by domara | Oct 2, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, David Ross, Jon Lester, Madison Bumgarner, Miguel Cabrera, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Torey Lovullo
The San Fransisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates played the National League Wild Card game on Wednesday night. However, unlike the exciting extra innings American League Wild Card contest on Tuesday, the National League game was mostly one sided throughout. Starters...
by domara | Sep 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Dustin Pedroia, Matt Barnes, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Russell Martin, Xander Bogearts
After about a month of waiting, Red Sox fans finally got their first look at Rusney Castillo on Wednesday. The 27-year old Cuban defector assumed the seventh spot in the Red Sox order, and manned center field in his first big league game. After playing in three...
by domara | Sep 17, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia, Mark Melancon, Masahiro Tanaka, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Russell Martin
The Red Sox began their second to last road series of the 2014 season with a loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Two Pirates home runs, and an unproductive offense spoiled an otherwise effective start from the 25-year old rookie. Pittsburgh backstop...
by domara | Sep 16, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Max Scherzer, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
After taking three games of four from the Kansas City Royals over the weekend, the Red Sox hit the road on Monday and traveled to Pittsburgh for the first time since 2011. Boston will send rookie right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to the mound to start the series, while the...
by tbrooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Allen Webster, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter Gammons, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rubby de la Rosa, Seattle Mariners, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
It’s not entirely clear if this has been adequately reported or not, but John Lackey is signed for 2015 at the staggering rate of $500,000 (major league minimum) because he his contract stipulated just that were he to miss time significant due to injury. Oh, you...
by jkeller | Mar 29, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
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...
by jkeller | Mar 15, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jonny Gomes, Mike Carp, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino
One of the many “Midas Touch” acquisitions made by Ben Cherington last season was Mike Carp. Purchased on February 20 from Seattle, Carp posted a line of .296/.362/.523. That slugging percentage was a career high, and the average and on base percentage were his best...
by bcarsley | Nov 4, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Bronson Arroyo, Bruce Chen, Carlos Pena, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, James Loney, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Lyle Overbay, Mark Kotsay, Marlon Byrd, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
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...
by chipbuck | Oct 29, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays
The stress of the playoffs is killing me. Everything from Tim McCarver and Joe Buck droning on about the most ridiculous of narratives; Farrell’s insistence on starting Jonny Gomes over Daniel Nava when facing right handed starting pitching (the last two nights...
by jreilly | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 Playoffs, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Back in March of this year, the Fire Brand writers got together and submitted their 2013 Preseason Predictions. Well, in short, they weren’t pretty. And, quite frankly, preseason baseball predictions usually are not accurate, evidenced by 4 of the 7 writers at...
