Tommy Pham – Every Red Sox Player Ever
Considering that Tommy Pham hit for a lousy .234 batting average in only 234 at-bats, it’s pretty safe to say he won’t be returning to the Red Sox for 2023.
Every Red Sox Player Ever – Jerry Remy
Advanced metrics may not be kind to the Rem Dawg, and perhaps he wasn’t the greatest player in Red Sox history. But, without the injuries he suffered that took away three of his prime seasons, he would’ve been more than likely a league-average regular for the vast majority of his Red Sox career. Traded to […]
Every Red Sox Player Ever: Andy Abad
Andy Abad never had any success in Major League Baseball, but unlike many who toil in the professional minor leagues for many seasons, he did make it to the show, not once, not twice, but three times. The long time minor leaguer was a pretty good hitter who probably never got a fair shake based […]
Every Red Sox Player Ever: Don Aase
Don Aase is best known to Red Sox fans as the guy the Boston Red Sox traded for second baseman Jerry Remy. Technically, this trade netted the Red Sox negative WAR, as Aase would go on to be a shutdown relief pitcher for a few years; Remy, while being a positive himself, suffered many injuries […]
Every Red Sox Player Ever: David Aardsma
On January 28, 2008, the Boston Red Sox traded Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich to the Chicago White Sox for relief pitcher David Aardsma. The Red Sox wouldn’t miss either of those guys, especially Mota who never made the Majors. Socolovich would have a few appearances in the majors, but never have much of an […]
The Career Year – Sonny Siebert with the 1971 Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox had some pretty good baseball players back in the 1970’s. But, one you may not have heard much about was Sonny Siebert. A starting pitcher who was better known for his strong first few years with the Cleveland Indians, Siebert was mediocre in two of his four full seasons with the […]
Which Willie McGee Red Sox Baseball Card Holds the Most Value?
Willie McGee was a popular Major League Baseball player who mostly played for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. He also played short stints with two other teams: the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. While Willie McGee baseball cards don’t hold much monetary value, that doesn’t stop people from collecting his […]
Danny Darwin – The Best Red Sox Player in 1993!
Hey, baseball fans; here’s some Boston Red Sox trivia: who was the best Sox player in 1993 by Wins Above Replacement? If you guessed Roger Clemens, you’d be wrong. Heck, even if you’d guessed young shortstop John Valentin you still won’t be correct. It was a 37-year old starting pitcher by the name of Danny […]
Pedro Martinez: Baseball Hall of Fame Pitching Great
Is Pedro Martinez the Greatest Pitcher of All Time? As one who grew up watching the exploits of Pedro Martinez on the mound for the Boston Red Sox, I can say without a doubt that he’s the greatest pitcher I’ve ever watched. I can quote a bunch of numbers from Baseball Reference that are pretty […]
Baseball Bios – Jason Varitek
The Red Sox Team Captain and His 2004 Career Year The last team captain of the Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek spent parts of 15 seasons with Boston. He made his major league debut with a base hit in his first and only major league at-bat in 1997. Varitek was acquired by the Red Sox […]