by evan brunell | Nov 28, 2006 | Chad Cordero, Keith Foulke
CHAD CORDERO / WASHINGTONPOST.COMThe 2006 relief ace celebrates a save. I’ve got a non-Sox related article today (although I do chat quite a bit about how this relates to the Sox). I’ve got a non-hot stove related article today. I highly recommend reading...
by evan brunell | Nov 27, 2006 | Trading Manny Saga
ESPN has the story, saying the J.D. Drew negotiations should be finalized by then. Check out the story for more, I don’t want to bump Zach’s story, but rest assured, if and when it happens, we’ll be chatting about it here on Fire Brand. I’ve...
by zach hayes | Nov 27, 2006 | Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews Jr., J.D. Drew, Juan Pierre, Kenny Lofton
J.D. DREW / MLB.COM The free agent market has exploded right before our eyes, a mind-boggling array of signings and commitments that will surely haunt teams and their payrolls for years to come. Players projected to receive as high as 35 million this winter have been...
by zach hayes | Nov 23, 2006 | Chad Cordero, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena
CHAD CORDERO / MLB.COM Why didn??t I think of this earlier? With the free agent market lacking any type of talented, young pitcher worth inserting into the closers role for 2007, just question marks like Eric Gagne and setup men like Aaron Heilman and Scott Shields...
by evan brunell | Nov 21, 2006 | Brad Lidge, Carlos Lee, J.D. Drew, Morgan Ensberg, Trading Manny Saga, Wily Mo Pena
MANNY RAMIREZ / ESPN.COM It’s that time of year again. It’s the “trade Manny Ramirez” column from Fire Brand! (2004, 2005, Zach’s parody of a roundtable of experts discussing a trade) The difference here is that it’s the first...