by evan brunell | Nov 1, 2012 | Angel Pagan, B.J. Upton, Delmon Young, Jake Peavy, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Lohse, Michael Bourn, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Zack Greinke
Every year, MLB.com puts together a game called Free Agent Frenzy. The rules are simple: predict where players will sign. The winner will get Opening Day tickets. I’ve always enjoyed this game, as I have interest in trying to figure out the plans of certain...
by evan brunell | Oct 31, 2012 | Allen Webster, Blake Swilhart, Bryce Brentz, Deven Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Xander Bogearts
Baseball America came out with their top 10 Red Sox prospects today. To read the scouting profiles of each player, you have to have a subscription to BA, but the list of prospects and other qualifiers is available to the public. You can see the whole list and scouting...
by huntergolden | Oct 31, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Ozzie Guillen, Shintaro Fujinami, Shohei Otani
So this past week was a busy week for me – one that featured a new baby and a new hurricane. Certainly, these are the kinds of events that make you ponder life and love and how lucky we are to have both. With so much down time that’s not really downtime,...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
Rob Bradford of WEEI asked a very interesting question on Tuesday, and it’s certainly one worth examining. Here’s what he had to say: “If Lester hadn’t signed his five-year, $30 million extension (with a $13 million club option for ’14)...
by tim daloisio | Oct 25, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast, John Farrell
Episode #133 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck [podloveaudio src=”http://archive.org/download/Episode133WhereWeWelcomeBackJohnFnFarrell/133_10_24_12_firesidechats.mp3″] During last year’s managerial search Tim and Paul talked about...
by huntergolden | Oct 25, 2012 | Angel Pagan, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
I was over at Sons of Sam Horn the other day and stumbled across this interesting thread with the idea of trading Jacoby Ellsbury to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Tim Lincecum. It certainly tickled my fancy but before I could put pen to paper, I noticed my...
by evan brunell | Oct 24, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, David Ortiz, Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks
Bobby Valentine may not be the Red Sox manager anymore, but he’s not done commenting on his time in Boston. And it won’t be the last time, either. Valentine went on “Costas Tonight” on the NBC Sports Network on Tuesday and stirred the pot,...
by chipbuck | Oct 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Snyder, David Ross, Gerald Laird, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Molina, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Lavarnway, Yorvit Torrealba
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve taken a long look at the Red Sox’s current roster. I’ve reviewed player performance, examined contract situations, and made assessments of each player’s future in Bostonin 2013. (See Part 1 on Position Players and Part...
by evan brunell | Oct 22, 2012 | John Farrell, Poll
Well, that was fast. The Red Sox have tabbed John Farrell as the new skipper. It appears as many Sox fans would have preferred Brad Ausmus, as a poll to Fire Brand readers showed. This poll was only up Friday through the weekend, but Ausmus had a convincing lead and...
by scandage | Oct 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Ray Herrera, David Ortiz, Edinson Volquez, Houston Astros, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Kansas City Royals, Mark Appel, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
It seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign David Ortiz for at least one more season at DH. However, an intriguing alternative to Big Papi comes in the form of one Joshua Holt Hamilton. Hamilton’s life story reads like a movie, and...
