by domara | Apr 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Ryan Roberts, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
The Red Sox picked up their first win at Fenway Park this season. John Lackey toed the rubber and pitched 7 dominate innings of 1 run baseball, striking out 5 and walking just 1. Jackie Bradley was Boston’s offensive standout of the night. The rookie center...
by broach | Apr 6, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica
Through one full rotation of the starters, the Boston Red Sox stand at 2-3 and have lost two straight at Fenway Park to the Milwaukee Brewers due to lack of offensive and bullpen struggles after the bullpen did not allow a single run in the Baltimore Orioles series....
by domara | Apr 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogearts
The Red Sox nabbed their first win of the 2014 campaign on Wednesday night. John Lackey picked up where he left off last season, and tossed 6 innings of 3 hit, 2 run ball. Mike Napoli and David Ortiz proved to be the games offensive standouts, each collecting 2 run...
by domara | Apr 2, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli
Usually, I absolutely hate the off day after Opening Day. Not only does it seem like the longest day of the season, but it’s also a big tease as we still get to watch other teams play. But since the Red Sox off day was spent being hanging with the President and...
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 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 26, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Shane Victorino
Clay Buchholz ended his spring on a high note on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right hander tossed 6 innings and surrendered 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 5. Buchholz was backed up by the Red Sox offense that pushed across 4 runs, including a solo...
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 broach | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jon Lester
David Ortiz has been complaining about the terms of his current deal, but that matters no longer. The 38-year-old has inked a deal that has a $16 million contract in 2015 and a couple club options for 2016 and 2017. The one in ’16 is a $10 million vesting...
by domara | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, John Farrell, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Rich Hill, Xander Bogaerts
While the Red Sox lost games on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend actually wrapped up on a good note. Reports surfaced that the Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed to a one year, $16 million extension that includes vesting options in ’16 and ’17. After...
