by askillin | Aug 6, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
Little has gone as planned in 2014 for the Red Sox, and the club’s furious dealing prior to last Thursday’s trade deadline was direct evidence of that fact. GM Ben Cherington shipped off one veteran after another in hopes of re-tooling the roster for the 2015...
by broach | Aug 5, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox struggled at home this week with a 1-5 homestand and are now 14 games behind the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. However, the team did not improve in one category this week: offense. The team has been able to score runs the last three games post...
by dpoarch | Aug 5, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
WE DID IT! Last week’s poll was easily the most contested poll we’ve had to date, as I asked you if the Red Sox should trade Jon Lester (since traded to Oakland for Yoenis Cespedes, as I’m sure you know). Fire Brand readers decided that the Sox...
by domara | Aug 5, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens
While the Red Sox were off on Monday, all eye shifted to Pawtucket to watch Red Sox top pitching prospect Henry Owens take a significant step closer to an MLB debut. After carving up the competition in double-A this season by posting a 2.60 ERA in 20 starts, the...
by bcowett | Aug 5, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Don’t run on ’em! Question: As of August 5th, what is the combined amount of outfield assists that Jackie Bradley Jr. & Yoenis Cespedes have had this year? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Of all the...
by domara | Aug 4, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
With the Red Sox positioned to play spoilers in the American League East at this point of the 2014 season, the team welcomed in the New York Yankees for a three game set over the weekend. On Friday, 24 year old starter Anthony Ranaudo made his major league debut, and...
by Harry Burnham | Aug 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
A lot of people seem to think that the Red Sox got fleeced by Billy Beane and co. with their trade of Jon Lester for Yoenis Cespedes. I, for one, dont see it quite the same way. Admittedly, a lot of people who get paid to write about baseball are writing the same...
by broach | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, AL East, Alex Wilson, Allen Craig, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Mike Carp, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox had five open spaces after trading away pieces on Thursday prior to Friday’s contest at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees, but the team did a couple extra moves to make sure even more players could get on the team. The Red Sox placed...
by prmallon | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Craig, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes, Yoenis Cespedes
Presumably, you’ve all heard by now that John Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals (along with prospect Corey Littrell) for OF Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly. Most pundits and analysts seem to view the trade favorably and consider it a “win” for both sides....
by akhatchaturian | Aug 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
The Boston Red Sox have parted ways with Jon Lester, but it seems like the left-handed ace might be thinking about a comeback in the offseason. After being dealt to the Oakland Athletics along with Jonny Gomes for Yoenis Cespedes, the former Red Sox pitcher started...
