by chipbuck | Sep 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Kolbrin Vitek, Lars Anderson, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
With the Governor’s Cup series serving as the only games remaining on the minor league schedule, it seems like a good time to hand out this season’s year-end award. Bear in mind that not all of the awards I’m giving out will be positive–and of...
by tbrooks | Sep 10, 2013 | Boston Media, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Let’s start here: KNOCK ON WOOD. We are all fully aware that 2011 happened. They peaked at a 9 game lead on September 3. Today, we stand at 7.5 games on September 10. It’s happened before, but in spite of the past, ESPN ranks the Red Sox as a 99.9%...
by chipbuck | Aug 29, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jason Place, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kolbrin Vitek, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Brian Johnson. First round picks during their first full season after being selected usually get a lot of hype. The hype isn’t always positive, of course. Sometimes, it’s negative with prospect analysts and...
by dpoarch | Aug 29, 2013 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Lavarnway, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
This is Fire Brand’s fifth iteration of the TrollBag, and I’m feeling particularly generous this week, so it’s going to be a big one. Before we get started though, I’d just like to mention that the TrollBag now officially has its own Twitter account...
by bcarsley | Aug 26, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts has been the focal point of the majority of articles, analyses and conversations about Red Sox prospects for the past four months. You don’t have to watch Bogaerts for very long to see that such attention is certainly warranted, and it’s been fun to...
by chipbuck | Aug 20, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Portland Sea Dogs, Xander Bogaerts
1. Is it time to worry about the Red Sox? Grab some wood their, bub. Not so fast. Entering this most recent series against the Giants, the Red Sox had lost nine of 14 games against the Astros, Royals, Blue Jays, and Yankees–a crew they should have won nine of...
by tbrooks | Aug 20, 2013 | Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury
You have begun to hear the whispers. “Jacoby Ellsbury is having a better season in 2013 than Carl Crawford did for Tampa Bay in 2010,” the season before he signed the infamous 7 year/$142 million deal. That may or may not be true: Crawford (2010) –...
by bcarsley | Aug 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Jose Dariel Abreu, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Last week, I wrote about how the Red Sox are in great shape headed into the offseason thanks to their financial and organizational flexibility. With the Nick Punto trade creating more salary relief than anyone would’ve thought possible and a big steps forward by a...
by bcowett | Aug 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Frustration, thy name is the Red Sox. They’ll fly in from Toronto hungry for some wins, and the New York Yankees will be in town. They had tons of opportunities to score. To win. To get past the Blue Jays. But the Red Sox just couldn’t pull through at any...
by bcarsley | Aug 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Jacoby Ellsbury, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli and Joel Hanrahan. You have just read an exhaustive list of Red Sox players who will become free agents after the 2013 season. Two additional players – Jon Lester and Matt Thornton – have...
