Fire Brand of the American League Award

The Fire Brand of the American League is a Red Sox player who exhibits character under pressure, an unassuming man who leaves the spotlight for other people but makes his indelible mark on the past season’s Boston Red Sox. A piece most people take for granted, but whom we would have missed dearly.

2010 FIRE BRAND = J.D. DREW
2009: 137 G, 84 R, 30 2B, 24 HR, 68 RBI, 15.7 UZR/150, .279/.392/.522

2009 FIRE BRAND = JASON BAY
2008 PIT: 106 G, 72 R, 23 2B, 22 HR, 64 RBI, 7 SB, .282/.375/.519
2008 BOS: 49 G, 39 R, 12 SB, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 3 SB, .293/.370/.527
2008 TOT: 155 G, 111 R, 35 2B, 31 HR, 101 RBI, 10 SB, .286/.373/.522

2008 FIRE BRAND = MIKE LOWELL
2007: 154 G, 589 AB, 79 R, 37 2B, 21 HR, 120 RBI, .324/.378/.501

2007 FIRE BRAND = DAVID ORTIZ
2006: 151 G, 558 AB, 115 R, 29 2B, 54 HR, 137 RBI, .287/.413/.636

2006 FIRE BRAND = MIKE TIMLIN
2005: 7-3 W-L, 81 G, 80.1 IP, 20 BB, 59 K, 13 SV, 2.24 ERA, 1.32 WHIP

2005 FIRE BRAND = BRONSON ARROYO
2004: 10-9 W-L, 32 G, 29 GS, 178.2 IP, 47 BB, 142 K, 4.03 ERA, 1.22 WHIP

2004 FIRE BRAND = TIM WAKEFIELD
2003: 11-7 W-L, 35 G, 33 GS, 202.1 IP, 71 BB, 169 K, 4.09 ERA, 1.31 WHIP

*all pictures courtesy Samara Pearlstein