by domara | Apr 2, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli
Usually, I absolutely hate the off day after Opening Day. Not only does it seem like the longest day of the season, but it’s also a big tease as we still get to watch other teams play. But since the Red Sox off day was spent being hanging with the President and...
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 domara | Mar 31, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jon Lester, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! The Boston Red Sox will take the field at 3:05 in Baltimore and officially begin their defense of the World Series crown. Baseball is officially back and is here to stay until October. It seemed like a foregone...
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 jcookson | Mar 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Manny Machado, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening day is almost here, and the Red Sox are looking for another strong season. What are the odds that they repeat as World Series champions? What individual bets might make sense for Red Sox players, and which ones would I avoid? (All over-under and lines from...
by domara | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Chris Capuano, Craig Breslow, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Ryan Kalish
John Lackey looked strong in his final tune up of the spring on Thursday. Lackey stymied the Twins over 6.1 innings, allowing just 4 hits while striking out 6. The Red Sox offense was in full force as well as the team collected 11 hits, 7 of which went for extra...
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...
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 broach | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jon Lester
David Ortiz has been complaining about the terms of his current deal, but that matters no longer. The 38-year-old has inked a deal that has a $16 million contract in 2015 and a couple club options for 2016 and 2017. The one in ’16 is a $10 million vesting...
by domara | Mar 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, John Farrell, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Rich Hill, Xander Bogaerts
While the Red Sox lost games on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend actually wrapped up on a good note. Reports surfaced that the Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed to a one year, $16 million extension that includes vesting options in ’16 and ’17. After...
