On the heels of the Sox’s fourth disappointing offensive game in a row, it’s becoming abundantly clear that despite the team’s top five offense, it’s a top five incapable of sustaining any sort of playoff-caliber offense.
With that in mind, I have compiled a list of the 15 bats the Red Sox may have interest in. As the trading deadline approaches, I am keen to see if Theo has the “killer instinct” in him to make a strong move instead of holding onto his prospects with an iron fist.
With Jason Bay a free agent and his agent seeking a Mark Teixeira-type deal, is the time now to get a bat for now and the future? Here are some names that could don Sox uniforms sooner rather than later — you’ll see eight names in this article (in alphabetical order). On Friday, the final seven will follow, plus a summary of what the best fits seem to be.
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It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with.
Today, we talk fifth place; the consensus by Fire Brand to host that spot are the Baltimore Orioles.
Their offense, like it was last year, will be among the best in the league. The pitching? Terrible.
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One reason why many clubs are shying away from doling out big-money free agent extensions (besides the economy, of course) is the potential to land gamechanging hitter at more favorable prices in-season from teams that experience a budget crunch. The Milwaukee Brewers are doing this; so are the Red Sox.
Let’s take a look at what players could become available to the Sox as the season goes on…
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Another Red Sox rally led this time by J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez was squandered by the bullpen brass as Boston lost 10-6.
Down 4-3 headed into the bottom of the [...]
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Welcome to the 2008 Know Thy Enemy series. A staple of Fire Brand that covers all AL East foes plus itself, it starts early this year because the Red Sox [...]
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Jacoby Ellsbury hit his first Major League homerun for the Boston Red Sox and Jon Lester earned his third victory of the season beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2.
Hideki Okajima earned [...]
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Read the initial reaction to the no hitter by Evan Brunell
Even if Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start he was going to be sent back [...]
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The formula is simple: Eric Gagne and/or Hideki Okajima in the eighth to set up Jonathan Papelbon to slam the door shut in the ninth. Gagne gave up four runs [...]
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