FRIDAY, APRIL 18. 2014
MARQUEE VETS TRADED, YOUNGSTERS SHOW PROMISE AVAILABLE IN BUNCHES
STALWARTS ANDREW McCUTCHEN AND STEPHEN DREW DEALT
NEW YORK - RED SOX NATION ROLLED INTO THE BIG APPLE BACKING A TEAM THAT WAS SMOKING THE BALL AT .319 CLIP BUT WAS JUST 8-8 ON THE WAY TO VISIT.
AFTER BOLTING TO A 5-0 LEAD IN GAME ONE OF A THREE-GAME SERIES, MLB THE SHOW FALTERS FAST IN FREEZING FRENZY.
"THE PIECE OF SHIT THAT 'THE SHOW: MLB 2010' HAS TURNED INTO IS BEYOND BELIEF," SAID CURRENT SOX OWNER LEE GANNON, IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF A SIX-YEAR FRANCHISE. "IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE SERIES WITH TWO OUS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH AND US UP 5-3. UNBELIEVABLE. WE ARE NOW ON FULL SIM MODE."
SAD, BECAUSE LOOK AT WHAT THE SOX HAVE:
ENOCH KYLE 2/4 1.6M
2014 286 1 6
2013 245 34 99
2012 265 15 59
CAMERON BROWER 1/7 9.6M
2014 344 3 11
2013 306 42 112
2012 295 23 72
2011 278 22 65
ELDON WEISS 2/7 6.2M
2014 305 4 12
2013 342 20 89
2012 286 13 55
2011 276 17 63
MITCH NIXON 3/3 407K
2014 283 2 6
2013 328 17 69
EVAN LONGORIA 1/2 11.7M
2014 368 2 8
2013 305 43 121
2012 299 44 115
2011 283 46 128
EVERTH CABRERA 1/2 2.9M
2014 386 1 10
2013 264 5 30
2012 282 3 26
2011 220 0 3
NICK VOGEL 1/2 9.2M
2014 2 0 3.06
2013 14 7 3.17
2012 11 8 4.44
2011 9 9 3.33
JOHNATHAN WEEKS 1/7 10.2M
2014 373 6 10
2013 313 30 114
2012 270 34 93
2011 252 22 65
DARIUS OLIVER 3/4 332K
2014 330 6 14
2013 289 23 90
2012 277 16 47
2011 269 7 23
LIONEL LADD 1/3 3.5M
2014 1 2 4.91
2013 15 10 4.48
2012 7 10 4.59
BRANDON MORROW 1/4 5.4M
2014 2 1 3,71
2013 10 10 2.98
2012 11 6 3.33
2011 7 7 3.71
JORDAN ZIMMERMAN 4/4 1.6M
2014 0 1 8.18
2013 5 2 3.44
2012 9 9 3.47
2011 8 14 4.71
CLARENCE HANCOCK 3/3 1.4M
2014 3SV 1,69
Sunday, January 30, 2011
2014-OVER AND OUT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014
PS2 CONTINUES TO SUCK; SOX PULLING PLUG ON SEASON
PS2 CONTINUES TO SUCK; SOX PULLING PLUG ON SEASON
CONSTANT GAME FREEZES TOO ANNOYING
SEATTLE - AS TAX TIME ROLLED AROUND YET AGAIN, SO DID THE CYCLE OF THE PS2 GAME MLB 10: THE SHOW AGGRAVATING USERS ONCE AGAIN.
"IT WAS THE SAME DEAL WITH 'THE SHOW' ON MY PS3," SAID BOSTON OWNER LEE GANNON. "PLAYS AT THIRD BASE WOULD, FOR SOME REASON, CONSTANTLY FREEZE THE GAME."
IT WAS RETURNED THE GAME STORE, BUT SHORATLY AFTER GOING ONLINE FORA THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OLDER MODEL PS3 (60 MB), GANNON AGAIN HAD A FEW FREZING PROBLEMS, CAUSING GAMES TO BE DISBANDED.
EVENTUALLY, GANNON GOT THE "YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH," AND IT WAS LIGHTS FOR THE PS3, EVEN THOUGH RUMOR HAD SENDING IN THE PLATFORM AND PAPERMILL, WOULD EVE.
SO IT WAS TIME GO BACK TO SIMULATING.
"SUCH A SHAME REALL," GANNON SAID. "WE HAD SOME FUCKING MONSTER BATS OUT THERE THUMPING."
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
BY THE NUMBERS 2014
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1-RETIRED-BOBBY DOERR
2-E CABRERA
3-E LONGORIA
4-RETIRED-JOE CRONIN
5-M KINCAID
6-RETIRED-JOHNNY PESKY
7-C BROWER
8-RETIRED-CARL YAZSTREMSKI
9-RETIRED-TED WILLIAMS
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13-R SUTHERLAND, E LARA, J WEEKS
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5-M KINCAID
6-RETIRED-JOHNNY PESKY
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8-RETIRED-CARL YAZSTREMSKI
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
2013 RED SOX STATS
BOSTON
PLAYER GP AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB
M WIETERS 149 .298 35 3 17 81 2
C BROWER 149 .306 36 2 42 112 19
S DREW 145 .264 42 2 20 66 9
E KYLE 142 .245 21 1 34 99 13
D OLIVER 136 .289 29 3 23 90 18
M NIXON 114 .328 23 0 17 69 19
R SUTHERLA$ND 90 .262 10 0 11 29 2
A CLOUD 77 .281 14 3 10 33 4
A McCUTCHEN 77 .263 12 2 11 39 21
A DE AZA 74 .246 13 0 1 16 7
S HOFF 59 .258 9 0 2 12 3
A DRISCOLL 23 .178 5 0 0 8 0
N SINCLAIR 15 .313 3 0 1 9 0
TEAM 162 .261 294 20 191 721 142
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS
D SCHLERETH 77 8 3 4.29 0
W WRIGHT 64 4 3 3.59 0
N VOGEL 35 14 7 3.17 32
L LADD 34 15 10 4.48 32
S GALLAGHER 28 4 9 4.53 27
C HABCOCK 27 1 2 7.58 0
H PUCKETT 23 1 1 5.00 0
J PRUITT 22 4 3 4.32 0
S HURD 19 2 1 3.20 0
J ZIMMRTMAN 15 5 2 3.44 15
A DENNISON 11 2 1 6.23 8
P HUMBER 8 2 4 5.22 6
C CLEMENTS 7 3 3 4.59 7
TEAM 72 90 5.20
QS-VOGEL 20, LADD 18
S-WRIGHT 16, HANCOCK 8, SCHLERETH 4
PLAYER GP AVG 2B 3B HR RBI SB
M WIETERS 149 .298 35 3 17 81 2
C BROWER 149 .306 36 2 42 112 19
S DREW 145 .264 42 2 20 66 9
E KYLE 142 .245 21 1 34 99 13
D OLIVER 136 .289 29 3 23 90 18
M NIXON 114 .328 23 0 17 69 19
R SUTHERLA$ND 90 .262 10 0 11 29 2
A CLOUD 77 .281 14 3 10 33 4
A McCUTCHEN 77 .263 12 2 11 39 21
A DE AZA 74 .246 13 0 1 16 7
S HOFF 59 .258 9 0 2 12 3
A DRISCOLL 23 .178 5 0 0 8 0
N SINCLAIR 15 .313 3 0 1 9 0
TEAM 162 .261 294 20 191 721 142
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS
D SCHLERETH 77 8 3 4.29 0
W WRIGHT 64 4 3 3.59 0
N VOGEL 35 14 7 3.17 32
L LADD 34 15 10 4.48 32
S GALLAGHER 28 4 9 4.53 27
C HABCOCK 27 1 2 7.58 0
H PUCKETT 23 1 1 5.00 0
J PRUITT 22 4 3 4.32 0
S HURD 19 2 1 3.20 0
J ZIMMRTMAN 15 5 2 3.44 15
A DENNISON 11 2 1 6.23 8
P HUMBER 8 2 4 5.22 6
C CLEMENTS 7 3 3 4.59 7
TEAM 72 90 5.20
QS-VOGEL 20, LADD 18
S-WRIGHT 16, HANCOCK 8, SCHLERETH 4
Saturday, January 22, 2011
2013 RECAP
STANDINGS
AL EAST
NYY 94-68 --
TB 81-81 13
TOR 78-84 16
BOS 72-90 22
BAL 63-99 31
AL CENTRAL
CWS 99-63 --
MIN 86-76 13
DET 84-78 15
CLE 82-80 17
KC 57-105 42
AL WEST
LAA 86-76 ---
OAK 86-76 ---
SEA 86-76 ---
TEX 69-93 17
NL EAST
FLA 99-63 --
ATL 86-76 13
WAS 84-78 15
PHI 76-86 23
NYM 66-96 33
NL CENTRAL
HOU 91-71 --
STL 84-78 7
CIN 82-80 9
CHI 79-83 12
PIT 78-84 13
MIL 72-90 19
NL WEST
LAD 99-63 --
SD 83-79 16
ARI 81-81 18
COL 77-85 22
SF 70-92 29
ALL-STAR GAME
AL 18 NL 7
PLAYOFFS
CWS 1
LAA 3
LAA 4
MIN 1
NYY 0
MIN 3
ANA
HOU
FLA 1
HOU 3
HOU 4
LAD 1
LAD 3
ATL 1
WORLD SERIES
GAME ONE
HOUSTON 4
ANAHEIM 5
ANAHEIM - A COUPLE OF HUGE HOME RUNS LEFT THE ANGELS AND ASTROS KNOTTED AT 4-4 GOING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING IN GAME ONE OF THE WORLD SERIES.
A THREE-RUN SHOT BY ALEXEI RAMIREZ PUSHED THE ANGELS AHEAD 4-1 JUST TWO INNINGS TNTO PLAY. THE FOURTH HOMER OF THE THE PLAYOFFS FOR RAMIREZ CAME OFF ASTROS ACE DAN HAREN.
HOUSTON ANSWERED BACK IN THE SIXTH WHEN JOSH WILLINGHAM ALSO HIT HIS FOURTH PLAYOFF DINGER, THE THREE-RUN RIP OFF STARTER JON GARLAND TYING THE GAME AT FOUR.
THE TIE STOOD UNTIL ANAHEIM'S CARMEN PENA SLAMMED RELEVIER PHILIP HUGHES FIRST POTCH DEEP ATO LEFTFIELD TO WIN IT FOR THE ANGELS.
GAME TWO
HOUSTON 0
ANAHEIM 5
ANAHEIM - SCOTT BAKER SCATTERED SEVEN HITS OVER EIGHT INNINGS JUST ABOUT AS PERFECT AS ONE CAN DO.
"I WOULD HAVE GUESSED HE'D HAVE GIVEN UP JUST TWO OR THREE HITS IF YOU ASKED ME RIGHT AFTER THE GAME," SAID ANGELS PITCHING COACH SILVSTRE COSTA. "HE PITCHED THAT WELL, YOU JUST DIDN'T THINK HE EVEN GAVE UP SEVEN HITS.
PROBABLY BECAUSE THE ASTROS COULDN'T MANAGE TO DENT THE SCOREBOARD, AS ANAHEIM'S 5-0 WIN PUT THEM UP TWO GAMES TO NONE IN THE WORLD SERIES.
"SCOTTIE STRUCK OUT EIGHT AND THEY REALLY ONLY CAME CLOSE TO SCORING JUST ONCE," COSTA SAID.
HOUSTON'S KENDRY MORALES GROUNDED OUT TO THIRD WITH RUNNERS ON FIRST AND SECOND WITH TWO OUTS IN THE SEVENTH INNING.
PAPELBON (0-
"THAT WAS ABOUT IT," COSTE SAID AS BAKER LOWERED HIS POSTSEASON ERA TO 1.25 IN POSTING HIS THIRD WIN WITHOUT A LOSS.
IT WAS BAKER'S THIRD PLAYOFF START - AND THIRD QUALITY OUTING. THE ANGELS ARE 9-2 IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH SEVEN OF THEIR 11 GAMES BEING QUALITY STARTS AS THE TEAM LOWERE ITS ERA TO 2.78.
GAME THREE
HOUSTON (2-1) 7
ANAHEIM (1-2) 6 WP: P HUGHES (1-1), LP: PAPELBON (0-1)
HOUSTON (2-2) 6
ANAHEIM (2-2) 5 WP: C RUSH (2-0), S: M CAPPS (5), LP: R HUDDLESTON (0-1)
GAME FIVE
ANAHEIM
HOUSTON
HOUSTON - THE ASTROS WON THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT HOME GAME TO GAIN THE WORLD SERIES ADVANTAGE OVER THE ANGELS, THREE GAMES TO TWO.
AND THEY HAD A BIT OF BREATHING ROOM THIS TIME, SCORING AN EIGHTH INNING RUN ON THE WAY TO A 2-0 WIN BEHIND DAN HAREN AFTER WINNING THE PREVIOUS TWO GAMES BY A SINGLE RUN.
JOSE REYES, DROPPED TO THIRD IN THE LINEUP FROM THE LEADOFF SPOT, GAVE THE ASTROS ALL THE RUNS THEY WOULD NEED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST WITH A SOLO SHOT.
HAREN WENT 7 INNINGS, GIVING UP ONLY FOUR HITS WITH SIX STRIKEOUTS AND MATT CAPPS PICKED UP HIS SIXTH SAVE OF THE POSTSEASON.
GAME SIX
GOUSTON
ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM - AFTER SNEAKING PAST THE ANGELS TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT GANES - BY FOUR TOTAL RUNS - AND ERASE A 2 GAANES RO
J QILL AMD C MORALES 2R GR 2 HSREN
8=0 5TH INN
4 R 7 JI
11-2 18 HI
LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
AL
J MAUER TB .351
S MERRITT NYY .342
L RUBIN NYY .337
NL
E WEISS STL .342
J VOTTO PHIL .324
C FIGGINS FLA .320
AL HITS
P SANDOVAL SEA 218
MAUER 194
MARKAKIS DET 194
NL
J HARTLEY FLA 204
E LONGORIA LAD 202
C FIGGINS FLA 196
AL 2B
SANDOVAL 52
M KEMP LAA 48
H RAMIREZ CLE 46
M CHAPPELL SEA 46
NL
J WEEKS CHI 50
C COGHLAN SF 44
AL 3B
S VICTORINO DET 12
G SIZEMORE OAK 12
NL
FIGGINS FLA 17
C BELTRAN PHI 14
TAVERAS ATL 10
AL HR
M REYNOLDS MIN 49
P FIELDER SEA 47
M OLSEN CWS 46
C BROWER FLA-BOS 42
TEIXEIRA TB 42
NL
R BRAUN CHI 45
LONGORIA LAD 43
MORNEAU LAD 38
AL RBI
REYNOLDS 140
FIELDER 129
MAUER 125
NL
BRAUN 123
LONGORIA 121
C LEE ATL 115
AL RUNS
OLSEN 115
SANDOVAL 111
MAUER 109
NL
HARTLEY 114
T PARK CHI 113
FIGGINS 109
AL SB
C PENA LAA 88
C DICKENS 77
L WALLIS TB 69
NL
FIGGINS 80
M BOURN LAD 63
E KELSEY ATL 59
AL SLG
MAUER .603
BROWER .600
REYNOLDS .590
NL
WEEKS .589
BRAUN .575
LONGORIA .569
PITCHING
AL WINS
SABATHIA NYY 17
F CARMONIA DET 17
J ESPARZA 17
NL
J SANTANA FLA 19
C BILLINGSLEY LAD 18
J PEAVY STL 17
AL SAVES
D AARDSMA OAK 46
PAPELBON LAA 45
MaCDOUGAL CWS 44
NL
BELL FLA 50
CORDERO LAD 48
JENKS WAS 47
CAPPS HOU 47
AL ERA
E SHEA TOR 2.73
B WEBB CHI 2.88
J JOHNSON CHI 2.91
NL
PEAVY 2.62
D HAREN HOU 2.72
J SANTANA FLA 2.75
AL SO
VERLANDER TOR 250
VOGEL BOS 232
SABATHIA 231
NL
LINCECUM CIN 256
PEAVY 232
BILLINGSLEY 226
AL MVP
M REYNOLDS MIN .287 49 140
NL MVP
R BRAUN .285 45 123
AL CY YOUNG
B WEBB CWS 16W 2.88 ERA 181K
NL
SANTANA 19W 2.75ERA 214K
AL SILVER SLUGGER
J MAUER TB .351 28 125
NL
E WEISS STL .342 20 89
AL ROY
N LOVE DET .280 21 74
NL
J LANDERS .267 23 89
AL EAST
NYY 94-68 --
TB 81-81 13
TOR 78-84 16
BOS 72-90 22
BAL 63-99 31
AL CENTRAL
CWS 99-63 --
MIN 86-76 13
DET 84-78 15
CLE 82-80 17
KC 57-105 42
AL WEST
LAA 86-76 ---
OAK 86-76 ---
SEA 86-76 ---
TEX 69-93 17
NL EAST
FLA 99-63 --
ATL 86-76 13
WAS 84-78 15
PHI 76-86 23
NYM 66-96 33
NL CENTRAL
HOU 91-71 --
STL 84-78 7
CIN 82-80 9
CHI 79-83 12
PIT 78-84 13
MIL 72-90 19
NL WEST
LAD 99-63 --
SD 83-79 16
ARI 81-81 18
COL 77-85 22
SF 70-92 29
ALL-STAR GAME
AL 18 NL 7
PLAYOFFS
CWS 1
LAA 3
LAA 4
MIN 1
NYY 0
MIN 3
ANA
HOU
FLA 1
HOU 3
HOU 4
LAD 1
LAD 3
ATL 1
WORLD SERIES
GAME ONE
HOUSTON 4
ANAHEIM 5
ANAHEIM - A COUPLE OF HUGE HOME RUNS LEFT THE ANGELS AND ASTROS KNOTTED AT 4-4 GOING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING IN GAME ONE OF THE WORLD SERIES.
A THREE-RUN SHOT BY ALEXEI RAMIREZ PUSHED THE ANGELS AHEAD 4-1 JUST TWO INNINGS TNTO PLAY. THE FOURTH HOMER OF THE THE PLAYOFFS FOR RAMIREZ CAME OFF ASTROS ACE DAN HAREN.
HOUSTON ANSWERED BACK IN THE SIXTH WHEN JOSH WILLINGHAM ALSO HIT HIS FOURTH PLAYOFF DINGER, THE THREE-RUN RIP OFF STARTER JON GARLAND TYING THE GAME AT FOUR.
THE TIE STOOD UNTIL ANAHEIM'S CARMEN PENA SLAMMED RELEVIER PHILIP HUGHES FIRST POTCH DEEP ATO LEFTFIELD TO WIN IT FOR THE ANGELS.
GAME TWO
HOUSTON 0
ANAHEIM 5
ANAHEIM - SCOTT BAKER SCATTERED SEVEN HITS OVER EIGHT INNINGS JUST ABOUT AS PERFECT AS ONE CAN DO.
"I WOULD HAVE GUESSED HE'D HAVE GIVEN UP JUST TWO OR THREE HITS IF YOU ASKED ME RIGHT AFTER THE GAME," SAID ANGELS PITCHING COACH SILVSTRE COSTA. "HE PITCHED THAT WELL, YOU JUST DIDN'T THINK HE EVEN GAVE UP SEVEN HITS.
PROBABLY BECAUSE THE ASTROS COULDN'T MANAGE TO DENT THE SCOREBOARD, AS ANAHEIM'S 5-0 WIN PUT THEM UP TWO GAMES TO NONE IN THE WORLD SERIES.
"SCOTTIE STRUCK OUT EIGHT AND THEY REALLY ONLY CAME CLOSE TO SCORING JUST ONCE," COSTA SAID.
HOUSTON'S KENDRY MORALES GROUNDED OUT TO THIRD WITH RUNNERS ON FIRST AND SECOND WITH TWO OUTS IN THE SEVENTH INNING.
PAPELBON (0-
"THAT WAS ABOUT IT," COSTE SAID AS BAKER LOWERED HIS POSTSEASON ERA TO 1.25 IN POSTING HIS THIRD WIN WITHOUT A LOSS.
IT WAS BAKER'S THIRD PLAYOFF START - AND THIRD QUALITY OUTING. THE ANGELS ARE 9-2 IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH SEVEN OF THEIR 11 GAMES BEING QUALITY STARTS AS THE TEAM LOWERE ITS ERA TO 2.78.
GAME THREE
HOUSTON (2-1) 7
ANAHEIM (1-2) 6 WP: P HUGHES (1-1), LP: PAPELBON (0-1)
HOUSTON (2-2) 6
ANAHEIM (2-2) 5 WP: C RUSH (2-0), S: M CAPPS (5), LP: R HUDDLESTON (0-1)
GAME FIVE
ANAHEIM
HOUSTON
HOUSTON - THE ASTROS WON THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT HOME GAME TO GAIN THE WORLD SERIES ADVANTAGE OVER THE ANGELS, THREE GAMES TO TWO.
AND THEY HAD A BIT OF BREATHING ROOM THIS TIME, SCORING AN EIGHTH INNING RUN ON THE WAY TO A 2-0 WIN BEHIND DAN HAREN AFTER WINNING THE PREVIOUS TWO GAMES BY A SINGLE RUN.
JOSE REYES, DROPPED TO THIRD IN THE LINEUP FROM THE LEADOFF SPOT, GAVE THE ASTROS ALL THE RUNS THEY WOULD NEED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST WITH A SOLO SHOT.
HAREN WENT 7 INNINGS, GIVING UP ONLY FOUR HITS WITH SIX STRIKEOUTS AND MATT CAPPS PICKED UP HIS SIXTH SAVE OF THE POSTSEASON.
GAME SIX
GOUSTON
ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM - AFTER SNEAKING PAST THE ANGELS TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT GANES - BY FOUR TOTAL RUNS - AND ERASE A 2 GAANES RO
J QILL AMD C MORALES 2R GR 2 HSREN
8=0 5TH INN
4 R 7 JI
11-2 18 HI
LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
AL
J MAUER TB .351
S MERRITT NYY .342
L RUBIN NYY .337
NL
E WEISS STL .342
J VOTTO PHIL .324
C FIGGINS FLA .320
AL HITS
P SANDOVAL SEA 218
MAUER 194
MARKAKIS DET 194
NL
J HARTLEY FLA 204
E LONGORIA LAD 202
C FIGGINS FLA 196
AL 2B
SANDOVAL 52
M KEMP LAA 48
H RAMIREZ CLE 46
M CHAPPELL SEA 46
NL
J WEEKS CHI 50
C COGHLAN SF 44
AL 3B
S VICTORINO DET 12
G SIZEMORE OAK 12
NL
FIGGINS FLA 17
C BELTRAN PHI 14
TAVERAS ATL 10
AL HR
M REYNOLDS MIN 49
P FIELDER SEA 47
M OLSEN CWS 46
C BROWER FLA-BOS 42
TEIXEIRA TB 42
NL
R BRAUN CHI 45
LONGORIA LAD 43
MORNEAU LAD 38
AL RBI
REYNOLDS 140
FIELDER 129
MAUER 125
NL
BRAUN 123
LONGORIA 121
C LEE ATL 115
AL RUNS
OLSEN 115
SANDOVAL 111
MAUER 109
NL
HARTLEY 114
T PARK CHI 113
FIGGINS 109
AL SB
C PENA LAA 88
C DICKENS 77
L WALLIS TB 69
NL
FIGGINS 80
M BOURN LAD 63
E KELSEY ATL 59
AL SLG
MAUER .603
BROWER .600
REYNOLDS .590
NL
WEEKS .589
BRAUN .575
LONGORIA .569
PITCHING
AL WINS
SABATHIA NYY 17
F CARMONIA DET 17
J ESPARZA 17
NL
J SANTANA FLA 19
C BILLINGSLEY LAD 18
J PEAVY STL 17
AL SAVES
D AARDSMA OAK 46
PAPELBON LAA 45
MaCDOUGAL CWS 44
NL
BELL FLA 50
CORDERO LAD 48
JENKS WAS 47
CAPPS HOU 47
AL ERA
E SHEA TOR 2.73
B WEBB CHI 2.88
J JOHNSON CHI 2.91
NL
PEAVY 2.62
D HAREN HOU 2.72
J SANTANA FLA 2.75
AL SO
VERLANDER TOR 250
VOGEL BOS 232
SABATHIA 231
NL
LINCECUM CIN 256
PEAVY 232
BILLINGSLEY 226
AL MVP
M REYNOLDS MIN .287 49 140
NL MVP
R BRAUN .285 45 123
AL CY YOUNG
B WEBB CWS 16W 2.88 ERA 181K
NL
SANTANA 19W 2.75ERA 214K
AL SILVER SLUGGER
J MAUER TB .351 28 125
NL
E WEISS STL .342 20 89
AL ROY
N LOVE DET .280 21 74
NL
J LANDERS .267 23 89
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
THE KEY
OK, IT'S YEAR 4 OF THE NEW MLB ON THE SHOW: 2010 AND IT'S TIME TO MAKE A SEA CHANGE.
I HAVE PROBABLY STARTED THE 2013 SEASON BETTER THAN ANY OTHER - I AM A WHOPPING SINGLE GAME UNDER AT .500.
BUT I AM OVER PLAYING MORE THAN 70 PERCENT (PROBABLY) OF THE RED SOX GAMES OVER A SEASON - SO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS - SO MANY ONE-RUN DECISIONS GOING THE WRONG WAY.
IT'S LIKE GETTING RIVERED EVERY FIFTH HAND IN HOLD EM.
SO. I AM GOING TO JUST SIMULATE A TON AND GM AND JUST PLAY INTERESTING GAMES I WILL TRY AND RECAP.
AAPRIL 22, 2013
GONNA DROP C MONTALVO FOR A RP AND MOVE COY LOZANO TO HIS SETUP ROLE. LOZANO IS A RULE 5 PICK. THE ENTIRE STAFF - ALMOST - HAS PITCHED WELL, WITH A 3.90 ERA. STARTERS ARE J BECKETT 0-2 2.86 13 K, F LIRIANO 1-1 2.82 18, N VOGEL 1-1 2.39 25, J KU 1-1 4.87 AND P HUMBER 1-1 0.93 6.
RP
RAGLAND 1-0 4.40 5K
C LOZANO 1.80 13 K
W WRIGHT 1-0 0.82 12
S KELLEY 0-0 1.80 5K 1 S
MONTALVO 2-0 8.10 6K
J RUSS 0-0 3.86 6K
LEAGUE 0-0 3.86 5K 6S
TEAM 3.90
HITTERS
A CLOUD 10-23 4.35
S HOFF 3-8 .375
McCUTCHEN 26-84 .310
WIETERS 17-59 .288
A CLARK 4-14 .286
S DREW 19-71 .268
JARAMILLO 5-21 .238
S WELLS 17-73 .233
D OLIVER 15-65 .231
R SUTHERLAND 12-53 .266
SWISHER 11-56 .196
E KYLE 12-65 .185
T STANTON 1-11 .091
TEAM .235
9-10 APRIL 21
S KELLEY FOR MONTALVO
N ANTHONY FOR J KU
SKIP TO MAY 3 A CLOUD (.215) BROKEN ARM
14-17
4.59 TEAM .240 TEAM
ADD C SMILEY FOR CLOUD
M NIXON FOR T STANTON
A DEAL FOR S HOFF
M KINCAID FOR JARAMILLO
L KINCAID FOR S KELLEY
M ACOSTA FOR J SMITH
W FERRERIA FOR N ANTHONY
I HAVE PROBABLY STARTED THE 2013 SEASON BETTER THAN ANY OTHER - I AM A WHOPPING SINGLE GAME UNDER AT .500.
BUT I AM OVER PLAYING MORE THAN 70 PERCENT (PROBABLY) OF THE RED SOX GAMES OVER A SEASON - SO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS - SO MANY ONE-RUN DECISIONS GOING THE WRONG WAY.
IT'S LIKE GETTING RIVERED EVERY FIFTH HAND IN HOLD EM.
SO. I AM GOING TO JUST SIMULATE A TON AND GM AND JUST PLAY INTERESTING GAMES I WILL TRY AND RECAP.
AAPRIL 22, 2013
GONNA DROP C MONTALVO FOR A RP AND MOVE COY LOZANO TO HIS SETUP ROLE. LOZANO IS A RULE 5 PICK. THE ENTIRE STAFF - ALMOST - HAS PITCHED WELL, WITH A 3.90 ERA. STARTERS ARE J BECKETT 0-2 2.86 13 K, F LIRIANO 1-1 2.82 18, N VOGEL 1-1 2.39 25, J KU 1-1 4.87 AND P HUMBER 1-1 0.93 6.
RP
RAGLAND 1-0 4.40 5K
C LOZANO 1.80 13 K
W WRIGHT 1-0 0.82 12
S KELLEY 0-0 1.80 5K 1 S
MONTALVO 2-0 8.10 6K
J RUSS 0-0 3.86 6K
LEAGUE 0-0 3.86 5K 6S
TEAM 3.90
HITTERS
A CLOUD 10-23 4.35
S HOFF 3-8 .375
McCUTCHEN 26-84 .310
WIETERS 17-59 .288
A CLARK 4-14 .286
S DREW 19-71 .268
JARAMILLO 5-21 .238
S WELLS 17-73 .233
D OLIVER 15-65 .231
R SUTHERLAND 12-53 .266
SWISHER 11-56 .196
E KYLE 12-65 .185
T STANTON 1-11 .091
TEAM .235
9-10 APRIL 21
S KELLEY FOR MONTALVO
N ANTHONY FOR J KU
SKIP TO MAY 3 A CLOUD (.215) BROKEN ARM
14-17
4.59 TEAM .240 TEAM
ADD C SMILEY FOR CLOUD
M NIXON FOR T STANTON
A DEAL FOR S HOFF
M KINCAID FOR JARAMILLO
L KINCAID FOR S KELLEY
M ACOSTA FOR J SMITH
W FERRERIA FOR N ANTHONY
Friday, January 14, 2011
NO REAL SHOCKERS AT RED SOX CAMP
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013
BECKETT TAGGED WITH OPENING-DAY LOSS
RELIEVER RAGLAND CAN'T KEEP ANGELS QUIET
ANAHEIM - IN A TRAINING CAMP THAT HELD NO REAL SURPRISES, IT WAS THE ONE NEW MEMBER TO THE 25-MAN ROSTER THAT STRUGGLED.
STARTING PITCHHER JOSH BECKETT WAS OFFICIALLY ACQUIRED BY BOSTON ON OPENING DAY, BUT HE'D ALREADY BEEN NEARBY FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN TOOK THE LOSS IN A 4-3 DEFEAT TO THE AMGELS MONDAY NIGHT.
THE LONG-RUMORED TRADE OF BECKETT FROM CHICAGO FOR BOSTON LEFT-FIELDER RYAN BRAUN WAS MADE AT THE END OF MARCH, BUT BOTH PLAYERS HAD TO UNDERGO THOROUGH MEDICAL TESTING BEFORE THE DEAL WAS PUT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSSIONERS OFFICE,
BRAUN, COMING OFF TWO CONSECUTIVE SESONS OF HITTING .268, WENT TO THE CUBS STRAIGHT UP. HE HAD HIT UNDER .200 IN THE SPRING AND CHICAGO WAS EAGER TO MOVE FOR THE SLUGGER TO MOVE ENOCH KYLE BACK TO LEFT FROM FIRST, MAKING ROOM FOR STANTON WELLS.
BECKETT GAVE UP A PAIR OF OPENING-INNING RUNS, GOING A TOTAL OF 5 INNINGS BEFORE LONG RELIEVER BRYON RAGLAND WAS TAGGED FOR THREE HITS AND TWO DECISIVE RUNS.
WELLS HAD THREE HITS FOR BOSTON.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
PLAYER CAPSULES
ANDREW McCUTCHEN #11 CF-DH SIGNED THRU 2013 3/23M 5-10, 175 AGE-25
2012 .324, 26, 75
2011 .323, 25, 83
2010 .319, 15, 68
2009 .286, 12, 54
CAREER .315
RYAN BRAUN #7 LF SIGNED THRU 2015 6/48M 6-1, 200 AGE-28
2012 .268, 35, 105
2011 .268, 25, 82
2010 .263, 34, 90
2009 ,320, 32, 114
CAREER .287
STEPHEN DREW #10 SS SIGNED THRU 2016 5/18M 6-0, 185 AGE-25
2012 .284, 24, 87
2011 .287, 31, 81
2010 .255, 16, 70
2009 .261, 12, 65
CAREER .273
MATT WIETERS #32 C SIGNED THRU 2013 2/6.2M 6-5, 230 AGE 25
2012 .298, 27, 74
2011 .270, 24, 66
2010 .227, 14, 43
2009 .288, 9, 43
CAREER .271
RODERICK SUTHERLAND #13 3B 1/603K 6-4, 222 AGE-25
2012 .260, 17, 66
2011 ..282, 15, 51
2010
CAREER .270
DARIUS OLIVER #24 RF SIGNED THRU 2015 4/1.3M 5-8, 164 AGE-27
2012 .277, 16, 47
2011 .269, 7, 23
2010
CAREER ,274
HOSEA SPIVEY #22 OF THRU 2014 3/200K 6-0, 194 AGE-27
2012 .304, 7, 40
2011 .228, 0, 6
2010
CAREER .285
NICK SWISHER #49 1B-OF THRU 2014 3/8M 5-11, 210 AGE-31 ACQ-WAIVERS, TEXAS, 2012
2012 .207, 8, 34
2011 .274, 7, 22
2010 .210., 11, 23
2009 .249, 29, 82
CAREER .241
ENOCH KYLE #40 LF-1B UNSIGNED 6-5, 232 AGE-24 ACQ-TRADE TN 2012
2012 .265, 15, 50
2011
2010
CAREER
JASON JARAMILLO #48 C SIGNED THRU 2013 3/1M 6-0, 210 AGE-29
2012 .296, 2, 23
2011 .250, 2, 9
2010 .241, 1, 14
2009 .252, 3, 26
CAREER .265
STANTON WELLS #76 1B UNSIGNED 5-11, 182 AGE-23
2012 .265, 7, 21
2011
2010
CAREER
RHETT CONNELL #15 1B UNSIGNED 5-19, 188 AGE-27
2012 .222, 0, 2
2011 .200, 0, 1
2010 .280, 1, 7
CAREER .253
BENITO ENRIQUEZ #37 C 4/730K 6-4, 224 AGE-28
2012 .125, 0, 0
2011 .206, 1, 6
CAREER ,190
DARIO ESTRADA #30 2B FINAL YEAR 2/290K 6-3, 209 AGE-23
2012 .285, 6, 26
CEDRIC VANDYKE #35 OF 3/117K 5-7, 182 AGE-26
2012 .392, 1, 5
2012 .324, 26, 75
2011 .323, 25, 83
2010 .319, 15, 68
2009 .286, 12, 54
CAREER .315
RYAN BRAUN #7 LF SIGNED THRU 2015 6/48M 6-1, 200 AGE-28
2012 .268, 35, 105
2011 .268, 25, 82
2010 .263, 34, 90
2009 ,320, 32, 114
CAREER .287
STEPHEN DREW #10 SS SIGNED THRU 2016 5/18M 6-0, 185 AGE-25
2012 .284, 24, 87
2011 .287, 31, 81
2010 .255, 16, 70
2009 .261, 12, 65
CAREER .273
MATT WIETERS #32 C SIGNED THRU 2013 2/6.2M 6-5, 230 AGE 25
2012 .298, 27, 74
2011 .270, 24, 66
2010 .227, 14, 43
2009 .288, 9, 43
CAREER .271
RODERICK SUTHERLAND #13 3B 1/603K 6-4, 222 AGE-25
2012 .260, 17, 66
2011 ..282, 15, 51
2010
CAREER .270
DARIUS OLIVER #24 RF SIGNED THRU 2015 4/1.3M 5-8, 164 AGE-27
2012 .277, 16, 47
2011 .269, 7, 23
2010
CAREER ,274
HOSEA SPIVEY #22 OF THRU 2014 3/200K 6-0, 194 AGE-27
2012 .304, 7, 40
2011 .228, 0, 6
2010
CAREER .285
NICK SWISHER #49 1B-OF THRU 2014 3/8M 5-11, 210 AGE-31 ACQ-WAIVERS, TEXAS, 2012
2012 .207, 8, 34
2011 .274, 7, 22
2010 .210., 11, 23
2009 .249, 29, 82
CAREER .241
ENOCH KYLE #40 LF-1B UNSIGNED 6-5, 232 AGE-24 ACQ-TRADE TN 2012
2012 .265, 15, 50
2011
2010
CAREER
JASON JARAMILLO #48 C SIGNED THRU 2013 3/1M 6-0, 210 AGE-29
2012 .296, 2, 23
2011 .250, 2, 9
2010 .241, 1, 14
2009 .252, 3, 26
CAREER .265
STANTON WELLS #76 1B UNSIGNED 5-11, 182 AGE-23
2012 .265, 7, 21
2011
2010
CAREER
RHETT CONNELL #15 1B UNSIGNED 5-19, 188 AGE-27
2012 .222, 0, 2
2011 .200, 0, 1
2010 .280, 1, 7
CAREER .253
BENITO ENRIQUEZ #37 C 4/730K 6-4, 224 AGE-28
2012 .125, 0, 0
2011 .206, 1, 6
CAREER ,190
DARIO ESTRADA #30 2B FINAL YEAR 2/290K 6-3, 209 AGE-23
2012 .285, 6, 26
CEDRIC VANDYKE #35 OF 3/117K 5-7, 182 AGE-26
2012 .392, 1, 5
2012 MLB RECAP
AL EAST
TOR 92-70 --
TB 90-72 2
NYY 78-84 14
BOS 71-94 21
BAL 57-105 35
AL CENTRAL
MIN 89-73 --
CWS 85-77 4
CLE 79-83 10
DET 72-90 17
KC 60-102 29
AL WEST
LAA 91-71 --
OAK 88-74 3
SEA 86-76 5
TEX 78-84 13
NL EAST
WAS 98-64 --
PHI 80-82 18
ATL 79-83 19
NYM 74-88 24
FLA 74-88 24
NL CENTRAL
MIL 86-76 --
CHC 85-77 1
CIN 83-79 3
STL 83-79 3
HOU 78-84 8
PIT 76-86 10
NL WEST
SD 99-73 --
LAD 92-70 7
ARI 82-80 17
COL 78-84 21
SF 67-95 32
PLAYOFFS
TOR 3
MIN 2
TOR 4
LAA 3 LAA 3
TB 2
WAS 4
SD 3 TOR 1
MIL 1
WAS 4
WAS 3 SD 1
LAD 1
WORLD SERIES
NATIONALS (7-2) VS JAYS (7-5)
GAME ONE-SIM WAS 6 TOR 2
GAME TWO-SIM WAS 8 TOR 1
GAME THREE-SIM WAS 6 TOR 1
GAME FOUR-SIM TOR 3 WAS 2
GAME FIVE-SIM WAS 5 TOR 2
PLAYOFF MVP-WAS P CHRIS CARPENTER 3-0, 1.09
LEAGUE LEADERS
AL BA
MAUER TB .354
D BOOKER TOR .327
A GARVIN NYY .325
McCUTCHEN BOS .324
NL BA
M ORDONEZ WAS .367
H AGUILAR CIN .314
T PURCELLCOL .313
J HARTLEY FLA .311
C TOMPKINS NYM .310
AL HITS
McCUTCHEN 209
GARVIN 203
ELLSBURY 200
NL HITS
ORDONEZ 212
FIGGINS STL 190
UTLEY WAS 188
AL 2B
ELLSBURY 56
McCUTCHEN 48
M KEMP LAA 47
NL 2B
UTLEY 46
FURCAL CIN 45
CHOO HOU 45
FIGGINS 43
AL 3B
McCUTCHEN 16
PIERRE TEX 13
BORBON CLE 12
NL 3B
C CAHILL MIL 10
FURCAL 9
POLANCO ARI 9
AL HR
TEIXEIRA TB 48
M REYNOLDS MIN 45
ETHIER OAK 41
NL HR
R HOWARD SD 52
LONGORIA LAD 44
FIELDER PIT 41
PUJOLS ATL 41
AL RBI
TEIXEIRA 151
REYNOLDS 138
S TOVAR OAK 122
P SANDOVAL SEA 114
NL RBI
UTLEY 140
HOWARD 131
PUJOLS 119
J FLAHERTY PHI 117
LONGORIA 115
AL RUNS
B ROBERTS TB 120
GRANDERSON CWS 114
TEIXEIRA 110
NL RUNS
ORDONEZ 121
J WERTH SD 119
LONGORIA 110
HOWARD 110
AL SB
ELLSBURY 64
BORBON 62
P MORENO TB 56
NL SB
FIGGINS 80
BOURN LAD 68
J REYES HOU 61
AL SLG
TEIXEIRA .621
SIZEMORE OAK .586
McCUTCHEN .568
NL SLG
HOWARD .600
UTLEY .598
LONGORIA .579
PITCHING
AL WINS
PETTITTE BOS 18
J JOHNSON CWS 17
NL WINS
J LANNAN PIT 16
WAINWRIGHT PHI 16
LINCECUM CIN 16
MARQUIS LAD 16
AL SAVES
PAPELBOHN LAA 49
K WOOD OAK 47
SORIA TB 47
NL SAVES
FUENTES ATL 53
JENKS WAS 52
AL ERA
HAREN SEA 2.82
SABATHIA NYY 3.00
WEBB CWS 3.05
NL ERA
PAVANO CIN 2.89
CARPENTER WAS 2.97
PEAVY STL 2.97
WAINWRIGHT 2.99
AL SO
HAREN 251
GREINKE NYY 238
J VAZQUEZ LAA 224
W BAILEY BAL 221
NL SO
LINCECUM 256
PEAVY 249
AWARDS
AL MVP
TEIXEIRA TB .315 48 151 110R .621SLG 190H
NL MVP
R HOWARD SD .296 52 131 110R .600SLG 181H
AL CY YOUNG
J JOHNSON CWS 17W 3.18 195K
NL CY YOUNG
WAINWRIGHT PHI 16W 2.99 187K
AL SILVER SLUGGER
MAUER TB .354 19 104
NL SILVER SLUGGER
M OEDONEZ WAS .367 25 115
AL ROY
S SHERMAN CLE .245 10 67
NL ROY C CAHILL MIL .281 18 62
BOSTON GOLD GLOVES
McCUTCHEN CF
E KYLE LF
RETIREES
BOS-DARIN BLUM RP
BOS-PEDRO FELICIANO RP
BOS-SCOTT FOWLER 1B
J KENDALL, B LIDGE. P MARTINEZ, R FREEL, J GUILLEN, M CAMERON, B PENNY, R FRANKLIN, A KENNEDY, N GARCIAPARRA, O DOTEL, J FOGG, J VAZQUEZ, D ORTIZ, JD DREW, J DYE, B FUENTES,R LUDWICK, A LAROCHE, K MILLWOOD, C PAVANO, CH JONES, R CHOATE, B HOWRY, S LINEBRINK, T HUNTER, AR RAMIREZ, LIV HERNANDEZ, J MARQUIS, RY HOWARD
TOR 92-70 --
TB 90-72 2
NYY 78-84 14
BOS 71-94 21
BAL 57-105 35
AL CENTRAL
MIN 89-73 --
CWS 85-77 4
CLE 79-83 10
DET 72-90 17
KC 60-102 29
AL WEST
LAA 91-71 --
OAK 88-74 3
SEA 86-76 5
TEX 78-84 13
NL EAST
WAS 98-64 --
PHI 80-82 18
ATL 79-83 19
NYM 74-88 24
FLA 74-88 24
NL CENTRAL
MIL 86-76 --
CHC 85-77 1
CIN 83-79 3
STL 83-79 3
HOU 78-84 8
PIT 76-86 10
NL WEST
SD 99-73 --
LAD 92-70 7
ARI 82-80 17
COL 78-84 21
SF 67-95 32
PLAYOFFS
TOR 3
MIN 2
TOR 4
LAA 3 LAA 3
TB 2
WAS 4
SD 3 TOR 1
MIL 1
WAS 4
WAS 3 SD 1
LAD 1
WORLD SERIES
NATIONALS (7-2) VS JAYS (7-5)
GAME ONE-SIM WAS 6 TOR 2
GAME TWO-SIM WAS 8 TOR 1
GAME THREE-SIM WAS 6 TOR 1
GAME FOUR-SIM TOR 3 WAS 2
GAME FIVE-SIM WAS 5 TOR 2
PLAYOFF MVP-WAS P CHRIS CARPENTER 3-0, 1.09
LEAGUE LEADERS
AL BA
MAUER TB .354
D BOOKER TOR .327
A GARVIN NYY .325
McCUTCHEN BOS .324
NL BA
M ORDONEZ WAS .367
H AGUILAR CIN .314
T PURCELLCOL .313
J HARTLEY FLA .311
C TOMPKINS NYM .310
AL HITS
McCUTCHEN 209
GARVIN 203
ELLSBURY 200
NL HITS
ORDONEZ 212
FIGGINS STL 190
UTLEY WAS 188
AL 2B
ELLSBURY 56
McCUTCHEN 48
M KEMP LAA 47
NL 2B
UTLEY 46
FURCAL CIN 45
CHOO HOU 45
FIGGINS 43
AL 3B
McCUTCHEN 16
PIERRE TEX 13
BORBON CLE 12
NL 3B
C CAHILL MIL 10
FURCAL 9
POLANCO ARI 9
AL HR
TEIXEIRA TB 48
M REYNOLDS MIN 45
ETHIER OAK 41
NL HR
R HOWARD SD 52
LONGORIA LAD 44
FIELDER PIT 41
PUJOLS ATL 41
AL RBI
TEIXEIRA 151
REYNOLDS 138
S TOVAR OAK 122
P SANDOVAL SEA 114
NL RBI
UTLEY 140
HOWARD 131
PUJOLS 119
J FLAHERTY PHI 117
LONGORIA 115
AL RUNS
B ROBERTS TB 120
GRANDERSON CWS 114
TEIXEIRA 110
NL RUNS
ORDONEZ 121
J WERTH SD 119
LONGORIA 110
HOWARD 110
AL SB
ELLSBURY 64
BORBON 62
P MORENO TB 56
NL SB
FIGGINS 80
BOURN LAD 68
J REYES HOU 61
AL SLG
TEIXEIRA .621
SIZEMORE OAK .586
McCUTCHEN .568
NL SLG
HOWARD .600
UTLEY .598
LONGORIA .579
PITCHING
AL WINS
PETTITTE BOS 18
J JOHNSON CWS 17
NL WINS
J LANNAN PIT 16
WAINWRIGHT PHI 16
LINCECUM CIN 16
MARQUIS LAD 16
AL SAVES
PAPELBOHN LAA 49
K WOOD OAK 47
SORIA TB 47
NL SAVES
FUENTES ATL 53
JENKS WAS 52
AL ERA
HAREN SEA 2.82
SABATHIA NYY 3.00
WEBB CWS 3.05
NL ERA
PAVANO CIN 2.89
CARPENTER WAS 2.97
PEAVY STL 2.97
WAINWRIGHT 2.99
AL SO
HAREN 251
GREINKE NYY 238
J VAZQUEZ LAA 224
W BAILEY BAL 221
NL SO
LINCECUM 256
PEAVY 249
AWARDS
AL MVP
TEIXEIRA TB .315 48 151 110R .621SLG 190H
NL MVP
R HOWARD SD .296 52 131 110R .600SLG 181H
AL CY YOUNG
J JOHNSON CWS 17W 3.18 195K
NL CY YOUNG
WAINWRIGHT PHI 16W 2.99 187K
AL SILVER SLUGGER
MAUER TB .354 19 104
NL SILVER SLUGGER
M OEDONEZ WAS .367 25 115
AL ROY
S SHERMAN CLE .245 10 67
NL ROY C CAHILL MIL .281 18 62
BOSTON GOLD GLOVES
McCUTCHEN CF
E KYLE LF
RETIREES
BOS-DARIN BLUM RP
BOS-PEDRO FELICIANO RP
BOS-SCOTT FOWLER 1B
J KENDALL, B LIDGE. P MARTINEZ, R FREEL, J GUILLEN, M CAMERON, B PENNY, R FRANKLIN, A KENNEDY, N GARCIAPARRA, O DOTEL, J FOGG, J VAZQUEZ, D ORTIZ, JD DREW, J DYE, B FUENTES,R LUDWICK, A LAROCHE, K MILLWOOD, C PAVANO, CH JONES, R CHOATE, B HOWRY, S LINEBRINK, T HUNTER, AR RAMIREZ, LIV HERNANDEZ, J MARQUIS, RY HOWARD
2012 RED SOX MISC. HITTING STATS
PLAYER BB SO SLG OBP VSRHP VSLHP RISP H A
McCUTCHEN 48 114 .568 .371 .303 .380 .234 .332 .315
BRAUN 31 121 .513 .305 .269 .266 .321 .311 .226
DREW 38 114 .505 .329 .285 .280 .291 .318 .250
WIETERS 52 111 .511 .369 .301 .287 .297 .301 .295
SUTHERLAND 43 92 .431 .322 .259 .264 .276 .252 .269 .
OLIVER 21 79 .459 .313 ..275 .284 .277 .275 .278
SPIVEY 16 78 .415 .343 .290 .337 .274 .364 .234
SWISHER 31 48 .389 .312 .205 .213 .308 .185 .238
KYLE 23 66 .469 .312 .262 .276 .287 .278 .255
JARAMILLO 21 41 .373 .356 .316 .243 .303 .328 .265
S WELLS 13 36 .458 .319 .291 .179 .235 .288 .247
A DEAL 6 26 .260 .250 .205 .176 .152 .212 .176
McCUTCHEN 48 114 .568 .371 .303 .380 .234 .332 .315
BRAUN 31 121 .513 .305 .269 .266 .321 .311 .226
DREW 38 114 .505 .329 .285 .280 .291 .318 .250
WIETERS 52 111 .511 .369 .301 .287 .297 .301 .295
SUTHERLAND 43 92 .431 .322 .259 .264 .276 .252 .269 .
OLIVER 21 79 .459 .313 ..275 .284 .277 .275 .278
SPIVEY 16 78 .415 .343 .290 .337 .274 .364 .234
SWISHER 31 48 .389 .312 .205 .213 .308 .185 .238
KYLE 23 66 .469 .312 .262 .276 .287 .278 .255
JARAMILLO 21 41 .373 .356 .316 .243 .303 .328 .265
S WELLS 13 36 .458 .319 .291 .179 .235 .288 .247
A DEAL 6 26 .260 .250 .205 .176 .152 .212 .176
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2012 RED SOX PITCHING STATS
PLAYER GP W L ERA GS QS SV BSV HLD IP H BB SO
BUCHHOLZ 80 2 7 4.61 0 0 3 6 26 92 113 35 76
MONTALVO 59 5 5 5.42 0 0 2 0 8 78 88 55 55
FELICIANO 59 3 1 3.91 0 0 2 3 15 76 66 38 75
ACOSTA 51 3 5 4.83 0 0 0 2 9 69 70 27 55
DOWNS 49 0 3 3.00 0 0 38 5 2 45 45 7 40
PETTITTE 33 18 7 3.58 32 14 0 0 0 184 184 63 137
WOLF 33 10 11 3.10 32 22 0 0 0 200 175 63 153
KELLEY 31 1 3 2.93 0 0 0 0 3 58 48 21 54
KU 31 8 7 4.59 31 12 0 0 0 159 186 50 160
VOGEL 25 11 8 4.44 23 11 0 0 0 134 135 54 147
BRAXTON 17 6 5 4.19 17 6 0 0 0 82 90 31 45
HOSTRAWSER 10 1 2 3.94 10 2 0 0 0 48 53 21 22
HANDY 10 1 2 5.82 0 0 1 1 0 17 21 11 7
TEAM 162 71 91 4.63 162 56 43 26 83
PLAYER W L ERA
DENNISON 0 0 3/00
RUFFIN 0 2 7.36
ANTHONY 1 2 6.61
FERRERIA 1 1 7.86
BARROW 0 2 15.00
ABRAHAM 0 2 14.09
CLEMENTS 0 1 13.50
BUCHHOLZ 80 2 7 4.61 0 0 3 6 26 92 113 35 76
MONTALVO 59 5 5 5.42 0 0 2 0 8 78 88 55 55
FELICIANO 59 3 1 3.91 0 0 2 3 15 76 66 38 75
ACOSTA 51 3 5 4.83 0 0 0 2 9 69 70 27 55
DOWNS 49 0 3 3.00 0 0 38 5 2 45 45 7 40
PETTITTE 33 18 7 3.58 32 14 0 0 0 184 184 63 137
WOLF 33 10 11 3.10 32 22 0 0 0 200 175 63 153
KELLEY 31 1 3 2.93 0 0 0 0 3 58 48 21 54
KU 31 8 7 4.59 31 12 0 0 0 159 186 50 160
VOGEL 25 11 8 4.44 23 11 0 0 0 134 135 54 147
BRAXTON 17 6 5 4.19 17 6 0 0 0 82 90 31 45
HOSTRAWSER 10 1 2 3.94 10 2 0 0 0 48 53 21 22
HANDY 10 1 2 5.82 0 0 1 1 0 17 21 11 7
TEAM 162 71 91 4.63 162 56 43 26 83
PLAYER W L ERA
DENNISON 0 0 3/00
RUFFIN 0 2 7.36
ANTHONY 1 2 6.61
FERRERIA 1 1 7.86
BARROW 0 2 15.00
ABRAHAM 0 2 14.09
CLEMENTS 0 1 13.50
2012 RED SOX HITTING STATS
PLAYER GP AB AVG H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB
McCUTCHEN 153 646 .324 209 107 48 16 26 75 42
BRAUN 149 585 .268 157 78 34 2 35 105 14
DREW 147 596 .284 169 79 44 8 24 87 6
WIETERS 146 507 ,298 151 80 25 1 27 74 4
SUTHERLAND 135 469 ,260 122 66 27 1 17 66 2
OLIVER 111 412 .277 114 57 19 4 16 47 20
SPIVEY 94 306 .304 93 33 13 0 7 40 3
SWISHER 86 203 ,207 42 23 13 0 8 34 0
E KYLE 85 339 .265 90 37 16 4 15 50 9
JARAMILLO 77 260 .296 77 30 14 0 2 23 5
S WELLS 48 166 .265 44 25 9 1 7 21 6
A DEAL 33 100 .200 20 10 2 2 0 8 2
A CARDONA 33 89 .191 17 10 3 1 1 9 2
TEAM .270 715 304 44 195 710 142
PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
E BENIQUEZ 24 3 0 0 .125
M KINCAID 99 20 3 7 .202
R CONNELL 36 8 0 2 .222
A CLARK 13 1 0 1 .077
B MENDEZ 57 17 0 5 .298
D ESTRADA 221 63 6 26 .285
J ALI 45 11 2 8 .244
C SMILEY 5 1 0 0 .200
J CANO 40 6 0 0 .150
S HOFF 65 18 0 3 .277
J CHILDERS 52 11 1 4 ,212
M FORBES 27 4 1 3 .148
C VANDYKE 51 20 1 5 .392
DE AZA 26 7 0 1 .269
McCUTCHEN 153 646 .324 209 107 48 16 26 75 42
BRAUN 149 585 .268 157 78 34 2 35 105 14
DREW 147 596 .284 169 79 44 8 24 87 6
WIETERS 146 507 ,298 151 80 25 1 27 74 4
SUTHERLAND 135 469 ,260 122 66 27 1 17 66 2
OLIVER 111 412 .277 114 57 19 4 16 47 20
SPIVEY 94 306 .304 93 33 13 0 7 40 3
SWISHER 86 203 ,207 42 23 13 0 8 34 0
E KYLE 85 339 .265 90 37 16 4 15 50 9
JARAMILLO 77 260 .296 77 30 14 0 2 23 5
S WELLS 48 166 .265 44 25 9 1 7 21 6
A DEAL 33 100 .200 20 10 2 2 0 8 2
A CARDONA 33 89 .191 17 10 3 1 1 9 2
TEAM .270 715 304 44 195 710 142
PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
E BENIQUEZ 24 3 0 0 .125
M KINCAID 99 20 3 7 .202
R CONNELL 36 8 0 2 .222
A CLARK 13 1 0 1 .077
B MENDEZ 57 17 0 5 .298
D ESTRADA 221 63 6 26 .285
J ALI 45 11 2 8 .244
C SMILEY 5 1 0 0 .200
J CANO 40 6 0 0 .150
S HOFF 65 18 0 3 .277
J CHILDERS 52 11 1 4 ,212
M FORBES 27 4 1 3 .148
C VANDYKE 51 20 1 5 .392
DE AZA 26 7 0 1 .269
SOX PLAYOFF DROUGHT REACHES THREE YEARS
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3
PITCHING WOES CONTINUE TO BOTHER BOSTON
BOSTON - WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PROMISING FANTASY FREE-AGENT DRAFT DURING THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN 2010 HAS NEVER MATERIALIZED FOR THE RED SOX.
PITCHING SEEMS TO BE AT THE ROOT OF THREE STRAIGHT MISSES TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
"THEIR STARTERS HAVE BEEN FAR FROM CONSISTENT, GIVING UP TOO MANY THREE- AND FOUR-RUN OUTBURSTS TO BREAK UP CLOSE ENCOUNTERS," SAID AN AL ADVANCE SCOUT. "BOSTON HAS HAD EXCELLENT LONG RELIEVERS, SOME TOUGH SET UP MEN AND STRONG CLOSERS, YET THEY DROP FAR TOO MANY ONE-RUN BALLGAMES."
LAST SEASON, LONG RELIEVER BRYON RAGLAND WAS OUTSTANDING, PICKING UP 10 WINS AGAINST JUST ONE LOSS, THAT COMING IN SEPTEMBER.
"RAGLAND REGRESSED THIS SEASON, AND BY THE TIME HE SORTED THINGS OUT IN HE MINORS, SHANE KELLEY HAD TAKEN HIS SPOT, EVENTUALLY BECOMING A SET-UP MAN AT THE END OF THE SEASON," THE SCOUT NOTED.
THE RED SOX WOULD STUMBLE TO A FOURTH-PLACE FINISH IN THE AL EAST AT 71-91, BUT HOPES REMAIN THE TEAM CAN TURN THINGS AROUND IN 2013.
"ANDREW McCUTCHEN (.324, 26, 75) IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN MLB," THE SCOUT SAID. "THEY USED HIM PLENTY AT DH INSTEAD OF CENTERFIELD, ALLOWING HIM TO STAY HEALTHY."
McCUTCHEN STILL WON A GOLD GLOVE IN CENTERFIELD, LED THE LEAGUE IN TRIPLES WITH 16 AND HITS WITH 209, WHILE HIS 48 DOUBLES WERE SECOND-BEST IN THE AL, HIS .568 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE WAS THIRD AND HIS BATTING AVERAGE WAS FOURTH BEST.
"AND ALL THAT WAS PRIMARILY FREOM THE LEADOFF SPOT," THE SCOUT NOTED. "IN 2011, HE HIT ANYWHERE FROM FIRST TO FIFTH. IF THE RED SOX CAN PICK UP A PROTYPICAL TABLE-SETTER TO HIT FIRST, THEY CAN DROP McCUTCHEN (.371 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE) DOWN TO THE THIRD OR FOURTH SPOT, ALTHOUGH HE'S COMING OFF A 42-STEAL SEASON."
CATHER MATT WIETERS, ACQUIRED IN A TRADE, POSTED A .369 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE, BUT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HIT LEADOFF, THE SCOUT SAID.
McCUTCHEN COULD HAVE RUN UP EVEN BETTER STATS WITH AN IMPROVED AVERAGE ABOVE HIS .234 WITH RISP.
THE SCOUT WILL HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING 2012 POSITIONAL RECAP AND A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2013 SEASON.
CATCHER
WIETERS HIT .298 WITH 27 HRs AND 74 RBIs.
"HE'LL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ORDER ALMOST EVERYDAY NEXT SEASON," THE SCOUT SAID.
JASON JARAMILLO HAD TAKEN HOLD OF THE NO. 1 CATCHING SPOT, BUT WAS INJURED AND THE TRADE FOR WIETERS WENT DOWN WHEN JARAMILLO WAS DISABLED. HE HIT .296 OVER 77 GAMES. ENRIQUE BENIQUEZ, ONCE A TOP PROSPECT, AND MATT KINCAID, JUST 21 NEXT SEASON, OFFER COVER.
"KINCAID'S GOT POTENTIAL WITH HIS BAT AND SPEED, BUT HE MAY HAVE TO FIND HIS OPPORTUNITY ELSEWHERE," THE SCOUT SAID.
FIRST BASE
WHEN THE SWOON BEGAN FOR BOSTON, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TRADE PRINCE FIELDER, WHO THE RED SOX DIDN'T EXPECT TO RESIGN.
"WELL, $16 MILLION IS PLENTY OF CASH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, FIELDER'S LONG BEEN A BIG RUN-PRODUCER WITH PLENTY OF POWER (41 HOMERS COMBINED WITH BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH."
STANTON WELLS MADE THE MOST OF A CHANCE HE GOT AT FIRST AND DH, BUT TORE HIS CALF TWO DAYS AFTER FIELDER WAS DEALT.
"THAT WAS A SHAME, BUT ALSO A BLESSING IN DISGUISE," THE SCOUT SAID. "BECAUSE, IF WELLS STAYS HEALTHY AND KEEPS HITTING, THEY DON'T MAKE THE TRADE FOR (ENOCH) KYLE."
KYLE WAS LEADING THE MINORS WITH 20 HOMERS WHEN BOSTON ACQUIRED HIM.
KYLE WAS IMMEDIATELY INSTALLED AT FIRST BASE, A POSITION THE 6-FOOT-5 KYLE HAD NEVER PLAYED. PERHAPS IN MAKING UP FOR HIS ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR SNUB, WRITERS VOTED KYLE AS THE AL'S GOLD GLOVE WINNER FOR LEFT FIELD.
KYLE WAS ON A PACE FOR HALF HIS HITS GOING FOR EXTRA BASES FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS BEFORE FINISHING AT .265, 15 AND 50, WITH FOUR TRIPLES AND 16 DOUBLES AMONG HIS 90 HITS, GOOD FOR A .469 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE.
SECOND BASE
A REVOLVING DOOR DOESN'T SPIN MUCH MORE IN A DAY COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF INFIELDERS THE RED SOX TRIED HERE.
IT TOOK TRADES OF SOME TOP PROSPECTS TO LEAVE A GAP IN THE FIRST PLACE AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE FINAL QUARTER OF THE SEASON BOSTON FOUND ITS MAN.
DARIO ESTRADA HIT .285 OVER 221 AT-BATS WITH A HALF-DOZEN KNOCKS AND 26 RUNS DRIVEN IN TO LAY CLAIM TO SECOND BASE IN 2013.
SHORTSTOP
STEPHEN DREW HAS EMERGED INTO ONE OF THE BETTER SHORTSOPS IN ALL OF BASEBALL, THE SCOUT SAID.
"HE WAS ONE OF A HANDFUL WITH MORE THAN 400 ASSISTS," THE SCOUT SAID. "HE ALSO BELTED MORE THAN 20 HOMERS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR."
DREW'S FINAL NUMBERS INCLUDED PLAYING IN ALL BUT 15 GAMES, HITTING .284 WITH 24 HOMERS AND 87 RUNS DRIVEN IN, SECOND ONLY TO RYAN BRAUN'S 105. HE SLAMMED 44 TWO-BAGGERS AND EIGHT TRIPLES TO SLUG .505. HE HIT .291 WTH RISP AND .318 AT FENWAY.
THIRD BASE
AN EARLY-SEASON DEAL BROUGHT TALENTED RODERICK SUTHERLAND OVER FROM SAN DIEGO.
"HE WAS HITTING A TON, KNOCKING IN RUNS AND BLASTING DONGS," THE SCOUT SAID. "HE HAD A DECENT ROOKIE SEASON IN 2011 SO IT WAS QUITE A JUMP, AND HE NEVER COULD MATCH HIS START.
SUTHERLAND, WHO REMINDS MANY BASEBALL OBSERVERS OF A YOUNG ALEX RODRIGUEZ, ALBEIT ONE WHO HITS LEFT-HANDED. SUTHERLAND PROVED SOLID, BUT SHOWED TOO LITTLE OF HIS FAST PADRES START WHIL IN TEXZ.
HE FINISHED AT .260, 17 AND 66. HE WAS HAND-PICKED TO TAKE OVER AT TH13D FRO TERKM
LEFT FIELD
BRAUN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY MANAGEABLE 7-YEAR DEAL AND COULD BE DEALT FOR PITCHING IF NEEDED.
CENTER FIELD
THERE'S McCUTCHEN HERE AND NOBODY ELSE. HOSEA SPIVEY (.304. 7 AND 40) PARLAYED A STRONG EXHIBITION SEASON INTO THE FOURTH OUTFIELDER ROLE. HE ALSO PROVED AN EXCELLENT PINCH-HITTER.
RIGHT FIELD
AFTER A STRONG 2011 DEBUT, DARIUS OLIVER SIGNED A LONG-TERM DEAL, BUT BATTLED INJURIES IN 2012, PLAYING IN JUST 111 GAMES, FINISHING AT .277, 16 AND 47 WITH 20 STEALS.
"HE HAS STAR POTENTIAL BUT MUST GET STRONGER," THE SCOUT SAID.
STARTING PITCHING
LOOKED MUCH BETTER AFTER DEALING FOR CY YOUNG CANDIDATE ANDY PETTITTE (18-7, 3.58), BUT MUCH OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT WITH A STRONGER TEAM AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE HE WON'T RETIRE.
VETERAN LEFTY RANDY WOLF WAS THE TEAM'S ACE, POSTING QUALITY STARTS IN 22 OF HIS 33 TRIPS TO THE MOUND, BUT POSTING JUST A 10-11 RECORD.
NICK VOGEL MISSED NINE STARTS BUT STILL WON 11 GAMES AND IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED BOSTON'S NO. 1 STARTER, THE SCOUT SAID. SHANE KELLEY WAS VERY EFFECTIVE IN LONG RELIEF AND TYLER BUCHHOLZ RECORDED 26 HOLDS BUT HIS ERA SKYROCKETED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.
PITCHING WOES CONTINUE TO BOTHER BOSTON
2012 RED SOX RECAP
BOSTON - WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PROMISING FANTASY FREE-AGENT DRAFT DURING THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN 2010 HAS NEVER MATERIALIZED FOR THE RED SOX.
PITCHING SEEMS TO BE AT THE ROOT OF THREE STRAIGHT MISSES TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
"THEIR STARTERS HAVE BEEN FAR FROM CONSISTENT, GIVING UP TOO MANY THREE- AND FOUR-RUN OUTBURSTS TO BREAK UP CLOSE ENCOUNTERS," SAID AN AL ADVANCE SCOUT. "BOSTON HAS HAD EXCELLENT LONG RELIEVERS, SOME TOUGH SET UP MEN AND STRONG CLOSERS, YET THEY DROP FAR TOO MANY ONE-RUN BALLGAMES."
LAST SEASON, LONG RELIEVER BRYON RAGLAND WAS OUTSTANDING, PICKING UP 10 WINS AGAINST JUST ONE LOSS, THAT COMING IN SEPTEMBER.
"RAGLAND REGRESSED THIS SEASON, AND BY THE TIME HE SORTED THINGS OUT IN HE MINORS, SHANE KELLEY HAD TAKEN HIS SPOT, EVENTUALLY BECOMING A SET-UP MAN AT THE END OF THE SEASON," THE SCOUT NOTED.
THE RED SOX WOULD STUMBLE TO A FOURTH-PLACE FINISH IN THE AL EAST AT 71-91, BUT HOPES REMAIN THE TEAM CAN TURN THINGS AROUND IN 2013.
"ANDREW McCUTCHEN (.324, 26, 75) IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN MLB," THE SCOUT SAID. "THEY USED HIM PLENTY AT DH INSTEAD OF CENTERFIELD, ALLOWING HIM TO STAY HEALTHY."
McCUTCHEN STILL WON A GOLD GLOVE IN CENTERFIELD, LED THE LEAGUE IN TRIPLES WITH 16 AND HITS WITH 209, WHILE HIS 48 DOUBLES WERE SECOND-BEST IN THE AL, HIS .568 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE WAS THIRD AND HIS BATTING AVERAGE WAS FOURTH BEST.
"AND ALL THAT WAS PRIMARILY FREOM THE LEADOFF SPOT," THE SCOUT NOTED. "IN 2011, HE HIT ANYWHERE FROM FIRST TO FIFTH. IF THE RED SOX CAN PICK UP A PROTYPICAL TABLE-SETTER TO HIT FIRST, THEY CAN DROP McCUTCHEN (.371 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE) DOWN TO THE THIRD OR FOURTH SPOT, ALTHOUGH HE'S COMING OFF A 42-STEAL SEASON."
CATHER MATT WIETERS, ACQUIRED IN A TRADE, POSTED A .369 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE, BUT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HIT LEADOFF, THE SCOUT SAID.
McCUTCHEN COULD HAVE RUN UP EVEN BETTER STATS WITH AN IMPROVED AVERAGE ABOVE HIS .234 WITH RISP.
THE SCOUT WILL HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING 2012 POSITIONAL RECAP AND A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2013 SEASON.
CATCHER
WIETERS HIT .298 WITH 27 HRs AND 74 RBIs.
"HE'LL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ORDER ALMOST EVERYDAY NEXT SEASON," THE SCOUT SAID.
JASON JARAMILLO HAD TAKEN HOLD OF THE NO. 1 CATCHING SPOT, BUT WAS INJURED AND THE TRADE FOR WIETERS WENT DOWN WHEN JARAMILLO WAS DISABLED. HE HIT .296 OVER 77 GAMES. ENRIQUE BENIQUEZ, ONCE A TOP PROSPECT, AND MATT KINCAID, JUST 21 NEXT SEASON, OFFER COVER.
"KINCAID'S GOT POTENTIAL WITH HIS BAT AND SPEED, BUT HE MAY HAVE TO FIND HIS OPPORTUNITY ELSEWHERE," THE SCOUT SAID.
FIRST BASE
WHEN THE SWOON BEGAN FOR BOSTON, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TRADE PRINCE FIELDER, WHO THE RED SOX DIDN'T EXPECT TO RESIGN.
"WELL, $16 MILLION IS PLENTY OF CASH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, FIELDER'S LONG BEEN A BIG RUN-PRODUCER WITH PLENTY OF POWER (41 HOMERS COMBINED WITH BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH."
STANTON WELLS MADE THE MOST OF A CHANCE HE GOT AT FIRST AND DH, BUT TORE HIS CALF TWO DAYS AFTER FIELDER WAS DEALT.
"THAT WAS A SHAME, BUT ALSO A BLESSING IN DISGUISE," THE SCOUT SAID. "BECAUSE, IF WELLS STAYS HEALTHY AND KEEPS HITTING, THEY DON'T MAKE THE TRADE FOR (ENOCH) KYLE."
KYLE WAS LEADING THE MINORS WITH 20 HOMERS WHEN BOSTON ACQUIRED HIM.
KYLE WAS IMMEDIATELY INSTALLED AT FIRST BASE, A POSITION THE 6-FOOT-5 KYLE HAD NEVER PLAYED. PERHAPS IN MAKING UP FOR HIS ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR SNUB, WRITERS VOTED KYLE AS THE AL'S GOLD GLOVE WINNER FOR LEFT FIELD.
KYLE WAS ON A PACE FOR HALF HIS HITS GOING FOR EXTRA BASES FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS BEFORE FINISHING AT .265, 15 AND 50, WITH FOUR TRIPLES AND 16 DOUBLES AMONG HIS 90 HITS, GOOD FOR A .469 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE.
SECOND BASE
A REVOLVING DOOR DOESN'T SPIN MUCH MORE IN A DAY COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF INFIELDERS THE RED SOX TRIED HERE.
IT TOOK TRADES OF SOME TOP PROSPECTS TO LEAVE A GAP IN THE FIRST PLACE AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE FINAL QUARTER OF THE SEASON BOSTON FOUND ITS MAN.
DARIO ESTRADA HIT .285 OVER 221 AT-BATS WITH A HALF-DOZEN KNOCKS AND 26 RUNS DRIVEN IN TO LAY CLAIM TO SECOND BASE IN 2013.
SHORTSTOP
STEPHEN DREW HAS EMERGED INTO ONE OF THE BETTER SHORTSOPS IN ALL OF BASEBALL, THE SCOUT SAID.
"HE WAS ONE OF A HANDFUL WITH MORE THAN 400 ASSISTS," THE SCOUT SAID. "HE ALSO BELTED MORE THAN 20 HOMERS FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR."
DREW'S FINAL NUMBERS INCLUDED PLAYING IN ALL BUT 15 GAMES, HITTING .284 WITH 24 HOMERS AND 87 RUNS DRIVEN IN, SECOND ONLY TO RYAN BRAUN'S 105. HE SLAMMED 44 TWO-BAGGERS AND EIGHT TRIPLES TO SLUG .505. HE HIT .291 WTH RISP AND .318 AT FENWAY.
THIRD BASE
AN EARLY-SEASON DEAL BROUGHT TALENTED RODERICK SUTHERLAND OVER FROM SAN DIEGO.
"HE WAS HITTING A TON, KNOCKING IN RUNS AND BLASTING DONGS," THE SCOUT SAID. "HE HAD A DECENT ROOKIE SEASON IN 2011 SO IT WAS QUITE A JUMP, AND HE NEVER COULD MATCH HIS START.
SUTHERLAND, WHO REMINDS MANY BASEBALL OBSERVERS OF A YOUNG ALEX RODRIGUEZ, ALBEIT ONE WHO HITS LEFT-HANDED. SUTHERLAND PROVED SOLID, BUT SHOWED TOO LITTLE OF HIS FAST PADRES START WHIL IN TEXZ.
HE FINISHED AT .260, 17 AND 66. HE WAS HAND-PICKED TO TAKE OVER AT TH13D FRO TERKM
LEFT FIELD
BRAUN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY MANAGEABLE 7-YEAR DEAL AND COULD BE DEALT FOR PITCHING IF NEEDED.
CENTER FIELD
THERE'S McCUTCHEN HERE AND NOBODY ELSE. HOSEA SPIVEY (.304. 7 AND 40) PARLAYED A STRONG EXHIBITION SEASON INTO THE FOURTH OUTFIELDER ROLE. HE ALSO PROVED AN EXCELLENT PINCH-HITTER.
RIGHT FIELD
AFTER A STRONG 2011 DEBUT, DARIUS OLIVER SIGNED A LONG-TERM DEAL, BUT BATTLED INJURIES IN 2012, PLAYING IN JUST 111 GAMES, FINISHING AT .277, 16 AND 47 WITH 20 STEALS.
"HE HAS STAR POTENTIAL BUT MUST GET STRONGER," THE SCOUT SAID.
STARTING PITCHING
LOOKED MUCH BETTER AFTER DEALING FOR CY YOUNG CANDIDATE ANDY PETTITTE (18-7, 3.58), BUT MUCH OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT WITH A STRONGER TEAM AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE HE WON'T RETIRE.
VETERAN LEFTY RANDY WOLF WAS THE TEAM'S ACE, POSTING QUALITY STARTS IN 22 OF HIS 33 TRIPS TO THE MOUND, BUT POSTING JUST A 10-11 RECORD.
NICK VOGEL MISSED NINE STARTS BUT STILL WON 11 GAMES AND IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED BOSTON'S NO. 1 STARTER, THE SCOUT SAID. SHANE KELLEY WAS VERY EFFECTIVE IN LONG RELIEF AND TYLER BUCHHOLZ RECORDED 26 HOLDS BUT HIS ERA SKYROCKETED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.
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