by jreilly | Mar 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
Fire Brand readers, below are the staff’s predictions for the 2014 MLB Season. While there is a very good chance many of these will be incorrect, it will make all of you proud to note that not a single writer picked the Yankees to make the playoffs. scratch...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Christian Yelich, Garin Cecchini, Jason Place, Kolbrin Vitek, Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, Zach Lee
“Prospects will break your heart.” All credit to Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus for that phrase, but in the wake of Kolbrin Vitek‘s retirement, I couldn’t find any one more fitting. For anyone that missed it, Vitek, Boston’s...
by jkeller | Mar 29, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Every month during the season, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. The criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to the other players? If a...
by broach | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Craig Breslow, Drake Britton, Grady Sizemore, Ryan Lavarnway, Steven Wright
With the regular season less than 72 hours away, the Boston Red Sox have made a flurry of moves to trim down the roster. After John Farrell announced earlier that Grady Sizemore will start in center field, Jackie Bradley Jr. was demoted to Triple-A. Drake Britton and...
by broach | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley
It took a strong spring from Grady Sizemore and a week spring from Jackie Bradley Jr. to decide who would roam center field on Opening Day, but it will be the veteran who will get the nod on Monday. The 31-year-old has not played in two years, but he found a groove...
by jcookson | Mar 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Manny Machado, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening day is almost here, and the Red Sox are looking for another strong season. What are the odds that they repeat as World Series champions? What individual bets might make sense for Red Sox players, and which ones would I avoid? (All over-under and lines from...
by tim daloisio | Mar 28, 2014 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #150 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: None [powerpress src=”http://media.blubrry.com/firecastatmvn/www.firebrandal.com/podcast/150_3_27_14_firesidechats.mp3“] With Opening Day right around the corner, Paul and Tim take one last look into...
by domara | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Chris Capuano, Craig Breslow, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Ryan Kalish
John Lackey looked strong in his final tune up of the spring on Thursday. Lackey stymied the Twins over 6.1 innings, allowing just 4 hits while striking out 6. The Red Sox offense was in full force as well as the team collected 11 hits, 7 of which went for extra...
by akhatchaturian | Mar 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
A year ago at this time, Jackie Bradley, Jr. was putting on a show in Fort Myers. In one particular game against the Miami Marlins, Bradley came a triple away from the cycle, hit a home run, and raised his spring average to an astronomical .519. His performance was so...
by bcowett | Mar 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
The annual Mayor’s Cup competition between the Red Sox and the Twins is now a Spring Training tradition, as much as Spring Training has any real traditions. Amazingly, it’s not even The Mayor’s Cup anymore, because fun and arbitrary trophies are...
