by domara | Nov 4, 2014 | Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Dustin Pedroia, Francisco Liriano, Ian Kinsler, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, Jonathan Herrera, Mookie Betts, Pablo Sandoval, Robinson Cano, Torey Lovullo
While free agents like Pablo Sandoval and Chase Headley are both logical fits for the Red Sox at third base, it’s important to not overlook a player like Hanley Ramirez. A shortstop by trade, Ramirez figures to slide over to third base in the near future due to...
by jreilly | Jul 28, 2014 | Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, jose abreu, San Diego Padres
Welcome back to the second edition of @firebrandal Tweet’s of the Week, which is a short series that we do every other week over here at Fire Brand of the American League. The last place 48-57 Boston Red Sox seem to have finally faced the reality that this...
by domara | Jun 13, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Josh Tomlin, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Yoenis Cespedes
After going 2-7 on their 3 city road trip, the Red Sox returned to Fenway Park on Thursday night to open a 4 game set with the Cleveland Indians. Jon Lester toed the rubber for Boston, and was opposed by Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin. The Red Sox opened up the...
by domara | Jun 10, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bud Norris, Clay Buchholz, David Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Stephen Drew
After dropping 2 of 3 games in Detroit over the weekend, the Red Sox opened up a series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. The Red Sox sent Jake Peavy to the hill, while the Orioles countered with right-hander Bud Norris. Similar to starts past this season, Jake...
by bcowett | Jun 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alfonso Soriano, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Josh Reddick, New York Yankees, Ryan Roberts, Yasiel Puig
There’s a new center fielder in town. Jackie Bradley Jr., through his considerable skill set, is now entrenched in center field for the foreseeable future. Out with the (relatively) old, in with the new, as they say. Bradley, however, has a tool that seems to be...
by domara | Jun 4, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Michael Bourn, Xander Bogaerts
After Monday’s loss against the Cleveland Indians snapped the Red Sox 7 game win streak, Boston sought to even up the series in Cleveland on Tuesday. Red Sox right-hander Jake Peavy took the mound for Boston and struggled early, allowing hits to the first 5...
by dpoarch | May 26, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Dan Butler, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today marked the end of the Red Sox 10-game losing streak, a dubious accomplishment that I can say I wouldn’t have expected from the defending champs. The Sox currently sit at 21-29, solidly in last place in the AL East. With still over 100 games remaining in the...
by Harry Burnham | May 4, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonathan Herrera, koji uehara
Alright, it’s that time of the year. We’ve just wrapped up the first month of baseball and I thought I might give out some grades to some of Boston’s newest residents. I’m going to look at their performance on the field and any other criteria I...
by jkeller | May 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Thankfully, April is over (although May has been far from kind to us so far). The Red Sox ended the opening month of the 2014 season with a sub .500 record at 13-14. Now, the team that came into this season wanting to “Turn the Page” is heading into a new...
by dpoarch | Apr 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Herrera, Jose Iglesias, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
For starters, let’s be clear: the 2014 Red Sox have not played good defense. Not by any stretch. Right now, this is the 26th ranked team in the league in terms of Ultimate Zone rating, with a mark of -9.2, after a 2013 in which they ranked 10th with a 21.6 mark in the...
