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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(Call me a buzzkill — or worse — for writing this if you want; That’s fine, but somebody has to say it.) It’s fun and exciting when prospects make noise and impress everyone in Spring Training. That’s part of what makes watching six weeks of exhibition games enjoyable. Last year, Ryan Fitzgerald, aka “Fitzy,” created […]
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If the Red Sox want to add a player to their 2023 Opening Day roster who’s not currently on their 40-man roster, they’ll have to remove a player. There are few players the Red Sox would be comfortable potentially losing — something to keep in mind with these spring training position battles. Baseball games are […]
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Spring Training is upon us! Baseball is officially back. Some in Red Sox Nation — and most of the national baseball media — are down on the 2023 Red Sox. There’s reason to feel that way. Boston has numerous questions throughout the roster. However, none of the questions facing the Sox this season are as […]
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12 Red Sox will participate in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. It could’ve been more. Trevor Story was committed to Team USA before he injured his elbow. Prospect Ceddane Rafaela was a possibility for Team Netherlands, but he’ll be in Red Sox spring training. Ryan Sherriff was rumored to be on Team Israel’s roster, but […]
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The Red Sox’s trade of the recently designated Matt Barnes to the Marlins for lefthanded reliever Richard Bleier is the latest move to remake the bullpen. We’ll see a lot more strikes, fewer walks, and late leads converted into wins more often than not in 2023. The #RedSox today acquired LHP Richard Bleier from the […]
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The Red Sox need Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim more than they need to target impact starters in a trade. The Sox need multiple middle infielders to just field a team in 2023 and will still need one in 2024. Kim, the best available middle infielder, is signed through 2024 with a mutual option for 2025. […]
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Red Sox Nation has been on edge and disgruntled for over a year, arguably three. The Red Sox couldn’t afford, PR-wise, not to sign Rafael Devers to a contract extension, especially after losing Xander Bogaerts. The fallout of trading a second homegrown star — the last link to 2018 — would’ve been apocalyptic. But now […]
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