Archive for February 1st, 2008:

Quick PECOTA reaction

Written on February 1st, 2008 by Evan Brunell18 Comments

Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players:

For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 [...]

Filed under Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield Tags:

The Mayor heads to Boston

Written on February 1st, 2008 by Evan Brunell17 Comments

The Boston Red Sox have added first-baseman Sean Casey to their team for a scant $700,000. Casey, who possesses a career .301 hitter (.296 in 143 games last year for [...]

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2008 Red Sox Infield: For Better or Worse?

Written on February 1st, 2008 by Josh Lacey13 Comments

Note by Evan: I’d like to welcome Tim Daloisio, formerly of RedSoxTimes.com to the Fire Brand staff! He’ll be joining us to cover the Red Sox. Shawn Medeiros will be [...]

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