by evan brunell | Nov 29, 2006 | J.D. Drew, Johnny Damon, Trading Manny Saga
Looks like it’s official. J.D. Drew has signed with the Red Sox for 4 years and 56 million, with a fifth year option, likely to be finalized soon. This means a couple things: 1) The deal could either be considered a bust by those fearful of Drew’s style...
by evan brunell | Nov 29, 2006 | J.D. Drew, Kei Igawa, Mark Loretta, Trading Manny Saga
– From RH in the comments: The Red Sox have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $74Million with JD Drew. – Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers still looks like the best possibility, but word is there are many other interested teams inquiring that we don’t know...
by evan brunell | Nov 27, 2006 | Trading Manny Saga
ESPN has the story, saying the J.D. Drew negotiations should be finalized by then. Check out the story for more, I don’t want to bump Zach’s story, but rest assured, if and when it happens, we’ll be chatting about it here on Fire Brand. I’ve...
by evan brunell | Nov 21, 2006 | Brad Lidge, Carlos Lee, J.D. Drew, Morgan Ensberg, Trading Manny Saga, Wily Mo Pena
MANNY RAMIREZ / ESPN.COM It’s that time of year again. It’s the “trade Manny Ramirez” column from Fire Brand! (2004, 2005, Zach’s parody of a roundtable of experts discussing a trade) The difference here is that it’s the first...
by zach hayes | Nov 20, 2006 | Akinori Otsuka, Alex Cora, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Rivera, Matt Clement, Michael Young, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, Rich Aurilia, Trading Manny Saga
MICHAEL YOUNG/ ELHERALDONEWS.COM On Saturday, Peter Gammons reported Alex Gonzalez had signed with the Reds for 3 years and 14 million. The defensive wizard has earned a raise after posting an outstanding year with the glove, but Wayne Krivsky might have found himself...
by evan brunell | Oct 31, 2006 | Aramis Ramirez, Keith Foulke, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Trading Manny Saga
TIM WAKEFIELD / TSN.CA It’s not a surprise. Mike Timlin, as reported, is back with Boston with a base salary of $2.89 million with additional incentives. Also, the Red Sox exercised the $4 million option on Tim Wakefield, ensuring that he will be a Red Sox for...
