The Red Sox’s moves at the trade deadline make you wonder if Chaim Bloom believes this team can make a playoff push and if he should have done more to remake the club with 2023 and beyond in mind. Boston improved its outfield offense and improved all around at first base. Yet, their outfield defense […]
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The Red Sox did both buy and sell, as was their best course of action at the trade deadline. The moves they made make you wonder if Chaim Bloom believes this team is capable of making a playoff push and if he should have done more to remake the club with 2023 and beyond in […]
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The Red Sox have designated Jackie Bradley Jr for assignment, another quizzical move for Chaim Bloom and Co. I’ll die on the proverbial hill that Jackie Bradley Jr‘s defense is too good to get rid of him, despite his bat. An outfield consisting of Tommy Pham in left field, Jarren Duran in center field, and […]
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A lot has gone wrong over the last few weeks for the Red Sox. The pitching hasn’t been as good as it was for much of June. Neither has the defense been as good as it’s been all season. In games where the offense has battled back from early deficits, they fall flat when the […]
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The Boston Red Sox bullpen has desperately needed reinforcements all season long. Red Sox relievers have lost the team way too many games. Boston’s starting pitching has done enough that Alex Cora has avoided overexposing it too much. Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom left Boston unprepared. That’s a fact. All that is left […]
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The Boston Red Sox bullpen has desperately needed reinforcements all season long. Red Sox relievers have lost the team way too many games and now have 17 blown saves after Friday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs, Hansel Robles having six of them. Thankfully, Boston’s starting pitching has done so well that Alex Cora has avoided […]
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The Red Sox have not missed a beat since losing Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Whitlock, and Enrique Hernandez to injury. If anything, Boston has been playing their best baseball since they went on the injured list. But the most impressive part has been the starting pitching. The Red Sox rotation has the third-best ERA in Major League […]
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MLB All-Star voting season is upon us once again. First up on the ballot: hitters. The Red Sox have a few hitters in their lineup that have a good chance of making the 2022 MLB All-Star team in some capacity. Where do they stack up at their respective positions, and what are their chances of […]
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Not many Red Sox fans or media pundits believed the Sox would get much of anything from Michael Wacha, who had the eighth-highest ERA from 2016-to-2021. They said $7 million was an overpay for a pitcher who had a 5.05 ERA last season and had not made more than $3 million the past two seasons. […]
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The Boston Red Sox offense is back to being one of the best offenses in Major League Baseball. J.D. Martinez, Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts now have help behind them. It’s not a coincidence. But one meaningful name has yet to contribute much for the Red Sox through 51 games in 2022: Alex Verdugo. Though, […]
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Is it any coincidence that the Boston Red Sox, built around offense, are winning now that their offense is coming around? The Red Sox won six of seven games on this homestand and nine of 12 since May 10, including five straight and three consecutive series for the first time this season and their first […]
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The Red Sox promoted top pitching prospect Brayan Bello and Andrew Politi to Triple-A Worcester. The Red Sox also demoted Kyle Hart and Darin Gillies to Double-A Portland. Bello will make his Triple-A debut on May 18th. Politi made his Worcester debut on May 17th: a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Red Sox Prospect Brayan Bello […]
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The Red Sox need to put Garrett Whitlock back in the bullpen as soon as Rich Hill returns. But let’s stop fooling ourselves: Garrett Whitlock will not cure the Red Sox’ bullpen struggles. He just won’t. Garrett Whitlock Isn’t Closing Whitlock will not magically become the shutdown reliever the Red Sox need who pitches three or four days […]
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The Red Sox are in sole possession of last place in the American League East. The 2022 Boston Red Sox have a worse record than the Baltimore Orioles. Come on, man! Should Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom get some blame? Sure. But the players on this Red Sox roster have to perform. And there […]
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