Aroldis Chapman is a Red Sox. Who saw that coming? Chapman, who turns 37 in February, signed a one-year, $10.75 million deal pending a physical. Baseball-wise, Chapman is the type of reliever Boston needed. He is still among the best at generating whiffs and strikeouts. And he’s a left-hander with late innings and high-leverage experience. Plus, […]
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The Red Sox know they need to upgrade their rotation. By all indications, Boston’s actively exploring every avenue to do just that. One name — Garrett Crochet — has emerged as a serious trade target for the Red Sox this winter. There’s a lot to like about Crochet. Crochet was one of the very best starters in MLB […]
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The Red Sox must ask themselves before any Jarren Duran or Wilyer Abreu trade, “Who will we miss more in 2025 and beyond?” If Boston trades Duran, they will lose a multidimensional player, their offensive spark plug — a borderline star. If the Sox trade Abreu, they will lose less offensively (right now) but a […]
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The Red Sox must find a way to trade Masataka Yoshida and his contract after an odd 2024. How Alex Cora handled Yoshida made it clear that he doesn’t fit Boston’s new roster-building philosophy. Among other things. Masa and the Sox relationship became strained. Regarding Boston’s left-handed problem, Masataka is the metaphorical elephant in the room. […]
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Sure, the 2024 trade deadline looks underwhelming. But Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow did his job. He picked a lane, as he said he would. He stuck to his word and reinforced this team. The Red Sox got much-needed, solid contributors. Did he address all the Sox’s weaknesses? No. Should he have done more? […]
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The Red Sox must focus on controllable starting pitching at the deadline. The Sox need a reliable fifth starter. Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, and Brayan Bello have workload concerns. And Bello and Nick Pivetta could be doing better. The Red Sox need a starter who can consistently pitch five to six good innings. Andrew Bailey […]
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The 2024 Red Sox have earned complete buy-in from the front office and ownership at the trade deadline. Nearly everyone went down early, and everything seemed to spiral immediately afterward. But the Sox stayed afloat despite it all. Those young, inexperienced players who needed to improve have — fast — and are still improving. There have […]
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Jarren Duran must make the 2024 American League All-Star team. The fans didn’t vote for Duran, but he deserved more consideration than he got. Anyone paying attention to MLB this season knows where Duran stands. You’d have to have been actively ignoring reality not to acknowledge him. That’s what seems to have happened, given he barely […]
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2024 was intended to be a development year for the Red Sox. Nobody believed the team the Sox put together — fully healthy — would finish above .500. There’s still a good possibility they won’t finish above .500. Boston has yet to play one game with the team the front office intended. This year, they’ll […]
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The Red Sox rotation gets all the attention, and rightfully so. It has drastically improved without any additions, though we’ve seen some regression in the last few weeks. But Boston’s bullpen is doing well, too, despite injuries and some new faces, including a couple of rookies. More than a few Red Sox relievers are making significant contributions […]
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Hey, Red Sox, do you regret demoting Brennan Bernardino to Worcester yet? I hope so. Brennan Bernardino Broke Out With Red Sox in 2023 Embed from Getty Images The Red Sox claimed Brennan Bernardino last April from the Mariners because they couldn’t find competent left-handed relief pitching yet again. The Sox began 2023 with […]
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It’s time to cut the bull(expletive). Ceddanne Rafaela is the Red Sox’s best solution to replace Trevor Story while keeping the defense respectable. We know it. The Red Sox themselves know it better than we know it. Rafaela is more than familiar with the position. He’s certainly athletic enough to make at least routine MLB plays […]
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Once Lucas Giolito got hurt, the 2024 Red Sox pitching rotation was all but set. For better or worse, this is the best rotation the Red Sox have sans Giolito, thanks to John W. Henry’s unwillingness to spend. Sure, there’s a ton of upside for Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey to work with. But […]
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These trade rumors involving Masataka Yoshida and Kenley Jansen are ridiculous. The Red Sox shouldn’t be a team that needs to cut payroll to add players. Yet here we are. Craig Breslow is trying to be creative in building a better roster under whatever constraints John W. Henry has put on him. I get it. […]
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