by jkeller | Apr 26, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Cleveland Indians, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Roberts, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, weei, Xander Bogaerts
In the 2013 regular season the Red Sox committed 80 errors in 162 games. That total ranked them as the eight best team in the Majors and the fifth best in the American League (although strangely enough only fourth best in their own division behind Baltimore, Tampa...
by domara | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Henry, Major League Baseball, Ryan Dempster, Travis Shaw
Sure the Red Sox are not off to the best start, but let’s not forget that it’s still spring training and these games are absolutely meaningless. Since Ryan Dempster retired, Jake Peavy has become an extremely important member of the Red Sox staff. But the...
by domara | Mar 3, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, MLB, Ryan Dempster
It was a busy weekend down on Fort Myers. After handily beating those pesky college kids, the Red Sox played their first two exhibition game of the spring against the Twins and the Orioles. NESN aired their first game of the spring. Oh, and Mike Napoli hit a home run...
by bcowett | Feb 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Patterson, Francisco Cordero, Jon Lester, Ryan Dempster
Four years and some odd number of games ago, a Red Sox second baseman by the name of Eric Patterson prowled his position. Yeah, that was 2010. Ryan Dempster might’ve been feeling his age all of a sudden. The 36-year-old hurler decided to step back and forego...
by dpoarch | Jan 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Edward Mujica, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks
I’m a particularly big fan of Fire Brand’s own end-of-season award, Fire Brand of the Year. There’s a subtle difference between the Fire Brand award and others in that it’s not a simple MVP award, but something meant to highlight those whose contributions might have...
by bcarsley | Dec 16, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Christian Vasquez, Craig Breslow, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As the offseason progresses, you’re going to see a lot of pieces that rank Red Sox. They’ll rank each Red Sox on the 40-man roster. They’ll rank each projected Red Sox starter. They’ll rank the Red Sox prospect. They’ll rank the...
by jcookson | Dec 14, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Hassan, Brendan Ryan, Bryce Brentz, Derek Jeter, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Despite reports in November that the Red Sox were “moving on” from Stephen Drew, last year’s starter at shortstop remains on the market. So why would a deal to bring Drew back to Boston make sense? The market that agent Scott Boras may have envisioned for Drew hasn’t...
by jcookson | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Edward Mujica, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Matt Kemp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I’ve been surprised by how little negative reaction there has been in Boston to Jacoby Ellsbury leaving the Red Sox and signing with the Yankees. Most of this seems to stem from feelings that Ellsbury was overpriced, and the Red Sox were wise to let him go. While the...
by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Michael Morse, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks
There’s a very good chance the Red Sox can clinch the division this week. Hell, they can win a playoff spot tonight if they win and Cleveland loses. So why not just keep on winning? This time, they’ll have a chance to deal a fatal blow to the Baltimore...
by huntergolden | Sep 11, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rios, Andre Ethier, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Gerardo Parra, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jay Bruce, Jonny Gomes, Josh Hamilton, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Torii Hunter, Xander Bogaerts
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington entered the 2012-2013 offseason with an open mind and an open checkbook. After a disastrous 2012 campaign that resulted in 69 wins and the salary dump to end all salary dumps, Cherington finally got the keys to the car to spend the money...
