New Fire Brand feature: Depth Chart

Linked in the menu above, we now have a organizational depth chart available for your perusal. This is not a top prospects chart. Some of our top prospects are further away from the majors than some of the fringe guys. This is in order of people that we could dip into...

No A.J.

Amazed I was, in comparing A.J. Burnett’s 2008 breakout year stats against the rest of the Red Sox rotation, to find that A.J. would probably rank as the #4 starting pitcher at Fenway, while earning 2x – 40x more than the rest. Following are what curiosity...

Meet your new first base coach: Tim Bogar

Tim Bogar will replace Luis Alicea as the first base coach next season. Bogar, a nine year MLB veteran with the Mets, Astros, and Dodgers, recently held a Major League assistant coach role with the Tampa Bay Rays. For the grueling reality of Bogar’s baseball...