© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude!   The Boston Red Sox were searching for a 1st baseman this offseason.  They thought about the possibility of Eric Hosmer but decided to re-sign Mitch Moreland.  The deal is 2 years and he will total $13 million during the contract term. The Red Sox knew they had Hanley Ramirez on the roster.  He is used mostly as the DH.  Ramirez can play 1st base.  The Red Sox wanted a 1st baseman who could play pretty much everyday.  They were looking at Hosmer, but he wanted more money than Moreland.  And the team knew what Moreland could do for them. Moreland appeared in 149 games for for Boston last year.  At the plate he hit .246 with 22 home runs.  Moreland was able to move his teammates around the bases and drive them in with 79 RBI’s.  His problem at the plate was strikeouts.  Moreland is a free swinger and swung at anything close to the strike zone.  More times than not he would strike out with a personal record high

© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude!   The Boston Red Sox were unable to make a deal for outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.  The Red Sox are still looking to improve the outfield.  They are targeting Chicago Cubs’ outfielder Kyle Schwarber. At 24 years of age, Schwarber is younger than Stanton.  And he would come at a cheaper price.  His contract last season was $565,500.  It will be close to that this upcoming year. Schwarber is a decent hitter with a career average of .222.  He is not a home run hitter but is able to drive in runs and move players around into scoring position. The Red Sox want him for his fielding rather than his ability to hit the baseball.  Schwarber can play all outfield positions as well as 1st base. He rarely makes an error and has a strong arm to throw out batters trying to advance.  Last season he had 5 errors in the outfield but added 7 outfield assists. According to ESPN’s Scott Lauber stated, “It’s doubtful the Chicago

© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude!   The Boston Red Sox have been quiet so far during the winter baseball meetings.  They haven’t signed any free agents, but decided to keep one of their own.  In order to avoid salary arbitration, the team agreed to a one-year, $2.05 million contract with pitcher Tyler Thornburg. Thornburg was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers on December 6th, 2016.  The Red Sox were hoping he would be a late-inning pitcher, one they could count on when games were tight.  Thornburg had the ability to strike batters out to keep the Brewers in games with 220 in his career.  The Red Sox were planning on Thornburg being a large part of the bullpen. Unfortunately, it did not work out last year.  Thornburg spent the season on the disabled list due to an impingement on his right shoulder.  Even with him shelved, the  Sox still went 93-69 and won the American League East Division. But the team missed Thornburg in the playoffs, los