Evan Marinofsky, Author at Baseball Essential

Jackie Bradley Jr.’s New Ability is Making Him a Mainstay for the Red Sox

May 16, 2016

American League East, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Hitting is considered a necessity in baseball, as it should be. Normally, big league ballplayers make it to the Show with their bat and maintain their status with it as well. For Jackie Bradley Jr., such an ...

Rich Hill: 36 and in His Prime

Evan Marinofsky

May 3, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Calling Rich Hill's baseball career "tumultuous" would be an understatement. Way back in 2002, optimism was aplenty for Hill after being drafted in the 4th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. In the ...

Hanley Ramirez: A Changed Man

Evan Marinofsky

Apr 20, 2016

Boston Red Sox

This time last year, we were all applauding Hanley Ramirez for his offense while we covered our eyes when he played defense. Surprisingly, things are much different this year. Prior to the 2016 regular se...

Why the Red Sox will be the Most Mentally Tough Team in Baseball by Season’s End

Evan Marinofsky

Apr 11, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

Mental toughness is essential to almost everything in life, but it directly applies to sports. Especially baseball. Any team can have as much talent as money can buy, but even talent can't win games or champ...

What if Anthony Rizzo Never Got Traded?

Evan Marinofsky

Apr 1, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

With the season looming in the coming days, I'd like to start my own recurring weekly series. Of course I will still write a lot of other opinionated pieces, but this is just something I'd like to try out and s...

Will Dee Gordon Continue his 2015 Success?

Evan Marinofsky

Mar 19, 2016

Miami Marlins, Opinions & Predictions

In most players' first season with a new team, they usually have a lot of trouble acclimating to their new team and therefore do not produce to their full potential. But not Dee Gordon. In 2015, Gordon ju...

Will David Price Live Up to the Money?

Evan Marinofsky

Mar 7, 2016

American League East, Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox have been criticized over the past few years for overpaying the wrong guys (Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello) and lowballing the right ones (Jon Lester). In most cases, being ove...

Is John Farrell on the Hot Seat?

Evan Marinofsky

Feb 16, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell has had a tumultuous last bunch of months. It all started when high expectations were missed throughout his time as manager of the Sox from April to mid-August. High-paid ...

Red Sox Must Decide on Hanley

Evan Marinofsky

Dec 19, 2015

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

With all of the shockwaves that the Boston Red Sox have created so far this offseason, the festering problem the team has on its hands seems to be going by the wayside -- Hanley Ramirez. Question after quest...

Craig Kimbrel to the Red Sox: What it means

Evan Marinofsky

Nov 13, 2015

American League, American League East, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Well, to those who wondered what type of waves Dave Dombrowski would make with his moves this offseason, tonight is your first glimpse at the answer. The first big waves are just lapping at the New England shor...

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