Red Sox Take Protective Measure With Vazquez
Christian Vazquez posted modest offensive numbers, but the Red Sox felt they needed to add him to the 40-man roster.
Christian Vazquez posted modest offensive numbers, but the Red Sox felt they needed to add him to the 40-man roster.
A frustrating series of injuries have set back Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish
Garin Cecchini stayed on the field and stole plenty of bases for the Red Sox in 2012.
Some hitting adjustments helped Red Sox outfielder Bryce Brentz tap into his power.
Alex Wilson found it hard to resist the widespread conclusion when he was moved from the rotation to the bullpen in April that he was on a fast track to the big leagues.
Picking the Best Player, Best Pitcher and one to Keep An Eye On from the Red Sox farm system.
After developing a dominant cutter as a junior at Texas, the Red Sox didn't let him throw it for most of the 2011 season to help him focus on other aspects of his game.
Scouts have noticed the defensive improvements from Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
The direction of Stolmy Pimentel's career has taken a U-turn.
Correspondent Alex Speier files a midseason report for the Red Sox, highlighting a Best Player, a Biggest Leap Forward and a Biggest Disappointment for the first half.
Matt Barnes has been electric in his first season with the Red Sox.<br/>
Many scouts began to question Arizona State shortstop Deven Marrero's offense potential during a junior year in which he batted .284/.340/.436, but the Red Sox believed in his bat enough to draft him 24th overall.
Keury de la Cruz is emerging for the Red Sox in Greenville.
Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley is showing what he can do at full strength.
BOSTON—The first time Will Middlebrooks hit a home run to right field, it was an accident. He was a senior in high school, facing a pitcher whose 90 mph fastball was harder than almost anyone else's he'd seen. He was late on a pitch, and surprised when the ball sneaked out straight down the right-field line.
The Red Sox have no plans to move Blake Swihart off catcher.
When Brandon Jacobs signed as a 10th-round pick of the Red Sox in 2009, he was best known as the running back who was signed away from Auburn. No longer.
Since 2009, Junichi Tazawa has drifted into relative obscurity. He required Tommy John surgery that wiped out his entire 2010 season, and in 2011, his progression back from the surgery was slow.
There is no sugarcoating the 2011 numbers for Drake Britton. Yet the pitcher's talent and stuff led the Red Sox to protect him from the Rule 5 draft and place him on the 40-man roster this winter.
Almost from the moment that he signed a four-year, $8.25 million major league deal with the Red Sox, Jose Iglesias was declared the team's shortstop of the future.