Ranking the Trade Deadline Moves

With the Red Sox out of contention this season, Thursday’s trade deadline was one of the most action-packed days in team history. Eight players from the opening day roster left the club in the month before the deadline. Here’s my ranking of the top five moves Ben...

Friday Links: Wheelin’ and Dealin’

No July 31st trade deadline was quite like what we saw transpire on Thursday morning and afternoon. In total, 18 teams sent 37 players to new cities, household names found new zip codes, and the Red Sox were right in the middle of the flurry of moves. Boston’s...

Boston Red Sox Trade Deadline Summary: Jon Lester, Yoenis Cespedes Deal Easy Win-Win

The Boston Red Sox have been struggling mot of the 2014 season with a 48-60 record through two-thirds of the season. A 13-game deficit will be an even tougher hill to climb without four of the five starters on the Opening Day roster to start this season. The Red Sox...

Preparing for Life Without Jon Lester

Enough has been said and written about Jon Lester’s contract negotiations with the Red Sox that there is no need to rehash here. The Red Sox, for their part, didn’t expect to be this bad in 2014, so they probably believed another season of contention would give them...

Fire Brand Poll #115 – Trades!

Last week, we asked you to identify the Red Sox rookie who you thought was primed for the biggest second-half. Xander Bogaerts narrowly edged out the Sox top rookie performer this season, Brock Holt, 29% to 28%, while my own pick, Jackie Bradley Jr., came in third....