by bcowett | Jul 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Stewart, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Felix Doubront, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Lyle Overbay, Matt Harvey, Mike Carp, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Stephen Drew, Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells
Alright. Baseball’s back again. We’re done with the awful ESPYs, the trading desk is getting busy, and the Red Sox have a interesting stretch where they play AL East teams. So who better to kick off this set of inter-divisional games with than our very...
by chipbuck | Jul 17, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Well, we’ve made it. We’re finally at the artificial mid-point in the season, and the Red Sox are a cool 58-39.* Despite some twists, turns, and impromptu injuries, life should feel pretty damn amazing if you’re a Red Sox fan. Seriously, by a show...
by huntergolden | Jul 17, 2013 | 2013 MLB Trade Deadline, Andrew Bailey, Aramis Ramirez, Chase Headley, Jerry Sands, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera, Mark Melancon, Michael Young, Miles Head, Stolmy Pimentel, Yovanni Gallardo
With all the talk about whom the Red Sox should go out and try to get at the trade deadline, there hasn’t been much discussion surrounding some of the players they should avoid. And trust me when I say – there are a lots of guys who aren’t close to worth their...
by bcowett | Jul 15, 2013 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Home Run Derby, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox are the best team in the American League at the break and I couldn’t be any happier and/or excited. This is really great. Not all is sunshine and daisies though, as the Red Sox ended the first half with something of a stinging loss to the Oakland...
by bcarsley | Jul 15, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa
With Jon Lester’s best days clearly behind him and Clay Buchholz’ inability to stay on the mound a serious problem, it’s fair to say the Red Sox do not have a real No. 1 starter. Given Boston’s highly touted farm system, the inclination is to look down on the farm for...
by jreilly | Jul 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
With the All-Star break looming on the horizon (it begins after Sunday’s game) I think now is a good time as ever to take a look back over the first 94 games of the season and grade out the Boston Red Sox. The categories we will use are the typical five: offense,...
by bcowett | Jul 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Griffin, Alex Wilson, Bartolo Colon, Billy Beane, Brandon Moss, Brandon Workman, Brett Anderson, Chris Young, Derek Norris, Eric Sogard, Jarrod Parker, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, Josh Reddick, Oakland Athletics, Seth Smith, Yoenis Cespedes
Your friendly neighborhood advanced scout took a day off to bask in the glory that was The Greatest Starting Pitcher In The History Of Baseball starting for a night. But I must get back to work. So. Billy Beane. Sabermetrics. A movie based ever so loosely on 2002....
by jkeller | Jul 4, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brian Daubach, Chris Davis, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drew Sutton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Homer Bailey, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
(Happy 4th of July everyone…scoreboard, England…USA, USA, USA!) Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. If you missed the March, April, or May editions check them out for the...
by bcowett | Jul 2, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Quentin, Chase Headley, David Ortiz, Edinson Volquez, Jedd Gyorko, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Pedro Ciriaco, San Diego Padres, Stephen Drew, Yasmani Grandal
Who’s ready for another interleague series at Fenway? I know I am. More of David Ortiz doing his customary DH thing, more of pitchers not hitting, and best of all, it’s against a team no Red Sox fan should really have hatred towards. Seriously. It’s...
by bcarsley | Jul 1, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Chris Balcom-Miller, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Jon Lester, Michael Almanzar, Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins, Portland Sea Dogs, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
When you write about baseball on the Interwebs a half-dozen times every week, sometimes you run out of ideas. When I first sat down to write this column on Saturday, I began waxing poetic about Will Middlebrooks and the flaws that we somewhat willfully overlooked. We...
