by domara | Jan 13, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Texas Rangers, Wade Miley
Yesterday, Rob Bradford of WEEI reported that Daniel Nava is thinking about abandoning switch hitting this season, and focusing exclusively on batting from the left-hand side. This isn’t a bad for Nava, who holds a career .209 batting average from the right-hand...
by domara | Dec 23, 2014 | Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Phelps, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Detroit Tigers, Grady Sizemore, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Rusney Castillo, San Diego Padres
Amid all the craziness that has ensued this offseason, it’s pretty remarkable that the New York Yankees have been fairly quiet thus far. The typically free spending front office lead by Brian Cashman kept themselves out of the market for high price free agent...
by bcowett | Jun 14, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jonny Gomes, Josh Willingham, Junior Lake, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Nate Schierholtz, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Kalish, Shane Victorino
It’s not a secret that the Red Sox have been taking on water ever since they touted a 20-19 record on May 14th. Even though a lot of blame has been placed on injuries, the sheer ineptitude of some players has been just as much of a culprit. Sure, you can point...
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 domara | May 2, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David DeJesus, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli
After being rained out on Wednesday night, the Red Sox and Rays played a day-night double header on Thursday at Fenway Park. Boston took a tough loss in game one, after Jake Peavy broke a 1-1 tie by surrendering a bases loaded walk to David DeJesus. Tampa Bay’s...
by domara | Apr 30, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Wil Myers
The Red Sox were back in action on Tuesday night, as they played host to the Tampa Bay Rays. John Lackey toed the rubber Boston and tossed 8 strong innings, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits. Behind Lackey’s effort, the Red Sox offense tallied 7 runs on 13 hits off...
by jkeller | Apr 26, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Cleveland Indians, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Roberts, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, weei, Xander Bogaerts
In the 2013 regular season the Red Sox committed 80 errors in 162 games. That total ranked them as the eight best team in the Majors and the fifth best in the American League (although strangely enough only fourth best in their own division behind Baltimore, Tampa...
by domara | Apr 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Farrell, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening Day has come and gone. The defending world champs opened the 2014 season at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles. Despite losing the first 0f 162 by a final of 2-1, there was plenty of positives to take away. Jon Lester tossed 7 innings of 6 hit, 2 run...
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 27, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Rocco Baldelli, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Although the Red Sox lost Wednesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles 5-4, there was a lot fans could be excited about. Grady Sizemore collected a hit and ran the bases like he never left the game, forcing throws and sliding without hesitation. While Xander...
