http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/21159 Recent articles about Kevin Cash en-us Josh Beckett has been handed some tough losses this season, but he earned the win yesterday, despite giving up 5 runs in 5 innings, thanks to an 18-5 shellacking of the Twins by the Red Sox offense... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:46:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288416 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288416 Kevin Cash's .375 BA has erased all doubts about Wakefield's new battery-mate... Manny think's he's the "best ever"... and Sean Casey threatens to fight Francona... Get your Lunch Time Notes at The Bottom Line. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:14:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266064 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266064 While the idea of community projections has existed in blog circles for a while, I haven't seen any real good breakdown as to if those projections were more accurate in aggregate vs. any single individual or experts predictions. So here is what I propose to you today; let's find out. All you have to do is click on the links below to fill out a form for each player asking for predictions for the following statistics; AVG, OBP, SLG, HR, RBI, SB and for pitchers - Wins, Losses, ERA, Strike Outs/9 IP, IP, and Saves. If you would like to provide your name or MVN "handle", it will only be used to call out how correct, or incorrect you are at the end of the season. If you would rather not provide any information linking yourself to your predictions and providing a layer of plausible deniability, feel free to leave it blank. Lastly, please provide the team you root for on a regular basis. Could it be that the collective intelligence of Yankee fans about Red Sox players is more accurate than the fans that live and die all things Sox? We will hopefully find out. Follow the story link to participate... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:12:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/217674 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/217674 Schilling, Cash and others talk about the release of Mirabelli VOTE for the AL ROTY Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:27:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/199018 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/199018 BY Jay Piques , October 11th, 2007 There may be multiple causes for the success of the 2007 squad, but perhaps none as important as how the farm system was able to plug up potentially gaping holes in the lineup and provide cost-controlled alternatives to over-priced free agents. Not to mention how budding stars like Buchholz, Ellsbury, and Pedroia impact the rosters of the following years' lineups. Unfortunately some of these guys don't get noticed until they get to Portland or even Pawtucket. For those of you with better things to do with your time than scouring assorted scouting reports let me offer you a cheat sheet. I'll break it down between the current starter and how many years are left on their current contract, the closest prospects to the bigs, and the best prospect years from now. The Current: Jason Varitek. (1 year remaining) There may not be a better player to embody the spirit of the old Sox generation, the consummate professional who leads by example. Unfortunately years are never kind on catcher's bodies and though he rebounded from an injury in 2006, 'Tek still shows the signs of a catcher who's best years are behind him. If signed to another contracts the Sox will be paying for the real twilight of his career. His best utility will be reduced to a mentor, backup catcher, and possible fill-in first basemen. The Closest: George Kottaras. (LHB - 24 years old) Never mind his slow start to 2007. Many people lose sight of how long it takes a catcher to be big league ready. Not to mention the turn-around he showed after the mid-season mark jumping from .196/ .272/ .304 to .318/ .389/ .582. There is no reason that Kottaras cant make the jump up the club in 2008. He already has experience catching the knuckler, and his 15 hr potential bat plays a lot better in the bigs than Cash / Mirabelli. The Future: Ty Weeden. (RHB - 20 years old) With two big "ifs" 1. If he stays at Catcher and doesn't move to first, 2. He slims down or at least turns some of the extra baggage into muscle. The simple fact that his bat could profile as an everyday first-basemen's should tell you something about what kind of talent and power potential the Sox have stored away in the lower levels of the farm. Weeden also has a strong arm, though most scouts suggest he needs work on his accuracy. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:02:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/30840 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/30840