Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. So what exactly is wrong with Red Sox starter Tanner Houck? He doesn’t seem to know himself, as he says he’s more lost than he’s ever been on a baseball field. One writer at FanGraphs is struggling to find the answer, too, but he thinks a big part of the problem is Houck’s abysmal four-seam … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: What is wrong with Tanner Houck?
OTM Open Thread 5/14: Is this all there is?
David Reginek-Imagn Images The .500 dance continues. I could have sworn we left the .500 hopping to pre-Crochet times. I seem to have been mistaken. The pitching is a mess, and it’s a millstone for the whole gang. Will it get better? Could it get better? How would it get better? These are questions to answer below. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 5/14: Is this all there is?
Minor Lines 5/13: More heroics from Marcelo Mayer
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The WooSox came from six runs down in the 8th to win. The opposite day version of whatever happened to the Red Sox last night in Detroit happened in Portland. And, well, wouldn’t you know, Marcelo Mayer drove in Roman Anthony to also drive away with a win. That’s a line we’re hoping to hear for years to come... after we … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 5/13: More heroics from Marcelo Mayer
Ace Bailey models game after Kevin Durant, Paul George and Jayson Tatum
Michael Scotto: Ace Bailey on player comparisons: “Big 3. KD (Kevin Durant), Paul George and Jayson Tatum. George and Tatum, their creation for them to get their shot off is unbelievable. I see myself doing the same thing. KD in the mid post with one, two dribbles, or less is straight buckets.” … [Read more...] about Ace Bailey models game after Kevin Durant, Paul George and Jayson Tatum
Ace Bailey models game after Kevin Durant, Paul George and Jayson Tatum
Michael Scotto: Ace Bailey on player comparisons: “Big 3. KD (Kevin Durant), Paul George and Jayson Tatum. George and Tatum, their creation for them to get their shot off is unbelievable. I see myself doing the same thing. KD in the mid post with one, two dribbles, or less is straight buckets.”Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU There … [Read more...] about Ace Bailey models game after Kevin Durant, Paul George and Jayson Tatum
Redrafting the 2015 Draft class, 10 years later
Broncos reportedly hire Patriots scouting director Camren Williams
Williams had been with New England since 2016. The post Broncos reportedly hire Patriots scouting director Camren Williams appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Broncos reportedly hire Patriots scouting director Camren Williams
How Alex Bregman has tried to help top Red Sox prospects since arriving as a free agent
Bregman spent time "marinating" about baseball with top prospects Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer. The post How Alex Bregman has tried to help top Red Sox prospects since arriving as a free agent appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about How Alex Bregman has tried to help top Red Sox prospects since arriving as a free agent
Tigers 10, Red Sox 9: Javier Baez blasts Boston’s bullpen as it melts down again and again and again
Photo by Monica Bradburn/MLB Photos via Getty Images Roman Anthony’s future teammates gave us all a reason to drink on his 21st birthday. In a game that was both everything the Red Sox could be and everything they’re ultimately not, the evening’s events culminated in catastrophic calamity as the club who can’t close completely collapsed on consecutive choke jobs. … [Read more...] about Tigers 10, Red Sox 9: Javier Baez blasts Boston’s bullpen as it melts down again and again and again