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 jcookson | Mar 21, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Devin Marrero, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Stephen Strasburg, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s a cherry on top of the World Series championship of 2013: Last week, ESPN ranked the Red Sox as number one in their Future Power Rankings, the franchise “best equipped for success over the next half decade”. This ranking looked at five categories for the...
by domara | Mar 19, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Andrew Bailey, C.C. Sabathia, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Carp
The Red Sox and Yankees met for the first time this spring on Tuesday afternoon. Felix Doubront encountered a speed bump in his other wise smooth spring, allowing 7 runs on 10 hits over 3.2 innings. Meanwhile, Boston’s lack luster line-up didn’t offer much...
by domara | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, Rich Hill, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
It was a quiet day down in Fort Myers on Wednesday. The defending world champs enjoyed their first off day of the spring, which left us with nothing to do… Baseball wasn’t completely on hold on Wednesday. Felix Doubront pitched in a minor league game...
by askillin | Mar 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, MLB, Sabermetrics
Felix Doubront has been a polarizing player since becoming a member of the Red Sox rotation back in 2012. The left-hander has been both lauded for his stuff and strikeout ability and criticized for his persistent control problems and a perceived subpar work...
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...
by dpoarch | Feb 24, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Sanchez
Two weeks ago, I started out a new series taking a look at the projections for the Red Sox going into 2014 by taking a look at the most notable position players on the roster. Well, we’re doing more of the same this week, as it’s time to take a look at the starting...
by bcowett | Feb 14, 2014 | 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Felix Doubront, New York Yankees, Xander Bogaerts
Spring Training is only a couple weeks away. Sure, it’s a couple exhibitions against college kids, but baseball’s baseball. Hell, have them play Little Leagues if need be! It’s been a long winter. The glory of the World Series hasn’t completely...
by bcarsley | Dec 16, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As the offseason progresses, you’re going to see a lot of pieces that rank Red Sox. They’ll rank each Red Sox on the 40-man roster. They’ll rank each projected Red Sox starter. They’ll rank the Red Sox prospect. They’ll rank the...
by bcarsley | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Burke Badenhop, Carlos Gonzalez, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jeremy Hermida, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Shin-Soo Choo, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried to put on my objective hat and find ways to improve the Red Sox. I argued in favor of signing Brian McCann. I’ve argued against trading for Giancarlo Stanton. I argued that we needed one of Mike Napoli, Carlos Beltran or...
