by scandage | Aug 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Burnett, Alfredo Aceves, Anthony Swarzak, Ben Revere, Boston Red Sox, Brian Dozier, Brian Duensing, Carl Crawford, Carl Pavano, Casey Fien, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cole DeVries, Craig Breslow, Danny Valencia, Denard Span, Detroit Tigers, Felix Doubront, Glen Perkins, Jamey Carroll, Jared Burton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau, Mark Melancon, Matt Capps, Mike Aviles, Minnesota Twins, Nick Blackburn, P.J. Walters, Ryan Doumit, Sam Deduno, Scott Baker, Trevor Plouffe, Tyler Robertson, Will Middlebrooks
After winning two of three against the Tigers, the Boston Red Sox (53-52, 8.5 games back in the American League East) host the Minnesota Twins (44-60, 13 games back in the American League Central). Both teams are 5-5 in their last 10 games. STARTING PITCHERS Sam...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Capps, Octavio Dotel, Ryan Madson, Scott Linebrink
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve examined the free agent market for both right field and starting pitching, while identifying potential solutions for the Red Sox in 2012. In most of the cases, the players I’ve identified have been short-term options,...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
