by evan brunell | Nov 9, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jose Offerman
You think the shortstop carousel we’ve had since 2004 is frustrating? What about second base? Since 1992, only Scott Fletcher (2) and Jose Offerman (3) have been considered full-time Red Sox second basemen that served more than one year in said capacity. To...
by evan brunell | Nov 8, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Quick Post
The Red Sox chose to decline Alex Gonzalez’s $6 million option for 2010 today, putting the shortstop on the free agent market. Quick recap: Gonzalez came to Boston post-Edgar Renteria and served ably, with sensational defense and a penchant for launching the...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2009 | Chris Snyder, Quick Post, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston whiffed on J.J. Hardy. Might another whiff be coming? The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking to the Toronto Blue Jays about catcher Chris Snyder. This is not the first time Snyder has come up at Fire Brand. I was on shift at Rotoworld.com when the news broke, and...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2009 | Danny Richar, Quick Post
Yesterday, the Cincinnati Reds allowed Danny Richar, a second baseman, to become a free agent by outrighting him. I’m here to say I want him as a member of the Red Sox. He became a Red last year in the Ken Griffey, Jr. trade (and Nick Masset). He hit...
by mike silver | Nov 6, 2009 | Carlos Gomez, J.J. Hardy, Minnesota Twins, Quick Post
The Minnesota Twins traded for Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy today, in exchange for centerfielder Carlos Gomez. Prior to 2009, Hardy had been among the better offensive shortstops in the majors, though his numbers slumped significantly in 2009. Hardy had been...
by jake digregorio | Nov 6, 2009 | George Kottaras, Jason Varitek, Poll, Victor Martinez
New Poll Question: Which Red Sox catcher would you least like to see go on free agency? * George Kottaras * Victor Martinez * Jason Varitek Vote in the poll on the sidebar.
by tim daloisio | Nov 6, 2009 | Jason Bay
Coming into the 2009 season the Fire Brand community went through the exercise of giving their individual expectations of each players fortunes for the season to come. Once all the forecasts were in, I took the liberty of averaging the numbers together to come up with...
by evan brunell | Nov 5, 2009 | Florida Marlins, Jeremy Hermida
UPDATE: Theo on the trade: “It was a chance to get a guy with unfulfilled potential for a reasonable cost.” The Red Sox consider Hermida an average defender in either left or right field. (MLBTR) The Red Sox have acquired Florida Marlins outfielder Jeremy...
by mike silver | Nov 5, 2009 | Cliff Lee, Josh Beckett, Roy Halladay, Theo Epstein
Theo’s “95-Win Team” In recent years, one of the most important axioms put forth by the Theo Epstein and the Red Sox front office is the law of the “95-Win Team”. According to this directive, the team’s goal is to target 95-wins annually in an effort to compete...
by evan brunell | Nov 4, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
In the coming weeks, Josh Beckett and his agent (Michael Moye) will meet with Theo Epstein and brass to discuss an extension. Entering his age 30 year, Beckett has come a long way since being acquired after the 2005 season from the Florida Marlins. (Need I remind you...
