by bcarsley | Jul 29, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The trade deadline is just two days away, and let’s face it: the Red Sox need to bolster their pitching if they want to make a deep run into the playoffs. You can argue all day about whether they should be targeting a starter or a reliever (or both). You can debate...
by bcowett | Jul 22, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Trade Deadline, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Derek Lowe, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay Rays
It’s gonna be a long week, because now comes a real test for the Red Sox. A four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. This should be agonizing, as always. It was a long grueling battle, filled with miscues, shaky pitching and missed opportunities. But at the...
by huntergolden | Jun 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Garza, Shaun Marcum, Yovani Gallardo
By all indications, the 2013 Red Sox look like they’re very much for real and appear to be genuine contenders for the American League crown this year. Being contenders means they’ll also be actively shopping at this year’s trade deadline – looking to upgrade any...
by dpoarch | Jun 2, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cleyton Mortersan, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Garin Cecchini, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, James Loney, Jon Lester, Lars Anderson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Young, Seattle Mariners, Will Middlebrooks
Ok. So I had a simple thought coming into this week’s column: I wanted to do a mailbag. We’ve had a long-standing tradition here at Fire Brand of mocking Nick Cafardo’s regular mailbags, and let’s face it—those things are ridiculous. What I wanted to accomplish, then,...
by huntergolden | Nov 6, 2012 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Marmol, Chad Billingsley, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Gavin Floyd, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kennedy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Johnson, Justin Verlander, Kyle Lohse, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Buehrle, Matt Cain, Matt Garza, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Madson, Scott Baker, Shaun Marcum, Tim Lincecum, Tommy John, Wandy Rodriguez
Ben Cherington and his underlings will be spending the early part of this week getting ready to head to Palm Springs, CA to take part in this year’s annual General Manager’s meetings. While the GM Meetings aren’t normally a time of excessive wheeling...
by evan brunell | Nov 1, 2012 | Angel Pagan, B.J. Upton, Delmon Young, Jake Peavy, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Lohse, Michael Bourn, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Zack Greinke
Every year, MLB.com puts together a game called Free Agent Frenzy. The rules are simple: predict where players will sign. The winner will get Opening Day tickets. I’ve always enjoyed this game, as I have interest in trying to figure out the plans of certain...
by huntergolden | Oct 17, 2012 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Barnes, Shaun Marcum, Zach Stewart, Zack Greinke
With the Boston Red Sox wanting to move away from longer-term contracts on the whole, it seems unlikely that the team will pursue any of the big name free agent pitchers this offseason. It’s been suggested by many that the Red Sox may dive back into the recycling bin,...
by huntergolden | Oct 10, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alexei Ramirez, Allen Webster, Blake Beavan, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Charlie Furbush, Chase Utley, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, Edwin Jackson, Elvis Andrus, Felix Hernandez, Florida Marlins, Free Agency, Gavin Floyd, Gordon Beckham, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Jurickson Profar, Justin Smoak, Matt Barnes, Miami Marlins, Michael Morse, Michael Young, Nelson Cruz, Paul Konerko, Philadelphia Phillies, Randall Delgado, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Xander Bogearts
The Boston Red Sox have a lot of issues to face this offseason, but none may be more significant that the question of what to do with Jacoby Ellsbury. The 29-year-old Center Fielder will be coming into his last year of team control in 2013, and with agent Scott Boras...
by evan brunell | Aug 30, 2012 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Colby Lewis, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, Zack Greinke
One of the biggest problems — you could even say the problem — with the Red Sox this season was starting pitching. Josh Beckett (see ya!) and Jon Lester just didn’t pitch up to snuff, and Clay Buchholz’s early troubles contributed to digging...
by chipbuck | Jun 4, 2012 | Adam Dunn, Adam Kennedy, Adrian Gonzalez, Alexi Ramirez, Andre Ethier, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Brent Morel, Carl Crawford, Chase Utley, Chris Sale, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Cody Ross, Eduardo Escobar, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Juan Uribe, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp, Paul Konerko, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Ryan Roberts, Scott Rolen, Stephen Drew, Vance Worley, Will Middlebrooks
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Ah, Kevin Youkilis. So fiery….so gritty…so misunderstood. And if you believe some of the reports that were released late last week,...
