As we approach the holiday season and the end of the year, now is a good time to analyze the 2016 Boston Sports Outlook. The prognosis is very positive overall. All four teams have legitimate chances of not only making the playoffs, but making a solid run. It’s very rare to have a year where […]
The Red Sox have made some major moves to improve their team this offseason, but there is still some unfinished business. This may sound greedy considering the major acquisitions the Red Sox have made so far this offseason including David Price, Craig Kimbrel, Chris Young, and Carson Smith. Price gives the Sox the #1 starter […]
The Red Sox landed David Price today with a seven-year, $217 million contract and the sports buzz in Boston is all about the price of winning. There are mixed feeling about the move. Price was the best player on the MLB free agent market. He’s as much of a sure thing as there is from […]
David “Big Papi” Ortiz surprised the baseball world this week by announcing his retirement after the 2016 season. This announcement came after Ortiz had another outstanding season. Ortiz hit .273 with 37 home runs and 108 RBI’s last year. He had another great year which, once again, was a surprise to many Boston fans. We […]
As the Red Sox approach this offseason which has a potential for some big moves, Red Sox fans can only hope that all Betts are off. Mookie Betts is as close to untouchable as a player can get. Sure, he’s not at the Mike Trout or Bryce Harper level at this point, but his ceiling […]
In this post, we’ll continue our Red Sox Report Card with Part II of our analysis. If you missed the first part of the Report Card which included all of the position players, the link is below. https://www.firstscoreboston.com/red-sox-report-card/ The Red Sox finished their season today with a loss. Their final record was 78-84. They actually […]
The Major League Baseball regular season will be coming to a close this weekend and it’s time to assess the Red Sox season with a Report Card. Overall, most fans would say this season has been a disappointment. After finishing in last place in 2014, there were higher expectations and the Sox were expected to […]
The Red Sox have two rising stars who are getting fans very excited about 2016. Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts are coming into their own and they have been All Star caliber players this year at just 23 years old. Let’s start with the Red Sox as a whole. They not only swept the Orioles, […]
As Red Sox fans celebrate David Ortiz’ 500th home run, it’s a good time to discuss Ortiz’ overall impact in Red Sox history. Ortiz joined elite company last night. Not only has Ortiz put his name on the 500 HR list, but he has made a significant impact on all three Red Sox championships. An […]
While their record doesn’t look so great in the standings, the Red Sox have shown a lot of promise lately giving them multiple cards to deal this offseason. As Red Sox fans know, this offseason will be a crucial one and the team is in desperate need of adding some quality starting pitching. The name […]