Minor League Baseball

Columns

1. What Red Sox fans should make of the last 120 hours (or so)

   Columns

   01/18/2012

   … possess. (Even if Red Sox' outfielder Ryan Kalish calls him one of the top five hitters he witnessed coming up through the minor leagues .) In regards to the concerns any might have about Pineda, who did have a 5.12 ERA after making the American League …
2. Andrew Bailey and Jonathan Papelbon may not be all that different after all

   Columns

   01/10/2012

   … earlier than Papelbon's declaration. "Well, in Little League , when you were in the minor leagues -- and I coached him in tee-ball, minor leagues and then major leagues when he was 12 -- he was the kid that you saved for the last …
3. Converting? It's Complicated: Why Red Sox face complex move with Bard, Aceves

   Columns

   12/21/2011

   … developed as a starter. We always envisioned him coming into the rotation. [Wilson] obviously had [started] in the minor leagues . Feldman had done it to a certain extent. Ogando had really been primarily a length reliever. “I wouldn’t say it’s …
4. What we've learned and what remains in the Red Sox managerial search

   Columns

   11/10/2011

   … learned tremendously. I feel like I'm prepared to manage a major-league team, even though I didn't manage in the minor leagues ." Based on his vantage point of seeing the game behind the plate, from the bench (as a role player later in his career …
5. History suggests Dale Sveum can clean up a mess

   Columns

   11/03/2011

   … hitting coach, he's been a manager, he's managed in the minor leagues , he obviously played for a long time. We're looking at ..... experience at the big leagues albeit brief, he's managed in the Minor Leagues . He's got a lot of the qualities that we're looking for.” For his part, Sveum …

Blogs

1. Bailey on M&M: 'Stoked' to be joining Sox

   Blog

   01/04/2012

   … spurs taken out of the elbow as a result from Tommy John back in '05. But I've been completely healthy throughout the minor leagues . And since I've come back, I had a little hiccup back in spring training when I tried to kick it up a notch, it just …
2. Red Sox wait out Carlos Silva’s $48 million contract, sign pitcher to minor league deal

   Blog

   01/03/2012

   … Padres (2007-11) organizations. Inman has averaged 9.03 strikeouts per nine innings (785 K’s/782.0 IP) in the minor leagues with a 47-45 record, one save and a 3.76 ERA (327 ER). Mathis, 28, spent time in 2011 with San Francisco’s Triple …
3. Daniel Bard talks becoming a starter, Jonathan Papelbon and what the future holds

   Blog

   12/20/2011

   … same the past two years and I think my numbers against lefties have been a lot better than that first year and even in the minor leagues . On the dynamic of game-planning against a lineup Ya, I mean it’s just something that’s probably the biggest adjustment …
4. While recovering from Tommy John surgery, Rich Hill awaits word on his Red Sox future

   Blog

   12/12/2011

   … myself, that’s the direction I would go. It’s like someone saying, do you want to play in the big leagues or the minor leagues ? Everyone is going to take the big leagues every time.” Hill has dealt with a number of injuries and challenges …
5. Possible Heidi Watney replacements

   Blog

   11/17/2011

   … the country competing in eating challenges. Richman has baseball experience, as a 2009 show featured three minor league baseball teams: the Gateway Grizzlies, Charleston RiverDogs and West Michigan Whitecaps. Richman also participated in the Eagles …