Tuesday Links: Where does Allen Craig fit in Boston?

First baseman/outfielder Allen Craig is perhaps the most interesting trade chip that the Boston Red Sox have left on their current roster. While the 30-year old’s 2014 numbers don’t seem to give him much trade value, Craig’s overall career stats seem...

Monday Links: Questions loom for Red Sox as Winter Meetings begin

On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...

Roster Power Rankings, March Edition

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...

2014 Free Agent Class: Possible Red Sox Reunions

The 2014 offseason is officially underway. The Red Sox don’t figure to be the big players in free agency this year that they were before the 2013 season, but depending on which players leave and which players stay, there will still be a few holes to fill. You’ll see...

Award Season

Here’s a sad thing: this column will be posted on the final day of the regular season for the Boston Red Sox. That’s right, 162 games are about to be in the books. Soon, it’ll be time for playoff talk (and an extra-special Playoff TrollBag next week), but before we...

6/25: Timmay!

Boston Red Sox (44-31) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (38-37) Tim Wakefield (4-2, 4.26) @ Jeff Karstens (4-4, 2.54) 7:05 PM EDT | PNC Park (Pittsburgh, PA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed on the 15-day DL on...

6/24: Has anybody seen the bridge?

Boston Red Sox (44-30) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (37-37) Jon Lester (9-3, 3.70) @ Paul Maholm (3-8, 3.29) 7:05 PM EDT | PNC Park (Pittsburgh, PA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed on the 15-day DL on June 19,...

6/22: You keep Rickey Henderson, I’ll take Papi on the bases

San Diego Padres (31-44) @ Boston Red Sox (44-29) Clayton Richard (2-9, 4.35) @ John Lackey (5-5, 7.02) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT San Diego: Brad Hawpe, strained left middle finger (Placed on the 15-day DL...