by bcarsley | Mar 25, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Gose, Austin Romine, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Dylan Bundy, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Manny Machado, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
Writing different introductions to several prospect pieces every week is hard. For that reason, I present to you without drama my list of AL East prospects who are best positioned to impact the pennant race this year. I’ve broken this down to the three players who...
by bcowett | Mar 25, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Houston Astros, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Kyle Lohse, New York Yankees, Stephen Drew, Vernon Wells
In just one week, your Red Sox will take the field for their first game of 2013. Kick back, grab a bottle of your favorite brew, and prepare to enjoy the sweetness that is Boston baseball. What kind of links post would this be if Jackie Bradley wasn’t the first...
by dpoarch | Mar 24, 2013 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury
The start of the season is nearly upon us, and as such, now seems like a good time to begin my new column series for Fire Brand. In my very first column with the site, I broke down the top storylines about the upcoming season that would inevitably annoy me the most....
by jreilly | Mar 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew McCutchen, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Troy Tulowitzki
With Opening Day a mere week and change away, Red Sox fans, me included, eagerly await the announcement for who will be on the 2013 Boston Red Sox roster. Eager is a fitting word because an abundant amount of excitement has surrounded one player in particular this...
by jcookson | Mar 22, 2013 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Carl Crawford, Erik Bedard, Jed Lowrie, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein
It all started so innocently. Adrian Beltre came to the Boston Red Sox in 2010 on a one year free agent deal. No one could foresee that the curse was on its way. Beltre was the biggest bright spot on the 2010 Red Sox. Signed to a 9$ million one year deal, Beltre had a...
by bcowett | Mar 22, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Bard, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Scott Boras, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein
I don’t know about you guys, but I have a doozy of a Friday ahead of me. 10 hours of work in an MLB team shop. Let the fun begin, right? I hate to sound like a cold-hearted fan here, but with Jackie Bradley in the fold, he makes Jacoby Ellsbury pretty much...
by dpodheiser | Mar 22, 2013 | Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino
It appears the Red Sox have decided on their five outfielders to begin the season. Daniel Nava is a front-runner to make the Opening Day roster, according to ESPN.com. The 30-year-old switch-hitter will likely serve as the fifth outfielder in what could be a platoon...
by jkeller | Mar 21, 2013 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
I’m with Brandon McCarthy, Spring Training in a World Baseball Classic year is outrageously long. The first week or two I am so excited to see live baseball and the green grass again, but by the time you get this late in the process it borders on torturous. I just...
by bcowett | Mar 20, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, John Olerud, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew
Everyone, I’ve made a deal with a devil. I promised a Yankees fan that I’d get a beer with her on Opening Day, when the rivalry renews. If I don’t survive, remember…I love you all. Stephen Drew‘s concussed, and Pedro Ciriaco isn’t a...
by huntergolden | Mar 20, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Doerr, Cody Ross, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, Platoon Splits, Shane Victorino
There hasn’t been a more exhausting argument to listen to regarding any single Red Sox player this offseason than everyone’s couch fainting over Shane Victorino’s platoon splits. Before we venture into the land of the lost though, let’s get this out of the way so...
