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 24, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley
Well, it’s safe to say there wasn’t a whole lot of drama in last week’s poll, which raised the question of which Pawtucket starting pitcher would pitch in the majors first. A whopping 83% of you (including myself) voted for Brandon Workman, who saw...
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 21, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jonathan Herrera, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox dropped their second meeting of the spring against the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Clay Buchholz threw 5 innings and was touched up for 3 runs on 5 hits. Newcomer Chris Capuano impressed in relief of Buchholz, throwing 3 no hit inning. Grady...
by domara | Mar 20, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Craig Breslow, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy
There was baseball under the lights at JetBlue Park on Wednesday night. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was strong over 4.2 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits and striking out 5. While the Red Sox ultimately fell to the Pirates by a final score of 4-2,...
by domara | Mar 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Will Middlebrooks
Nothing says spring training like a good ol’ fashion position battle, and the Red Sox have a good one going. Jackie Bradley and Grady Sizemore continued their respective campaigns for the centerfield job over the weekend with Sizemore playing on Saturday, and...
by jkeller | Mar 15, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jonny Gomes, Mike Carp, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino
One of the many “Midas Touch” acquisitions made by Ben Cherington last season was Mike Carp. Purchased on February 20 from Seattle, Carp posted a line of .296/.362/.523. That slugging percentage was a career high, and the average and on base percentage were his best...
by jcookson | Mar 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Herrera, Mike Carp, Mike Carp, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The 2014 edition of the Red Sox looks poised to contend again for the AL East crown. It’s a deep team with several stars and veteran leaders, balanced by some young talent. Baseball Prospectus predicts they’re an 88 win team. Every team has weaknesses though, and here...
by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts
Well, it’s been a while, but here we are. After an offseason hiatus, with a fresh season rapidly approaching, the TrollBag has returned to once again lower the standards of Fire Brand by just a little bit more each month. @PoarchDaniel @TrollBagQs I totally forgot...
by domara | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Henry, Major League Baseball, Ryan Dempster, Travis Shaw
Sure the Red Sox are not off to the best start, but let’s not forget that it’s still spring training and these games are absolutely meaningless. Since Ryan Dempster retired, Jake Peavy has become an extremely important member of the Red Sox staff. But the...
