by domara | Apr 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Farrell, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening Day has come and gone. The defending world champs opened the 2014 season at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles. Despite losing the first 0f 162 by a final of 2-1, there was plenty of positives to take away. Jon Lester tossed 7 innings of 6 hit, 2 run...
by broach | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
After a MRI yesterday on his right hamstring, Shane Victorino just needed to pass an exam this morning in order to fly to Baltimore. There must have been no signs of improvement because he was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 30, according to...
by domara | Mar 31, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jon Lester, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! The Boston Red Sox will take the field at 3:05 in Baltimore and officially begin their defense of the World Series crown. Baseball is officially back and is here to stay until October. It seemed like a foregone...
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 jcookson | Mar 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Manny Machado, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening day is almost here, and the Red Sox are looking for another strong season. What are the odds that they repeat as World Series champions? What individual bets might make sense for Red Sox players, and which ones would I avoid? (All over-under and lines from...
by domara | Mar 27, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Rocco Baldelli, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Although the Red Sox lost Wednesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles 5-4, there was a lot fans could be excited about. Grady Sizemore collected a hit and ran the bases like he never left the game, forcing throws and sliding without hesitation. While Xander...
by domara | Mar 26, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Shane Victorino
Clay Buchholz ended his spring on a high note on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right hander tossed 6 innings and surrendered 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 5. Buchholz was backed up by the Red Sox offense that pushed across 4 runs, including a solo...
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 domara | Mar 13, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, Rich Hill, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
It was a quiet day down in Fort Myers on Wednesday. The defending world champs enjoyed their first off day of the spring, which left us with nothing to do… Baseball wasn’t completely on hold on Wednesday. Felix Doubront pitched in a minor league game...
by domara | Mar 11, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Grady Sizemore, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
Shane Victorino made his spring training debut Monday. Predictably, he ended his first at-bat with a hit by pitch. Some things never change. Not only did Monday mark Jon Lester’s first start of the spring, but it also marked the first in-game action between...
