by evan brunell | Dec 25, 2009 | Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Jason Bay, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Mike Lowell, Theo Epstein, Tim Wakefield
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Holidays to everyone! While I celebrate both Christmas and Hannukah, there’s no denying the holiday that stops America in its tracks — that’s Christmas. That’s why I’ve chosen Christmas as the...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2009 | Adrian Beltre, Billy Wagner, Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson, Rafael Soriano, Rich Harden
The arbitration tender deadline has come and gone, and unsurprisingly, many players were not tendered arbitration contracts they had the right to accept or reject. Also unsurprisingly, Boston offered arbitration to its two eligible players: Jason Bay and Billy Wagner....
by jake digregorio | Nov 23, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez, Garrett Anderson, Jason Bay, Jeremy Hermida, Marlon Byrd, Poll, Randy Winn, Uncategorized
If Boston waves Bay good-bye and Matt Holliday is out of reach, which of these established left-fielders would you like to see play the line at Fenway in 2010? Garret Anderson Marlon Byrd Fernando Tatis Randy Winn If that nightmare scenario happens, and the Red Sox...
by mike silver | Nov 20, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, Jason Bay, Mark Teixeira, Uncategorized
Yesterday, ESPN’s Rob Neyer published an article quoting Commisioner Bud Selig’s thoughts concerning the current state of baseball economics. Says Selig, Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners...
by mike silver | Nov 19, 2009 | Jason Bay, Quick Post
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, Jason Bay has rejected the Red Sox offer of $60 million over four years. He will now be able to sign a contract with any major league team when the Red Sox exclusive negotiation window ends at midnight tonight. Considered by many to...
by tim daloisio | Nov 6, 2009 | Jason Bay
Coming into the 2009 season the Fire Brand community went through the exercise of giving their individual expectations of each players fortunes for the season to come. Once all the forecasts were in, I took the liberty of averaging the numbers together to come up with...
by mike silver | Oct 15, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Marco Scutaro, Matt Holliday, Rich Harden, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
Like most teams, the Boston Red Sox offseason will be defined by the willingness of their owner to open his wallet. Fortunately for Sox fans nationwide, Uncle John certainly has some deep pockets. However, the amount he is willing to spend will have a lot to say about...
by evan brunell | Oct 14, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Chone Figgins, Felix Hernandez, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Rich Harden, Tim Wakefield
Today is the first in a three version series on an offseason blueprint the Red Sox should follow. What should their starting lineup and pitching staff look like entering the 2010 season? I’ll take a look at one possible scenario while Mike and Tim follow up with...
by mike silver | Oct 13, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Billy Wagner, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Paul Byrd, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Victor Martinez
As is customary at the conclusion of every MLB season, the Boston Red Sox are now the proud holders of a number of expiring contracts and options. For a team swept in the opening round of the playoffs, there is often the urge to spend big on the free agent market in...
by jake digregorio | Oct 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Sowers, Kevin Youkilis
“Effective” isn’t a term often used to describe Daisuke Matsuzaka’s outings, but that’s exactly what he looked like in last night’s start, as the Red Sox took a second win off of the Cleveland Indians, 6-2. Dice worked through six innings, allowing only five hits and...
