by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts
Well, it’s been a while, but here we are. After an offseason hiatus, with a fresh season rapidly approaching, the TrollBag has returned to once again lower the standards of Fire Brand by just a little bit more each month. @PoarchDaniel @TrollBagQs I totally forgot...
by dpoarch | Mar 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogaerts
For the last installment of our three-week look at projections for the Red Sox roster, we’re going to get to the difficult stuff: the prospects. I narrowed down the Red Sox farm system to players who are the closest to seeing time at the major league level this...
by dpoarch | Feb 24, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Sanchez
Two weeks ago, I started out a new series taking a look at the projections for the Red Sox going into 2014 by taking a look at the most notable position players on the roster. Well, we’re doing more of the same this week, as it’s time to take a look at the starting...
by dpoarch | Feb 9, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli
Projections are fun. The season hasn’t yet begun, so when you project a player’s performance, they are whoever you want them to be. Does Matt Kemp stay healthy? Does Mike Trout break 10 WAR again? Are the rumors of Jose Bautista’s demise unfounded? You get to decide....
by dpoarch | Jan 26, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chris Davis, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Johnson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Xander Bogaerts
Around this time ever year, we hit that tipping point where most of the offseason’s notable moves have already occurred. Sure, there are some free agents left to sort out (I.E. Stephen Drew, Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jimenez, etc.), but for the most part, the bigger pieces...
