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 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 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Grady Sizemore, John Farrell, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Rich Hill, Xander Bogaerts
While the Red Sox lost games on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend actually wrapped up on a good note. Reports surfaced that the Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed to a one year, $16 million extension that includes vesting options in ’16 and ’17. After...
by jcookson | Mar 21, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Devin Marrero, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Stephen Strasburg, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s a cherry on top of the World Series championship of 2013: Last week, ESPN ranked the Red Sox as number one in their Future Power Rankings, the franchise “best equipped for success over the next half decade”. This ranking looked at five categories for the...
by jcookson | Mar 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Herrera, Mike Carp, Mike Carp, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The 2014 edition of the Red Sox looks poised to contend again for the AL East crown. It’s a deep team with several stars and veteran leaders, balanced by some young talent. Baseball Prospectus predicts they’re an 88 win team. Every team has weaknesses though, and here...
by domara | Mar 12, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, John Lackey, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
While it might not seem like they’ve been playing for long, Wednesday marks the first day since February 27th that the Red Sox won’t play a game. Yes, baseball is back. Every day there seems to be a new storyline involving Grady Sizemore. Tuesday was no...
by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Fire Brand Poll, Garin Cecchini, Mike Lowell, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Polls are back! With the new season approaching, we’re going to get back to weekly polls regarding recent news, events, and other general inanity. Before we talk about this week’s poll, however, let’s take a look at our offseason question. No...
by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts
Well, it’s been a while, but here we are. After an offseason hiatus, with a fresh season rapidly approaching, the TrollBag has returned to once again lower the standards of Fire Brand by just a little bit more each month. @PoarchDaniel @TrollBagQs I totally forgot...
by domara | Mar 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Capuano, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Xander Bogaerts
When the Red Sox and the Cardinals get together, you know you’re in for a good game. Unless of course, the Red Sox are starting Chris Capuano. While he was part of a World Series winning squad, Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s tenure in Boston ended on a pretty...
by askillin | Mar 5, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Spring Training, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
After an October to remember, it’s been a pretty quiet offseason for the Red Sox. Ben Cherington has made a few minor upgrades to help add depth to the team’s roster, but otherwise, the Red Sox appear content to move into 2014 with much the same core in place. From...
