sox prospects who have shined during Spring Training 2013....
3/27 BoSox Banter: Henry Owens’ performance shows high ceiling : By Jeff Louderback He is not as close to the majors as arms like Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa and Matt Barnes, but 20-year-old ...
3/26 StoopSports.com: AL Impact Prospects : Jeff Israel Every year teams search their farm systems for that one young player that will come up and make an instant impact ...
3/26 Splash Hit Blog: AL East Division Preview: Where Easy Predictions Go To Die : The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry, ...
3/24 elysianfielders.com: Spring Training Stats Tell Us Almost Nothing : Last night I was poking around at baseball-reference.com, looking at Brandon Belt, for whom I hold a lot of hope. I guess they’ve ...
3/20 Sports Out West: Dodgers GM thinks Carl Crawford is ready for opening day : Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti thinks that outfielder Carl Crawford will be ready for opening day, according ...
3/18 BoSox Banter: Red Sox rotation impressive so far this spring : By Jeff Louderback Ineffective starting pitching has doomed the Red Sox the last three years. This season, it projects to be a ...
3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Chamberlain, Cishek, Royals, Rangers : In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe ranks all 30 managers in the major leagues. In Cafardo's view, you're doing ...
3/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Make More Roster Moves :
Here's the release from the Boston Red Sox announcing more cuts from their spring training roster:
FORT MYERS, FL -- ...
3/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Thoughts From The Last Day Without Dodger Baseball Until April : Real life has become extremely busy over the last few days, so we’re going to lightning round this business. Lists! The ...
3/13 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Prospective Pitches More young guys getting attention! Woo!...
3/13 Red Sox Life: This is an episode of Webster we may actually want to watch : I remember the first time I saw the TV show "Webster." I came home from a day in third grade and turned on the television only ...
3/12 BoSox Injection: Young Pitching Depth Could Be Key To Red Sox Success In 2013 : Pitching has been the biggest problem for the Red Sox in recent years. Nobody can deny or argue with that, as the Red Sox have ...
3/12 BoSox Injection: Buchholz Keeps His ERA Clean, Sox Hold On For 5-4 Win Over Jays : Against a watered-down Toronto lineup (Jose Bautista and Colby Rasmus were the only players expected to be on the Jays’ ...
3/12 MLB Dirt: 2013 Boston Red Sox Top 16 Prospects : After seeing their farm system, once seen as a precious commodity, decline in recent years, Boston’s prospect pool is starting ...
3/11 mlbreports.com : Bradley Jr. – Red Sox Work at “Restoring the Faith” : Like us on Facebook here Monday, Mar.11, 2013 By Saul Wisnia, Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’ ...
3/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: If Rubby De La Rosa Went to Tampa Bay… : What if the Dodgers had traded Rubby De La Rosa not to Boston, but to Tampa Bay? That’s the question John Tomase asked in ...
3/8 BoSox Banter: Carl Crawford as a Dodger is reason for Red Sox to be thankful : By Jeff Louderback As each day passes, the blockbuster trade that the Boston Red Sox made with the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer ...
3/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Hope Springs Eternal- Prospect Edition How the Red Sox young players and prospects have made this an especially exciting Spring Training....
3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Tanaka, Headley, Stanton, Crawford : Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka may be the next Japanese pitcher to turn a
strong World Baseball Classic performance into a nine-figure ...
3/7 BoSox Injection: Pitching Progress Continues : Another Grapefruit League game, another 2-for-2 day for Jackie Bradley, Jr. and another long home run for Mike Napoli as the Red ...
3/7 60ft6in.com: Red Sox perfection in exhibition: Bradley, Bard, and Webster perfect : I know it is only March 7th, and these games do not count, but there is reason for every Red Sox fan to feel really good after ...
3/6 Baseball Jerks: Something to Prove: The Ex-Red Sox Dodgers : In Los Angeles, the Dodgers have become the new Yankees. Just a year ago, the organization was still a mess as the Frank McCourt ...
3/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox agree to terms with 19 Players on 2013 Contracts :
Here's the release from the Boston Red Sox about signing 19 players to one-year contracts.
The Boston Red Sox today ...
3/4 BoSox Injection: Dodger Duo Delivering Early Knockout Punch : In baseball a classic twin killing is a double play. For the Red Sox this spring their twin killing is defined as Rubby De La ...
3/3 BoSox Banter: Webster and De La Rosa highlight growing number of Red Sox pitching prospects : By Jeff Louderback For the Red Sox to contend in 2013, they must get consistent frontline starter performances from Jon Lester ...
3/2 BoSox Injection: Buchholz Makes Spring Debut As Sox Best Twins 2-1 : The Red Sox spring winning streak extends to three games after another fine pitching performance today against the Twins. This ...
3/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Indians, Red Sox, Santana, Cubs : The Indians have a new-look offense and Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer examines it in detail following a busy offseason ...
3/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Breaking news: It seems former Dodger prospect Allen Webster is good : Despite the headline, it really isn't breaking news. Allen Webster is a **** good prospect. Sadly, not everyone knew that heading ...
3/2 BoSox Injection: Carl Crawford Shut Down (Again) : Another spring, another setback for Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford. Gee, where have we all heard that one before? ...
3/2 Call to the Pen: Carl Crawford Unlikely to be Ready for Opener : Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Don Mattingly, announced that OF Carl Crawford will not likely be ready for Opening Day as he has ...
3/1 Baseball News Source: Dodgers News: Carl Crawford Suffers Setback With Elbow Irritation : Los Angeles Dodgers leftfielder Carl Crawford is suffering from minor nerve irritation in his left arm and is expected to miss ...
3/1 Lasorda's Lair: Anyone Else Starting To Worry About Carl Crawford? : Ok, so raise your hand if you are worried about Carl Crawford. (Raises hand). I hate to bring up bad news, but I’m starting ...
News -- February 2013
2/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Southern Comforts Spring Training is giving off good vibes so far....
2/26 BoSox Injection: Wright Gets The “W” In Spring Training Knuckler Showdown : (To start things off I’d like to offer my apologies for the belated post) It’s only spring training and it’s ...
2/26 BoSox Injection: Webster and De La Rosa Rubbin’ Sox Fans The Right Way. : It’s not like after a week into spring training that I have to get all schoolgirl giddy over what a steal Rubby De La Rosa ...
2/25 BoSox Injection: The Kids Are Alright: Prospects Adjusting Well To Big League Camp : As of today, four of the top five prospects in the Red Sox’ system have made their spring debuts (with Matt Barnes, the ...
2/23 BoSox Injection: Tommy John Twins De La Rosa and Lackey Pivotal To Sox Success : Boston’s bookend Tommy John pitchers, John Lackey and Rubby De La Rosa are both coming off Tommy John surgery, each with ...
2/23 BoSox Banter: With guidance from his Red Sox icon cousin, De La Rosa’s future is intriguing : By Jeff Louderback When the Boston Red Sox acquired Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster as part of the prospects package from the ...
2/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 top 50 MLB prospects countdown: 50-41 : Prospects come and go with the seasons. A prospect can be the next best thing one year and an utter disappointment the next. They ...
2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Five Red Sox Players In Baseball America's 2013 Top 100 Prospects :
In the past, we've listed the Boston Red Sox prospects from Keith Law's Top 100 prospects and MLB.com's Top 100 ...
2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation : A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject ...
2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: RSM Red Sox Prospects 26-50 : Last fall we at RSM began the post season ranking of the Red Sox prospects with numbers 1 thru 25. To recap this is the ...
2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: Dempster-Yes, Hamilton-No, Napoli...Maybe? : ...Sandy Rosario-Just wait a couple of days
The Red Sox continue to add pieces to the team through free agency after agreeing ...
2/13 MLB Injury News: Dodgers’ Carl Crawford confident he’ll be ready Opening Day : Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford is
parti**** in baseball-related activities, but he still has a ways to go in
his ...
2/12 Motor City Bengals: MLB Farm System Rankings: #9 Boston Red Sox : It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball, ...
2/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Depth Chart Analysis: All is Right Among the Right-Handers : Editor’s note: Chris Jackson moves on to the righty pitching in the organization, which is probably the deepest group the ...
2/10 Release Points: 2013 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects : System Overview: Led by one of the game’s top prospects — shortstop Xander Bogaerts — the front office has revitalized ...
2/9 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation : A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject ...
2/8 SOX & Dawgs: Six Red Sox Players In MLB.com's 2013 Top 100 Prospects :
Just like his adversary over at ESPN Insider, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has ranked his top 100 MLB Prospects for 2013. In there, ...
2/7 SOX & Dawgs: Keith Law's 2013 Top 10 Red Sox Prospects :
Continuing along with the Keith Law rankings as we catchup on the site comes his top 10 prospects for the Boston Red Sox in ...
2/7 SOX & Dawgs: Four Red Sox Prospects In Keith Law's Top 100 Prospects of 2013 :
Each year, ESPN Insider Keith Law ranks the farm systems based on his top 100 rankings.
In 2013, we find four members of ...
2/7 SOX & Dawgs: Keith Law Ranks Red Sox Farm System as 17th Best :
ESPN Insider Keith Law has released his top minor league systems for 2013 and we find the Boston Red Sox coming in at No. 13.
Law ...
2/7 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston ‘highly unlikely’ to land Kyle Lohse : The Boston Red Sox have been one of the many teams tied to
free agent Kyle Lohse, but it’s “highly unlikely” the right-hander ...
2/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' full-season minor league team preview: Chattanooga Lookouts : This is the third in a four-part series projecting the Dodgers' full-season minor league teams. Up next, the Chattanooga Lookouts. ...
News -- January 2013
1/31 BoSox Banter: Five Red Sox prospects who need a favorable 2013 : By Jeff Louderback The life of a top prospect is sometimes defined by the peaks and valleys of a stomach-churning rollercoaster. ...
1/30 BoSox Injection: Sox Pop Six Prospects Into MLB Top 100 : If you’re a forward-thinking fan looking to feel good about Boston’s future then Tuesday was a banner day. Six Red ...
1/30 BoSox Banter: Bogaerts heads list of six Red Sox prospects among MLB.com’s top 100 : By Jeff Louderback Featuring a well-stocked farm system with multiple names who are Major League ready or almost prepared for ...
1/30 Red Sox Maineiacs: RSM Red Sox Prospects 26-50 : Last fall we at RSM began the post season ranking of the Red Sox prospects with numbers 1 thru 25. To recap this is the ...
1/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – A Dream of Spring We're almost there....
1/28 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #21-30 : Over the course of the past week we’ve incrementally been unveiling our 2013 Top Prospect rankings, 10 players at a time. Compiling ...
1/26 Lasorda's Lair: Baseball America Ranks Top Dodgers Prospects for 2013 : Baseball America recently ranked the top 10 Dodgers prospects in their annual list. Here are their picks for the best players ...
1/24 60ft6in.com: Are Red Sox and Pirates playing ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ again? : The Red Sox and Pirates seem to be good trading partners this off-season. A big deal at the end of December already brought Joel ...
1/21 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #81-90 : Earlier this morning we kicked off our unveiling of this year’s list of the top prospects heading into the 2013 season across ...
1/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My Top 50 Dodgers prospects for 2013 : The Dodgers' farm system hasn't been great in recent years. It has developed some good major leaguers, but nothing like the wave ...
1/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 50 prospects : The Dodgers' farm system hasn't been great in recent years. It has developed some good major leaguers, but nothing like the wave ...
1/12 BoSox Injection: Rubby De La Rosa: Next Red Sox Ace, Next Great Closer, Or None Of The Above? : Amidst the big names and the nearly $250 million that the Red Sox unloaded onto the Dodgers in August 2012, it’s often forgotten ...
1/12 BoSox Banter: Pitching is plentiful in Red Sox farm system : By Jeff Louderback A lack of effective starting pitching has plagued the Boston Red Sox over the last three seasons. It is no ...
1/12 BoSox Banter: Baseball America’s Jim Callis touts Red Sox as 5th best farm system : By Jeff Louderback The Red Sox farm system is well-stocked with high-ceiling prospects who are slated to open the 2013 campaign ...
1/11 BoSox Banter: Napoli deal still uncertain as Red Sox show interest in Morse : By Jeff Louderback With the status of Mike Napoli‘s three-year, $39 million contract with the Boston Red Sox still not signed, ...
1/11 Baseball News Source: Boston Red Sox: Top Prospects for 2013 : Boasting a well-stocked farm system rich with potential impact players who are slated to open the 2013 season at Double-A or Triple-A, ...
1/10 BoSox Injection: How Much Better Is Boston’s Bullpen? : As with many holes that needed to be filled in the off season, Boston set about making some major changes in their bullpen after ...
1/8 SOX & Dawgs: 11 Players Parti**** in 2013 Red Sox Rookie Development Program :
The Boston Red Sox rookie development program kicked off on Monday in Boston.
Here's the release from the Red Sox:
BOSTON, ...
1/7 Baseball News Source: Boston Red Sox Rookie Program In Full Swing : Xander Bogaerts will headline a field of Red Sox rookies The Boston Red Sox will get a glimpse into the future when the team ...
1/6 BoSox Injection: To Get You Gotta Give: Bringing Justin Upton to Boston : Over the past two weeks the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are looking for pitching, have once again floated the name of their star ...
1/3 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Vazquez, Rays, Price, Red Sox : Earlier today, we learned that the Nationals are interested in free agent starter Javier Vazquez, who is considering a return ...
1/3 BoSox Banter: Red Sox work out Abreu, plan to scout Vazquez on Friday : By Jeff Louderback Earlier this week, Bobby Abreu worked out for the Red Sox in Venezuela. On Friday, the club will scout veteran ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Baseball News Source: Boston Red Sox: Trades That Could Be Made Before Spring Training : Red Sox GM Ben Cherington has refused to part with promising prospects, but that could change… Stocked with an abundance ...
12/23 BoSox Banter: Thank you Ben Cherington for saying no to Cody Ross : By Jeff Louderback Cody Ross is affable and likable, which is why he was po**** among teammates, media members and fans in his ...
12/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Dandelions & Dempster : Hunter Golden prances in the petunias and declares "Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph ...
12/18 Seedlings to Stars: S2S 2013 Team Top 12 Prospects: Boston Red Sox : The prospect lists I have created are based solely on my perspective as a baseball fanatic and nothing more, ultimately attempting ...
12/14 Red Sox Maineiacs: Dempster-Yes, Hamilton-No, Napoli...Maybe? : ...Sandy Rosario-Just wait a couple of days
The Red Sox continue to add pieces to the team through free agency after agreeing ...
12/13 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans have reason again to thank the LA Dodgers : By Jeff Louderback Thank you, once again, Los Angeles Dodgers. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that the Boston Red ...
12/11 BoSox Banter: Cherington doing admirable job building pitching depth : By Jeff Louderback Still searching for a starting pitcher and a left-handed hitter who can play first base or right field, the ...
12/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #35: RP Rubby de la Rosa : 27.00 ERA 12.09 FIP 0.2 IP 0/0 K/9 27.00 BB/9 0.0 fWAR (inc.) 2012 in brief: Returned from Tommy John surgery to face just four ...
12/7 Philly Phanatics: Winter meetings wrapup: Does Amaro hold the cards? : After seemingly striking out at every turn, Ruben Amaro got his man – sort of – to play center field for the Phillies. ...
12/1 BoSox Banter: An in-depth look at Red Sox updated 40-man roster : By Jeff Louderback As it does every offseason, the 40-man roster carousel continues to spin for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday, ...
News -- November 2012
11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #31: SP Nathan Eovaldi : (w/ LA) 56.1IP 4.15 ERA 4.11 FIP 5.43 K/9 3.20 BB/9 0.5 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Flashed talent in 10 starts while replacing injured ...
11/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Wil Myers, Jon Lester and runaway rumors Hunter Golden grapples with the hoopla surrounding the rumored Jon Lester for Will Myers trade and says profound stuff. ...
11/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #29: SP Joe Blanton : 4.99 ERA 3.74 FIP 7.96 K/9 2.50 BB/9 0.9 WAR C+ 2012 in brief: Surprise August addition got off to brutal start before providing ...
11/21 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans should continue offering thanks to the Dodgers : By Jeff Louderback It was a miserable 2012 campaign for the Boston Red Sox and their vast legion of feverish fans, but 2013 looks ...
11/21 BoSox Banter: Red Sox add prospects to 40-man roster, delete fringe players : By Jeff Louderback Faced with a crunch for 40-man roster space, the Red Sox added six players to the roster to protect them from ...
11/8 BoSox Banter: Why you should not be panicked about Red Sox starting pitching : By Jeff Louderback Ineffective starting pitching was a key reason why the Boston Red Sox imploded in September 2011 and posted ...
News -- October 2012
10/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Bye Bye, Jacoby It's time to trade Jacoby Ellsbury...
10/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers : When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also ...
10/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Get Sands, De La Rosa From Dodgers : When the Boston Red Sox made the big deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers we knew they were going to get five players. But we also ...
10/4 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Make it Official – Fire Valentine : Valentine’s lone season in Boston resulted in a 69-93 record In the aftermath of their worst season since 1965, the Boston ...
10/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Pitching, Pitching and More Pitching The highlights of the 2012 Red Sox on the mound. Yes, there were some!...
News -- September 2012
9/30 Jays Journal: The High Cost of Wooing John Farrell : It goes without saying that the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox both envisioned different results at the beginning of the ...
9/22 BoSox Banter: Brandon Workman named Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year : Matt Barnes, Anthony Ranaudo and recently acquired Allen Webster are considered the three top starting pitching prospects in the ...
9/21 BoSox Banter: More losses this year will help Red Sox for 2013 and beyond : There will be no post-season parades regarding the Boston Red Sox this year. Already guaranteed of their first losing season since ...
9/19 Lasorda's Lair: If money is no object… : What can we expect for 2013. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but 2012 has been somewhat of a disappointment. Which is odd to ...
9/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers' all-prospect team :
There are lots of familiar names on this list, but also a lot of new names on this year's all-prospect team.
To be eligible ...
9/7 Baseball News Source: Dodgers and Ned Colletti to Negotiate Extension : The Los Angeles Dodgers are in discussions with general manager Ned Colletti on a long-term extension. Dodgers president Stan ...
9/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: A brief look at the Dodgers' farm system following trading season :
The Dodgers were as active as they've been in years on the trade market this year. They acquired some big-name talent (Josh ...
9/3 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: September 3 : Top stories Cingrani promoted to majors: Since he was drafted in 2011, Tony Cingrani has been one of, if not the best minor league ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 Baseball News Source: Mariners’ Hernandez, Vargas, Claimed – Decisions Looming : Will the Mariners Trade Felix Hernandez? For a club that sits four games under .500 (at 64-68) and occupies the American League ...
8/30 The Baseball Page: Allen Webster Begins Career in Boston Red Sox Organization :
One of the key players the Boston Red Sox received in the recent trade ...
8/29 Fire Brand of the American League: One Last Look Before Turning the Page : Before turning the page on the next great era that never was, Chip tries to make sense of what will happen going forward for the ...
8/28 Yankees Fans Unite: A Shocking Blockbuster Trade : One of the many old sayings in sports is that it is easier to fire the manager than the players. The Boston Red Sox tried firing ...
8/27 Call to the Pen: Encore for Red Sox, Now What? : When you play in a big baseball market like Boston, it is sometimes difficult to take a “wait and see” approach. It ...
8/27 Redbird Dugout: Red Sox/Dodgers trade unfair? : This morning an interesting commentary piece by Rob Rains stumbled through my Twitter timeline. In the post, Mr. Rains argues ...
8/27 mlbreports.com : The Fantasy Implications of the Red Sox and Dodgers Blockbuster : Monday August 27th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst): The blockbuster trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers certainly ...
8/27 Talkin Sox with Dan: Going Back to Cali : Carl Crawford was in Pensacola, Fl., on Thursday, awaiting surgery. That day, his left elbow was operated on by Dr. James Andrews. ...
8/27 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Movin’ on up? : We might not go as far as saying that the Phillies are exciting to watch nowadays, but they are certainly a lot less frustrating ...
8/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ben Cherington Is A Man Amongst Boys : Sometimes it’s hard to praise the enemy, but what Ben Cherington did this weekend might live on to be one of the greatest ...
8/26 Roto Think Tank: Real Trades/Fantasy Impact: August 25, 2011 : 0 0 1 688 3927 Roto Think Tank 32 9 4606 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/19/12 - 8/25/12 : As the dust settles from Saturday's trade of historic proportions, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR...
The ...
8/26 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Trade Gives Cherington Clean Slate : Cherington -”we are not who we want to be right now” For Red Sox first-year general manager Ben Cherington, Christmas ...
8/26 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Looking at who the Red Sox acquired in the big trade with the Dodgers : I've been accused of being a prospect hoarder. It's a fair accusation. But when I heard about this deal, my first thought was, ...
8/26 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Lineup Now Has The Edge Over Rival Giants : Dodgers Acquisitions One-Upped Giants The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have one of baseball’s most storied ...
8/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Republican National Convention Makes Things Crazy : The Republican National Convention begins in Tampa today at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and ...
8/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part III—Ned Colletti’s Style On A Larger Scale : Because Frank McCourt is gone and the Dodgers have a new ownership that’s going all, all, all out to win by taking on massive ...
8/25 Release Points: Dodgers – Red Sox Megadeal Reaction : The Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right-hander Josh Beckett, left fielder Carl Crawford and utility infielder ...
8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Brave New World The Red Sox make a blockbuster trade to (hopefully) bring them success in the future...
8/25 Roto Think Tank: Did the Dodgers Change the (Fantasy) Landscape Forever? : 0 0 1 611 3484 Roto Think Tank 29 8 4087 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal : After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday.
They ...
8/25 Baseball News Source: Dodgers – Red Sox – Trade Analysis and Impact : One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent baseball history is designed to dramatically help both teams. As Baseball News ...
8/25 StanGraphs: The Pending Dodgers-Red Sox Deal: What It Means for Both Teams : We interrupt this months-long absence from Stangraphs to bring you this not-so-breaking news: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the ...
8/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dodgers just took a salary dump. : It’s official: Red Sox-Dodgers deal — featuring what’s believed to be biggest transfer of money ever in a trade ...
8/25 MLB Dirt: Red Sox Reboot Creates Many Questions : Boston Red Sox fans have agitated for the better part of the 2012 season for the team to facilitate major change as a way to address ...
8/25 BoSox Injection: Why Dodgers LIKE deal…Beckett, Gonzo, Punto high in the clouds : After Red Sox fans come down from a high equivalent to eating three bowls of Bill Lee’s favorite breakfast, they may ...
8/25 Lasorda's Lair: Adrian Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, and Revamped Dodgers Go for Series Win Against Fish : Clayton Kershaw (11-7, 2.87) vs. Josh Johnson (7-10, 3.73) Lineup: Victorino LF Mark Ellis 2B Matt Kemp CF Gonzalez 1B Ramirez ...
8/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Looking at the Dodgers' return in the potential trade with the Red Sox : With the blockbuster Dodger-Red Sox trade expected to be announced today, I'm going to look at just what the Dodgers are getting ...
8/25 SOX & Dawgs: It's Official Finally: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Blockbuster Deal : After a whirlwind 24 hours, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have finally completed big deal we learned about yesterday.
They ...
8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/25 :
On any given day, the return of David Ortiz to the Boston Red Sox and the fact they beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 would normally ...
8/25 BC Sports: With Beckett, Crawford and Gonzalez Gone to Los Angeles, It's a New Day for the Red Sox : Admit it, Red Sox Nation. If you thought a mega trade like the one that was reported on last night and is being finalized today ...
8/25 Baseball Press: Trading Places: the Dodgers and Red Sox Swap :
Adrian Gonzalez should feel right at home with the Dodgers. (US Presswire)Late Friday afternoon, in what many say appears to ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Red Sox, Dodgers, Gonzalez : This morning, the Red Sox and Dodgers completed a nine-player blockbuster sending Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Prospects Headed To The Red Sox : The Red Sox and Dodgers completed what is arguably the biggest trade of the MLB Trade Rumors era today, a nine-player swap featuring ...
8/25 Baseball News Source: Red Sox – Dodgers Blockbuster Deal – Beckett, Gonzlalez, Crawford Head West : Red Sox – Dodgers Complete 9 Player Mega-Deal The Dodgers and Red Sox have completed a deal that sends Adrian Gonzalez, Josh ...
8/25 StanGraphs: Trade: Dodgers Take Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Josh Beckett From Red Sox : If landing Hanley Ramirez and Shane Victorino convinced you of nothing, this nine-player extravaganza should let you know that ...
8/25 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Officially Reset Team: A New Yahoo Post :
The following is an excerpt from my latest post for Yahoo Sports.
2012 has been a test for the Boston Red ...
8/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DEAL DONE? SOX & DODGERS COMPLETE BLOCKBUSTER :
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8/25 BoSox Injection: Gonzo! : It’s happened. The biggest deal in baseball history (financially) has finally gone thorough. The only other player with over ...
8/25 BoSox Injection: Papi Returns, Sox Best Royals 4-3, And That Wasn’t the Big News : It’s a telling sign about Boston’s power outage when the guy who returns to the lineup after missing 35 games still ...
8/25 Cubbies Crib: Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers To Complete A Blockbuster : Every now and then in Major League baseball there comes a trade that does not only effect the two teams that constituted the trade. ...
8/25 Lasorda's Lair: A New Dodger Blue World Is Upon Us : Today could be the single most important day in the history of the Dodgers, Lasorda’s Lair, and myself. It is expected, pending ...
8/25 Lasorda's Lair: On Eve of Mega Deal, The Dodgers Defeat Miami 11-4 : Dodgers 11 13 1 Marlins 4 9 2 WP- Wright (5-3) LP- Eovaldi (4-9) HR- Reyes (10), Ethier (13), Rivera (7), Ramirez (20), Stanton ...
8/25 Fire Brand of the American League: Blockbuster Red Sox/Dodgers Trade Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford and Punto to LA for Loney, Sands, De Jesus Jr., Webster and de la Rosa...
8/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers about to do something crazy to get Adrian Gonzalez : The Dodgers are on the verge of acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox.
Holy. ...
8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/25 :
On any given day, the return of David Ortiz to the Boston Red Sox and the fact they beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 would normally ...
8/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Red Sox agree to ship Beckett, Crawford, and A-Gon to the Dodgers :
The Red Sox and Dodgers have agreed upon a mega deal that will send Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford to the ...
8/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox-Dodgers Trade, Part I—Bobby Valentine’s Future : I’ll function under the assumption that this deal will go through. The reporters are saying it’s kindasorta done; then not ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Nine-Player Blockbuster? : 10:39am: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter) that the hold-up is the paperwork for Crawford to waive his no-trade ...
8/24 Baseball News Source: Los Angeles Dodgers – Top Five Prospects : With the news that the Red Sox and Dodgers are nearing a blockbuster deal that would send Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl ...
8/24 Call to the Pen: Red Sox, Dodgers Discussing Blockbuster Trade : Word spreads quickly when there is a potential blockbuster trade being discussed. This afternoon news first broke that the Los ...
8/24 BoSox Injection: Gonzalez Scratched From Red Sox Lineup, Trade Almost Complete : It has been a crazy afternoon from Fenway Park with all the surrounding trade rumors between the Red Sox and Dodgers discussing ...
8/24 Baseball Musings: Deal of the Decade? : It looks like the Dodgers and Red Sox have a deal. The whole thing is listed here. To L.A.: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh ...
8/24 Baseball News Source: Will Adrian Gonzalez Be Traded to the Dodgers? : Dating back to before last month’s non-waiver trade deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers were reportedly interested in acquiring ...
8/24 BoSox Injection: Red Sox & Dodgers Discussing Blockbuster Trade Involving Gonzalez, Beckett & Crawford : It’s being reported that the Red Sox and Dodgers are close to completing a blockbuster trade that would send Adrian Gonzalez, ...
8/24 BoSox Injection: Dodgers win trade rights to Gonzalez AND Beckett…48 hr DEADLINE to make deal : >>> FLASH >>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> ...
8/24 BoSox Injection: Dodgers win trade rights to Gonzalez AND Beckett…48 hour deadline to make a deal : >>> FLASH >>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> FLASH>>> ...
8/24 Lasorda's Lair: Bills, His Beard, And The Dodgers Face An Old Friend : Dodgers Lineup vs. Marlins Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Billingsley 1 Nathan ...
8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dodgers Nearing Blockbuster : 5:48pm: Though the deal may not happen in its current nine-player form, something is expected to happen, tweets Jeff Passan of ...
8/23 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Place Beckett, Gonzalez on Trade Waivers : Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez were placed on trade waivers this week by the Boston Red Sox, joining Arizona’s Joe Saunders ...
8/18 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Chattanooga Lookouts boast a nasty bullpen, future Los Angeles Dodgers :
The Chattanooga Lookouts are contending for a playoff spot in the Southern League and if they make it, they might be able ...
8/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Up-And-Down Dodgers Continuing to Baffle : Think this team has been a little schizophrenic lately? Check out what’s happened over their last five series, also helpfully ...
8/4 Baseball News Source: Phillies’ Amaro Says – Lee Not Going Anywhere – Why Not ? : The Philadelphia Phillies put Cliff Lee on, waivers and Lee was reportedly claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. When Phillies general ...
8/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Cubs @ Dodgers August 3, 2012: Claim All of the Phillies : As morning turned into afternoon, all seemed quiet in Dodgertown, with only the prospect of a weekend series against the atrocious ...
8/1 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Trade Analysis – Add Victorino, Ramirez Without Losing Top Pitching Prospects : The future is now for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fueled by the deep pockets and exuberance of a new ownership group that includes ...
8/1 Lasorda's Lair: Have the Dodgers Sacrificed Pitching for Lineup Depth? : Stephen Fife (0-0, 1.46) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-4, 4.15) Lineup:TBA The Dodgers have always been a baseball organization ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Christmas comes to the Los Angeles Dodgers in July : The only bad thing about July 31 for me was I forgot to hang my stockings on the mantle over the fireplace, and I didn’t leave ...
7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Notes: Garza, Dempster, Villanueva : The non-waiver trade deadline came and went and Cubs hurler Matt Garza wound up staying put in Chicago. Cubs General Manager ...
7/31 Baseball News Source: Ryan Dempster Traded to Rangers for Prospects : The Los Angeles Dodgers took a pass Ryan Dempster, not wanting to give up prospect Allen Webster in a trade. Dempster exercised ...
7/31 Obstructed View: Trade Deadline Rumors (Rangers acquired Dempster???, Russell, Garza, Camp, Baker, Webster, BJ Upton, Hope Monster, Buster Olney’s twitter account, Soriano staying put) : This was posted earlier. Updates will be added for the next few hours (scroll down). According to Jon Heyman, Ryan Dempster has ...
7/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Shin-Soo Choo and Hunter Pence : I'm writing this on the road, so my apologies for the lack of visuals, depth and links.
The Dodgers are reportedly interested ...
7/30 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Pitching Prospects – Zach Lee, Allen Webster, Chris Reed and More : At first glance, 20-year-old right-hander Zach Lee‘s 2012 minor league numbers are not impressive. In fact, they don’t ...
7/30 Cubbies Crib: Alfonso Soriano To Join Ryan Dempster In Going To L.A.? : The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers remain in discussions over a potential trade that would send starting pitcher ...
7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Ryan Dempster : 4:57pm: There hasn't been any recent dialogue between the Dodgers and Cubs, ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports (on Twitter).
2:41pm: ...
7/28 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza To Pitch After The Trade Deadline : While the Chicago Cubs try to work out a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers involving Ryan Dempster, there is still the ...
7/27 Baseball News Source: Dodgers Need Top of the Rotation Arm to Join Clayton Kershaw : Watching their crosstown rivals boast about the acquisition of Zack Greinke, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still in need of a starting ...
7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Ryan Dempster Rumors: Friday :
The Cubs and Dodgers have four days to complete a possible trade involving Ryan Dempster. The Dodgers turned down a proposal ...
7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Cardinals July 25, 2012: Hanley! : Hey, so… anything happen today? No? Okay. Hanley Ramirez makes his Dodger debut tonight in St. Louis, hitting fifth and ...
7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez, Come On Down! : Well, this is certainly a fun way to wake up: The Dodgers have acquired Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate from ...
7/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers should pursue Hanley Ramirez instead of Chase Headley : While the hottest Dodger rumor of the day is a Matt Garza trade involving Zach Lee and others, there is a potential trade not ...
7/22 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers switch focus from Ryan Dempster to Matt Garza :
Despite reports, the Dodgers are probably still monitoring the Ryan Dempster situation. However, they've now apparently shifted ...
7/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs' Ryan Dempster drawing lots of interest. What could he fetch? : According to ESPN's Bruce Levine, at least 10 teams are interested in the Cubs' Ryan Dempster. Dempster currently is working ...
7/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My mideason Top 25 Los Angeles Dodgers' prospects : We're just more than half way through the Major League season, which means there's only a couple months remaining in the minor ...
News -- June 2012
6/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers promote top prospect Zach Lee to Double-A Chattanooga :
In a move that was expected in a month or two, the Dodgers today promoted top prospect Zach Lee to the Chattanooga Lookouts ...
6/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Reports: Kevin Youkilis trade coming soon, Dodgers still in play :
Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports put out word late last night that Kevin Youkilis is likely to be traded soon.
They ...
6/17 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Cubs' RHPs Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster :
I wasn't intending to write a post about the Dodgers' interest in Ryan Dempster, but it goes hand-in-hand with the Dodgers' ...
6/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zach Lee has been great this season for the Quakes in the California League :
The word "great" is thrown around a lot in sports and life in general. Far too much, actually. I try to be conservative when ...
6/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Podcast: 'Dugout Blues' episode 7 -- Dodgers, Kemp, debuts, draft :
In this episode, Jared and I discuss Matt Kemp reinjuring his hamstring, which will keep him out a month. We talk about the ...
News -- April 2012
4/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Recapping the Dodgers' home-opener, plus minor-league updates : The Dodgers' kicked off their 50th season in beautiful Dodger Stadium with a 2-1 win against the Pirates on Monday.Clayton Kershaw, ...
4/6 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Zach Lee's Cal League debut a rousing success, plus other Opening Day news : While the Dodgers were busy dispatching of San Diego 5-3 despite an ailing Clayton Kershaw, Zach Lee (right) was making his ...
News -- February 2012
2/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Finally Get Their (Old, Old) Men : Via Ken Gurnick, we’ve learned that for the Dodgers, signing Aaron Harang and Jamey Wright this winter was actually the ...
2/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Lee, Webster, Eovaldi all make Baseball America's Top 100 prospects : Dodger farmhands Zach Lee, Allen Webster and Nathan Eovaldi all made Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list, released today.Lee ...
2/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Young hurlers offer bright future for Dodgers : There’s an old adage in football that states defense wins championships. A team that keeps its opponents out of the end zone ...
2/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Jared Kushner Emerges In Dodger Bidding, But That’s Not a Good Thing : It’s somewhat amazing to me that in an ownership battle as high-profile as this one has been, we’re still finding ...
2/1 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Breaking down FanGraphs' Top 15 Dodgers' prospect list : Marc Hulet of FanGraphs today published his Top 15 Dodgers' prospects list, and the first eight are pretty standard, but there ...
News -- January 2012
1/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Baseball Prospectus releases its Top 20 Dodgers' prospects for 2012 : Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus revealed his Top 20 Dodgers' prospects today. There are a few surprises -- good and bad ...
1/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Monday Notes: Ownership & Prospects : Plenty to keep track of on this last Monday of January… * While we’re still waiting to hear more details on the (at ...
1/26 Lasorda's Lair: Trio of Rookie Dodger Pitchers Rank in MLB.com top 100 Prospect List : Last night MLB.com posted their annual Top 100 Prospects List. Every year around this time, MLB.com analyst Jonathan Mayo, ranks ...
1/25 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Will any Dodgers make MLB.com's Top 100 prospect list? : Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com is releasing his Top 100 prospects for 2012 tonight, first with a Top 50 show on MLB Network (7 p.m. ...
1/25 MLB Dirt: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 16 Prospects : The Los Angeles Dodgers have a ton of pitching depth, especially in the right handed pitching department, but most of them look ...
1/11 MLB Dirt: Best Pitching Prospect Duos: 10-6 : Jim Callis, executive editor of BaseballAmerica, is always great about answering prospect questions on Twitter. The other day ...
1/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Much like the Lookouts, the Quakes will be a force in 2012 : I took a brief look at the Lookouts last week, focusing mostly on the pitching the team should have in 2012. This time, I'm looking ...
1/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Chattanooga Lookouts will be stacked in 2012 : The 2012 Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate, looks like it will begin the season as one of the most stacked ...
News -- December 2011
12/29 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: For Dodgers, Lack of International Spending Is Beginning to Show : Regular posting will resume next week. For now, a thought… With the starting rotation of Clayton Kershaw / Chad Billingsley ...
12/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers have interest in Daniel Murphy, plus arbitration news : The Dodgers are apparently enamored with the Mets' Daniel Murphy, as the club tried to acquire him during the Winter Meetings, ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two Rumors: White, MacDougal, and a Bat : Though all of our moaning about Aaron Harang and the rest of Ned Colletti’s inexplicable moves has been, uh, “fun”, ...
12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Aaron Harang close to signing with Dodgers : Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected ...
News -- November 2011
11/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Baseball America's Top 10 Dodgers' prospects leaked : Well, Friday was to be the day Baseball America released its Top 10 Dodgers' prospects. But the Dodgers' official Twitter account ...
11/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers to sign Wil Ledezma, plus other Dodger links : The Dodgers are expected to sign LHP Wil Ledezma to a minor-league contract today, according to El Universal, a Venezuelan outlet. ...
11/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 50 prospects : This my Los Angeles Dodgers' Top 50 prospects list. In previous years, I've done Top 30s (Top 15s at midseason). This year, I ...
11/13 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2012 Dodgers' prospect lists from others thus far : With Baseball America releasing its top 10 Dodgers' prospects on Dec. 2, folks are already in the prospect-ranking mood. No word ...
11/7 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers off-season preview: Trade targets : In the last of my off-season previews, I look at potential trade targets. The Dodgers' minor-league system is rich with low-level ...
News -- October 2011
10/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Five Dodgers make BA's Southern League Top 20 : Baseball America published its Top 20 Southern League prospect list today, and five Dodgers made the cut.10. Allen Webster12. ...
10/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers cut ties with Casey Blake, Jon Garland : The Dodgers today declined options on third baseman Casey Blake and right-handed pitcher Jon Garland, writes Ken Gurnick of ...
News -- September 2011
9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Recall Three to Not Face Stephen Strasburg and Nationals : With the AAA season at an end, the Dodgers have recalled three Isotopes to bolster the roster, according to Dylan Hernandez: Jerry ...
News -- August 2011
8/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: James and the Giant Streak : Not to totally shortchange Clayton Kershaw‘s fifth complete game of the season or Andre Ethier‘s 3-4 performance despite ...
8/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Most disappointing 2011 Dodgers' prospects : This is the third in a four-part series, this time looking at the most disappointing Dodgers' prospects.
This list will be ...
8/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Redding having nice season for Dodgers' High-A team : When I saw Jon Michael Redding pitch against the Stockton Ports on June 17, he was less than impressive. His line: 4 IP, 8 H, ...
8/14 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Speaks : As Hiroki Kuroda and the Dodgers attempt to complete a sweep of the even-worse-than-we-thought-they-were Astros today, Tom Hoffarth ...
8/10 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Catching up on Dodger doings: Eovaldi, Gordon, Webster, Songco : Despite losing Rubby De La Rosa for the season and likely all of 2012, there is another young fireballer Dodger fans can be ...
8/2 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Rubby De La Rosa could need Tommy John Surgery : Rubby De La Rosa went on the disabled list today with elbow inflammation. Anytime a pitcher goes on the DL with elbow issues, ...
News -- July 2011
7/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Clayton Kershaw doesn't give up a lot of unearned runs : If you had looked at the score of last night's game, you might have thought Clayton Kershaw didn't pitch that well.Did he give ...
7/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Sell, Buy, or Other? Two Weeks Until the Deadline : As we head into the second half of the season, the Dodgers stand at 41-51, 11.5 games behind San Francisco in the NL West and ...
News -- June 2011
6/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Allen Webster: the Dodgers' most underrated prospect : When the Dodgers drafted Allen Webster in the 18th round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of McMichael High School in North Carolina, ...
6/27 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My mid-2011 Top 15 Dodgers' prospects : The minor-league season is about half-way done and it's time to update my prospect rankings. As I did last year, I'm releasing ...
6/22 Bus League Baseball: Cal League Midseason Review : The All-Star game is in the books, and the season is halfway over. San Jose and Rancho Cucamonga have already clinched playoff ...
6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga : Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in ...
6/20 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga : Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in ...
6/19 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga : Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in ...
6/10 Bus League Baseball: Cal League All-Stars Announced : On Thursday, the Cal League All-Star roster was announced. The All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, June 21st at John Thurman ...
6/9 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Eovaldi, Russell enjoying nice seasons for Chattanooga : Dodgers' RHP Nathan Eovaldi is enjoying a great season at Double-A Chattanooga after having just a mediocre season in 2010 in ...