by domara | Jun 2, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, David Price, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Mike Carp, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox kept their winning streak alive over the weekend after sweeping a three game set against the Tampa Bay Rays. To kick off the series, the two division rivals nearly came to blows after David Price hit David Ortiz in the first inning and Mike Carp in the...
by dpoarch | May 26, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Dan Butler, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today marked the end of the Red Sox 10-game losing streak, a dubious accomplishment that I can say I wouldn’t have expected from the defending champs. The Sox currently sit at 21-29, solidly in last place in the AL East. With still over 100 games remaining in the...
by Harry Burnham | May 25, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Will Middlebrooks
In case you’ve missed it, the Red Sox have lost an astounding nine games in a row. That’s nearly three times their longest losing streak from last season, when they dropped three straight only three times the entire season. Call it bad luck, injuries, poor...
by jkeller | May 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Thankfully, April is over (although May has been far from kind to us so far). The Red Sox ended the opening month of the 2014 season with a sub .500 record at 13-14. Now, the team that came into this season wanting to “Turn the Page” is heading into a new...
by broach | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Brandon Workman, Burke Badenhop, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox are officially all set for Opening Day as Brandon Workman claimed the final spot in the bullpen yesterday as the team announced the 25-man roster. Workman struck out 16 batters during the spring and will likely remain on the squad until Craig...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Christian Yelich, Garin Cecchini, Jason Place, Kolbrin Vitek, Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, Zach Lee
“Prospects will break your heart.” All credit to Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus for that phrase, but in the wake of Kolbrin Vitek‘s retirement, I couldn’t find any one more fitting. For anyone that missed it, Vitek, Boston’s...
by jkeller | Mar 29, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Every month during the season, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. The criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to the other players? If a...
by domara | Mar 25, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester
The Red Sox and Orioles met for the third time this spring on Monday, but rain canceled the game after just 2 uneventful innings. With just 5 spring training games left until opening day, Boston is set to face the Rays on Tuesday. David Ortiz’s contract...
by dpoarch | Mar 17, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Fire Brand Poll, Henry Owens, Matt Barnes
Last week, we put you to the question to divine the future of the third base position for the Red Sox, asking who would be the team’s starter at that position in 2016. To my surprise, Will Middlebrooks was the overwhelming favorite, pulling half of the vote...
by broach | Mar 11, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester
With about 20 days until the regular season starts, John Farrell has set his rotation in place that will likely be through until at least the All-Star break. Jon Lester will got the nod on Monday and will be followed by John Lackey, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy and then...
