by Troy Patterson | Jan 5, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Quick Post
According to Dan Roche on Twitter, Terry Francona has confirmed that Jacoby Ellsbury will be our starting left fielder in 2010. This also means Mike Cameron is in center field and Jeremy Hermida is the fourth outfielder. Overall I think the move is fairly neutral as...
by evan brunell | Jan 5, 2010 | Anthony Rizzo, Pete Hissey
Pete Hissey was drafted in the fourth round of the 2008 draft and hails from Pennsylvania. Hissey, 19, spent his second professional baseball season with mid-A Greenville. SoxProspects notes Hissey as a speedy centerfielder with an advanced approach at the plate with...
by lee perrault | Jan 4, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Quick Post
EVAN, 8:47 PM Someone pinch me… feels like I’m dreaming. Peter Gammons reports the Red Sox have inked Beltre to a one-year deal worth $9 million, with a player option for an additional $5 million. (Roche concurs.) Not only do the Sox get a vacuum at third,...
by mike silver | Jan 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
Ask anyone about the playoff prospects of the 2010 Red Sox and they are sure to tell you that a large part of them are riding on the bat of a resurgent David Ortiz. Papi has been one of the biggest cogs in the Red Sox machine for the better part of the past decade....
by lee perrault | Jan 3, 2010 | Daniel Bard
Daniel Bard burst onto the scene this year after weathering concerns of a worrisome first professional season in 2007. Bard struggled in his role as a starter after arriving from the University of North Carolina, both at Single A and High A levels. His poor...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 2, 2010 | Jason Bay
Since the introduction of Sabermetrics many concepts and terms have started to enter the main stream. OBP is now a regular on the NESN broadcast and OPS is often a common term in any presentation. That has not led to a change in much of the conventional wisdom that we...
by evan brunell | Jan 1, 2010 | Fire Brand Awards, J.D. Drew
Every year, Fire Brand gives out it’s prestigious, most honorable Fire Brand of the Year award. Previous recipients, chronologically: Tim Wakefield, Bronson Arroyo, Mike Timlin, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell and Jason Bay. Wondering what the award is? Simple. The...
by evan brunell | Dec 31, 2009 | Misc.
Today represents the sixth anniversary of Fire Brand, begun when I opined ‘There is no such thing as ‘The Curse of the Babe.’ As is the norm on the anniversary, I want to take a moment out of our day to thank you, the readers, for making this site...
by mike silver | Dec 30, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Michael Bowden, Mike Cameron
There is a difference between the Red Sox and nearly every other team in baseball – and it’s pretty obvious. How lucky are our home town fans, that our very own Boston squad has significantly more money to spend on players most other teams. Actually, all but one...
by lee perrault | Dec 29, 2009 | Quick Post
[UPDATE, 3:20pm]: Joel Sherman says 4 years, $66 million, with a vesting option for a fifth year. Naturally, this is all pending a physical. If the Mets do end up completing the contract agreement with Bay, it does have an unfortunate twist for the Red Sox. The...
