Will Middlebrooks has officially forced the Boston Red Sox hand. With Middlebrooks off to a very hot start (.297/.325/.581 with five HR’s going into tonight’s game against the Baltimore Orioles), Kevin Youkilis eligible to come off the disabled list, and with 50 outfielders injured, the Red Sox are going to go with a fascinating defensive [...]
Last Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox had a 4-3 lead against the Kansas City Royals entering the bottom of the eighth inning in Kansas City. Red Sox starter Daniel Bard walked the first two batters of the inning. Having seen enough and with Bard at the end of his rope, Bobby Valentine went to [...]
With all of their injuries to their outfield, the Boston Red Sox had to make a move to bring someone in to help out. Boston’s answer to their outfield problems is a guy batting .070 on the season. Awesome. The Red Sox acquired 34-year-old Marlon Byrd from the Chicago Cubs for RHP Michael Bowden and [...]
The Boston Red Sox Depth Chart has been updated with Marlon Byrd taking over in center (more on that later) and the promotion of Lars Anderson. I doubt Anderson will get much playing time in Boston. He used to be a top prospect, but that ship has long sailed. Nate Spears was designated for assignment [...]
Today is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s the Boston Marathon in Boston, MA and that means morning baseball. Here is the live Game Graph of this morning’s 11:05 game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. Source: Fangraphs You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex
