by chipbuck | Nov 27, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Bryce Brentz, Drake Britton, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
In the aftermath of the blockbuster trade that resulted in Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, John Buck, Emilio Bonifacio, and cash going to the Toronto Blue Jays for Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Mathis, Justin Nicolino, Anthony...
by evan brunell | Nov 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Hello all, and a very happy Thanksgiving to you! We’re foregoing the usual article today chock-full of information because today is about stuffing the stomach chock-full of food. However, we here at Fire Brand did want to make you aware that the Hardball Times...
by huntergolden | Nov 21, 2012 | Cody Ross, Jonny Gomes
According to Comcast Sports Net’s Sean McAdam, the Red Sox are closing in on a 2-year deal with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. Gomes, 31, has played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds and Oakland A’s organizations – spending the lion’s share of the time as a...
by huntergolden | Nov 21, 2012 | Asdrubal Cabrera, Jose Iglesias, Pedro Ciriaco, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox have a quasi-opening at Shortstop for 2013. Or at least I think they do. Jose Iglesias has been an intriguing prospect for some time now and with good reason. Iglesias, in spite of his relative inexperience, might not just be the best defensive SS in the...
by huntergolden | Nov 20, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Dodgers, Melky Cabrera
Given the sheer magnitude of the August trade that sent $256 million packing to Los Angeles, you’d think the Red Sox wouldn’t be too into the idea of spending a ton of money this offseason to upgrade their roster. Or maybe they are… Several reports over the past two...
by huntergolden | Nov 19, 2012 | Asdrubal Cabrera, B.J. Upton, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, David Ross, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Bay, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Melky Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nomar Garciaparra, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Torii Hunter, Xander Bogaerts
Welcome to the second weekly edition of Red Sox Hot Stove Rumors. From here on out, we’ll be synthesizing everything Red Sox hot-stove related into one, nice, neat , steaming pile of crap for you to smell every week. We’ll mildly speculate, grandstand, posture and...
by evan brunell | Nov 19, 2012 | Adam LaRoche, Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Hiroki Kuroda, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Torii Hunter
It’s that time again for a new poll! Before we get into it, the old poll yielded some interesting results. It asked who of recently-linked names to the Red Sox you fans would like to see sign with the Red Sox. I allowed multiple voting, so some people may have...
by scandage | Nov 17, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Rich Hill, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
I’ve been lied to a lot in my life. But what Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington pulled off this week may be a set up for one of the bigger lies I’ve ever heard. At a sports management conference at UMass-Amherst this week, Cherington said that despite...
by chipbuck | Nov 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Do you think the Tigers would be interested in trading Victor Martinez back to the Sox now that they have Prince Fielder to play first base? Would Victor Martinez be a good solution for Boston’s first baseman? Doubtful. The better question is, why would the Red...
by evan brunell | Nov 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jerry Sands
As the Red Sox hunt for a new first baseman and left fielder, one tends to forget the Sox have their own candidate right in the system. That would be Jerry Sands, capable of playing both positions. Sands came over from the Dodgers in the blockbuster trade but did not...
