I've had a few conversations with folks over the last few weeks where to get the best Red Sox info. Here's a quick summary of some of the best folks to follow for Red Sox fans. Its not EVERYONE…. for that list would be very long. But if you follow these accounts, you'll have a very good idea of what is going on.
Best Red Sox Analysis
@TimBritton – Tim writes for the Providence Journal and does the best job out there of answering some basic questions I have about what is going on and backng up analysis with numbers.
An example is this great article breaking down how the depth of the Sox lineup helped them last year.
And then there's great tweets like this: "FYI: Aramis Ramirez has made more money in his career than David Ortiz."
Best ​Red Sox Prospects News
@SoxProspects – The best place for all your Red Sox prospect informaton. They rank all the prospects, let you know who is up or down, and give indepth analysis of the overall structure of the system.
@AlexSpeier – Alex writes for WEEI and has a ton of knowledge about what his happening with the Sox farm system. He usually does daily summaries of the day's minor league games always adding useful context to the stats of the day.
General Red Sox News
These folks get you updates on all Sox news and in game happenings:
- @GordonEdes – Writes for ESPN Boston.
- @BrianMacP – Brian MacPherson from the Providence Journal
- @Sean_McAdam – Sean now writes for CSSNE.
- @ESPNJoeyMac – Writes for ESPN Boston
Red Sox Players
The official Red Sox account keeps this list of current Red Sox players on Twitter up to date.
Some of the players they have on the list are: David Ortriz, Will Middlebrooks, Shane Victornio, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Napoli, and Koji!
General MLB News
Follow these folks for general news and some analysis:
- @MLBTradeRumors – All the lastest news and rumors from around the league.
- @Buster_EPSN – Buster Olney with news and analysis
- @JonHeymanCBS – Heyman is regularly on the radio in Boston and has news from around the league.
- @KeithLaw – Covers prospects and the minor leagues for ESPN
Great Stats
There's tons of great stats out there, but finding it isn't always easy. Here's a few useful folks to follow:
- @RedSoxStats – Great stuff on the Sox and some minor leageue info.
- @HighHeatStats – A pretty constant stream of intersting stats.
- @FanGraphs – Articles from the great stats site
- @DSzymborski – ESPN/Sabremetric Nerd