by chipbuck | Dec 14, 2011 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Hiroki Kuroda, Kevin Youkilis, Koji Uehara, Luxury Tax, Marco Scutaro
If you read my link around yesterday, you probably saw Matt Kory’s piece for Over the Monster on the effect the luxury tax is having on the Red Sox offseason. In case you missed it, here’s an excerpt: “With several holes still to fill on the roster,...
by charliesap | Dec 13, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Every year thousands upon thousands of baseball fans await the unveiling of Bill James’ projections. Thanks to the great and free information at FanGraphs, we are able to view these projections at no cost. In part one, we’ll take a look at the 2012...
by charliesap | Nov 29, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis
Aging designated hitters haven’t been striking it rich (relatively speaking, of course) in the free agent market over the last few years. Last offseason, Vladimir Guerrero, who had hit .300/.345/.496 with 29 home runs that summer, could not find a team willing...
by charliesap | Nov 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Huston Street, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish
The Colorado Rockies brass has made it clear that they are comfortable with Rafael Betancourt as their closer and that Huston Street is on the trading block. It has been reportedthat the Red Sox are among a few teams that have already shown interest in trading for...
by guest | Nov 16, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis
This guest post was written by Matt Collins of Red Stockings Thoughts, a blog about the Red Sox. This is his second guest post for Fire Brand of the American League. He is perhaps most well-known for his insane ability to get on base, but Kevin Youkilis has been an...
by charliesap | Nov 15, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Ryan Kalish
As Chip pointed out today in his latest Cafardo Mailbag, it seems like every trade suggestion coming from Red Sox Nation involves sending away Kevin Youkilis. Jacoby Ellsbury has been another name whispered in the trade winds, as his breakout season is going to cause...
by chipbuck | Nov 15, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Barry Zito, Bobby Valentine, Carlos Beltran, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonathan Sanchez, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Lincecum
To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has a giant non-sexual man crush on Bobby Valentine. Just huge. Massive. At times, the gushing is unbarable to the point of being a bit embarrassing. Still, Cafardo...
by chipbuck | Nov 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis
Well, it appears Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe is at it again. Never one to go too long without complaining, he’s directing his ire toward Red Sox leadership because of their apparent disinterest in hiring an experienced manager to lead the team. While...
by charliesap | Nov 8, 2011 | Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Edwin Jackson, Hiroki Kuroda, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Buehrle, Poll, Ryan Madson, Yu Darvish
Boston’s search for a new field manager continues and it will do so without the option of Mike Maddux, who withdrew his name from consideration. There are still some intriguing options out there, but managerial changes always make me wonder, “How much does...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Tim Wakefield
And we’re back! Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag! This week’s questions are just as eye-roll inducing as the ones we’ve seen over the last two weeks. Rather than keep you waiting, I’m going to jump right in to answer...
