If Masataka Yoshida is not, at the very least, a finalist for the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year award, so help me, I swear. He’s technically a rookie, which I will never understand. But if this is the only way Masataka gets any recognition due to him, then so be it. The Red […]
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What will the 2023 Red Sox do at the trade deadline? It largely depends on where they are in the American League Wild Card standings. The Red Sox are good one week and terrible the next. They are not good enough to go all in and not bad enough to blow it all up. In […]
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It hasn’t been only the offense that has sunk the Red Sox. Just about everything has gone wrong over the last month. The Sox have played bad baseball all around. Oddly enough, the rotation has improved as the season has worn on. Starting pitching was the one part of this team that was supposed to […]
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Two months into the 2023 season, Red Sox’ Enrique Hernandez is a terrible shortstop, among the worst in MLB. Hernandez’s defense at shortstop has been a problem all season. Injuries have forced the Sox’s hand a bit. But Alex Cora has no more valid excuses. Christian Arroyo is back, and Yu Chang should be activated […]
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MLB All-Star voting season is upon us for 2023, and nine Red Sox appear on the ballot in phase one of fan voting, which ends June 22. Don’t expect many, if any, Red Sox to be on the American League roster in July. Though some of Boston’s hitters are not necessarily doing badly, most are […]
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Who saw a breakout coming for Jarren Duran in 2023? I don’t know if even the Red Sox themselves saw this coming. It’s a best-case scenario, really. A lot of work on his hitting mechanics, defense, and mindset – plus advice from two former Red Sox – all have played a part in Jarren Duran’s […]
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The Red Sox cutting bait with Ryan Brasier is the best news some Red Sox fans could have ever asked for. Joely Rodriguez, who the Red Sox activated from the injured list Monday, takes Brasier’s roster spot. The #RedSox today announced the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/jVcyZVzId9 — Red Sox (@RedSox) May 15, 2023 With so […]
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The last few years have been tough for new Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen. The seventh member of the 400 career saves club has turned back the clock in 2023, though. Jansen is dominating once again, pitching as well as he has in years — arguably ever. He’s not only contributing on the field, either. […]
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The Red Sox could be right in trusting Reese McGuire and Connor Wong as their catchers in 2023 (and beyond). McGuire has done nothing but hit since he arrived in Boston, and Wong is among MLB’s best defensive catchers this season. They complement each other well. It’s too early to tell if their current production […]
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I’ve been an ardent believer that Tanner Houck isn’t a starter. He’s never had the command and control or been efficient enough to get through at least five innings consistently. (That and he took to the closer role quite well in 2022.) But his latest start opened my eyes to his potential in the rotation. […]
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*All stats accurate through April 11* The Adam Duvall wrist injury, a left distal radius fracture, is a significant blow to this Red Sox lineup. Duvall, not even on the Sox’s radar before Trevor Story injured his elbow, was/is supposed to be one of Boston’s few sources of big-time power. Now, they’ll be without it […]
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The Chris Sale Revenge Tour hit a bump in the road before it could begin. That’s not what anyone expected from Sale in his highly anticipated return to the Red Sox in 2023. That’s ok, though; it’s only one start. All that matters is having Chris Sale healthy and available for the next two seasons […]
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I don’t know how the rival executives and evaluators — and everybody else who trashed the Red Sox for signing Masataka Yoshida — can’t feel differently about him now after watching his historic World Baseball Classic performance. Yoshida will be better than people think, potentially another Chaim Bloom win. His 5-year, $90 million contract, plus […]
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I must begin with this caveat: The whole Opening Day starter thing is an overrated, purely symbolic tradition. All but meaningless. It’s improbable the 2023 Red Sox season will come down to this one game. Sox manager Alex Cora agrees, more or less. Cora had this to say about Opening Day, “It’s one start,” said […]
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