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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP New Astros' manager Brad Mills was Terry Francona's bench coach. Browse more photos » We all know that one of Brad Mills ' selling points is his close association with well regarded Red Sox manager Terry Francona. Of course, Mills' is his own man, and we can't expect that he would say the same thing as Francona. But a radio interview with Francona in...
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SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Let's count the ways: • Wesley Wright is doing a terrific job in winter ball. In five starts, he's looking more and more like a serious candidate for the starting rotation next spring by compiling a 1.73 ERA with 12 walks and 33 strikeouts in 26 innings. That's way too many walks, but so far, he has done everything the Astros could have hoped for. ''All the reports we've gotten have been very...
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Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Terry Francona Hopes Red Sox Re-Sign Jason Bay - NESN.com Of course. He's a player's manager, and he wants to support the guy who he thinks will be signed, right? I mean, he's one of those guys that believes heart and sportsmanship wins games... Coaches Tim Bogar, DeMarlo Hale to Step Up Following Departure of Brad Mills - Terry Francona - NESN.com Wow, he explains why "team chemistry" is...
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Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Jacoby Ellsbury is changing numbers for next season. He will leave 46 behind and opt for number 2, which was recently vacated by Brad Mills when he left the team for the Astros job. No word on whether or not Ells asked the RemDawg if it was OK to take his old number. As you can see from the image below, Ellsbury was number 23 in college.
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Red Sox manager Terry Francona was on WEEI's Dale & Holley earlier today (audio here, transcript courtesy of Alex Speier here), and spoke about a variety of Red Sox offseason topics. Let's round it all up... The team is currently interviewing candidates for openings in their coaching staff. Bench coach Brad Mills has since moved on to take over as Astros' skipper. Francona hopes the team re-signs...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
A hat tip to KaneCoKeith who alerted me that Dimaond Futures had begun ranking the farm systems of the major league teams with the Blue Jays. Chad Jenkins is the top rated prospect. In case you were wondering they didn't pick the Jays out of interest, Toronto is their 30th ranked minor league system. And in other news Dick Scott has a new home. Diamond Futures makes the following claim: Diamond Futures...
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AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Whether Mills can manage a game or a bullpen remains to be seen, but at first glance the Astros have hired a personable and capable manager. He said he's reached to about 90 percent of the players, and on Saturday got some face time with Berkman and Pence. Trust me. Having Berkman in your corner is a pretty big deal in the clubhouse. And so is communication with the players. Just ask Cecil Cooper.
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Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
by Pat Sullivan - AP This dude hates Spaghettio's, and hates that you love them. View full size photo » Hello Kids! I see your Regular Dad has dropped you off at your Weekend Dad's doorstep. Apparently Mr. Fancypants has better things to do, than keeping you kids up to date about the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend. I have no idea what happened to your Regular Dad, one can only guess ... in any...
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SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
On the day Brad Mills was hired, Drayton McLane backed off earlier statements that the Astros were planning on cutting their payroll for 2010 and seemed to leave open the possibility of some winter spending. That's not going to happen. In an interview with Brian McTaggart, Wade confirmed that the Astros plan to have a lower payroll for 2010. They finished 2009 at $107 million, eighth-highest in baseball....
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Hardball Times rates outfielder Johermyn Chavez as the Jays best minor league prospect in its top 10 list . The minor league crew at Batter's Box had Chavez at #12 in the top 30 list which you can check out here , here and here . THT rates righty Chad Jenkins #2 (we had him at #4), catcher J.P. Arencibia #3 (we rated him #5), shortstop Tyler Pastornicky #4 (we said #7) and righty Zach Stewart #5...
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Red Sox Reality Check (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The New York Yankees got their 27th championship, a magical combination of glory and greenbacks, and the Red Sox have Jeremy Hermida. So, we're all feeling a lot better. The Sox seem destined for the poorhouse it seems, with Josh Beckett only a year away from free agency, Jason Bay suddenly the defensive talent of say, Mike Greenwell, and John Henry doing a chopshop job on his investment company. Maybe...
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True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Joe Torre telepathically tells Don Mattingly that he didn't have any professional managing experience before he got his first MLB managing gig. Browse more photos » The topic of the moment at Dodger Thoughts is manager heir-apparent Don Mattingly and whether or not his lack of professional managing experience is an issue. At some point it occurred to...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Red Sox may already have lost assistant general manager Jed Hoyer to the Padres and bench coach Brad Mills to the Astros, but they won’t be losing director of player development Mike Hazen, who was offered an assistant general manager job by San Diego.
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The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
More photos » by Pat Sullivan - AP This guy looks like he dos not mess around, and I think we need that. Browse more photos » A week ago, I was sipping on some coffee, scouring the web to find last minute insight into who I should start in my fantasy football league, and fully expecting a Manny Acta signing would need to be reported later that day. Add another five or so hours, and you'd...
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
PHILADELPHIA - Since their season ended, the Red Sox have lost assistant general manager Jed Hoyer and bench coach Brad Mills to other organizations. And the exodus may...
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