by domara | May 21, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, J.A. Happ, Jackie Bradley Jr., Johnny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
After an off day on Monday, the Red Sox played host to the Toronto Blue Jays for the first time this season on Tuesday. A pair of left handers squared off in game 1 of the series as Felix Doubront was opposed by Toronto hurler J.A. Happ. For the Red Sox, Doubront...
by domara | May 20, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, J.A. Happ, Junichi Tazawa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The good news is the Red Sox didn’t extend their losing streak on Monday, because they didn’t play. The team enjoyed their third off day this month after being swept by the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. Boston will start their climb back to .500 on...
by domara | May 19, 2014 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, Torii Hunter, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
In a rematch of the 2013 ALCS, the Red Sox and Tigers met over the weekend for the first time since last October. However unlike in the ALCS, the Tigers dominated Boston in ever aspect of the game from Friday to Sunday. Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, and Anibal Sanchez...
by domara | May 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
After losing in walk-off fashion on Tuesday night, the Red Sox offense pushed across 9 runs and handily defeated the Minnesota Twins in game 2 of the series. David Ortiz remained locked in at the plate, as the hulking DH enjoyed his second consecutive two home run...
by domara | May 14, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Johnny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Despite their best efforts, the Red Sox failed to complete a comeback over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. After Jake Peavy put the team in an early hole by allowing 6 runs in 4.1 innings, the Red Sox bats battled back and knotted the game at 6 in the seventh inning....
by jkeller | May 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Thankfully, April is over (although May has been far from kind to us so far). The Red Sox ended the opening month of the 2014 season with a sub .500 record at 13-14. Now, the team that came into this season wanting to “Turn the Page” is heading into a new...
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 | Apr 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
It was a classic pitchers duel on Thursday night as the Red Sox and White Sox met in the rubber match of the three game set. Jon Lester took the hill for the Red Sox and was perfect for 5.1 innings, tossing 8 frames overall of 7 hit, 1 run baseball. Outside of Xander...
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...
