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The 2023 Boston Red Sox season has been an interesting one. Now that it’s the needed All-Star break, the Red Sox are five games above .500 with a record 48-43 record. While that is not a bad record on paper, it is only good enough for last place in the highly competitive American League East. The Sox are two games back of the final playoff spot in the American League Wild Card … [Read more...] about The Red Sox 2023 Season at the Midway Point

The American League East is by far the best division in baseball. If you add up the stats, the combined teams have a cumulative record of 249-191 and a league-leading .566-win percentage in 2023. In a world that does not include the Houston Astros, it would be no surprise if all five squads earned a playoff spot. But, how has Boston stacked up against their AL East rivals this … [Read more...] about How Has Boston Stacked Up Against the AL East This Year?

The Boston Red Sox are about as capricious as a team can get. One week, they’re winning six in a row, the next they are losing five out of six. Part of the inconsistencies come from being a young team, but a lot of their issues stem from a depleted pitching staff that currently requires manager Alex Cora to repeatedly utilize bullpen games every four or five days. Without much … [Read more...] about Red Sox Trade Deadline Outlook

The All-Star Game is eight days away. The Boston Red Sox sit at .500 (42-42) at the bottom of the AL East. While that would be good enough for first in the AL Central, that point is irrelevant. The bottom line is the Red Sox currently sit 3.5 out of the final Wild Card Spot in the American League behind the Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Angels, ahead of … [Read more...] about The Red Sox Players That Need to Get Hot for a Playoff Push

The Boston Red Sox are all in on Triston Casas and they honestly should be. After batting .197 in his first 95 plate appearances as a Major Leaguer in 2022, the 2018 first-round pick started the 2023 season batting .133. Instead of showing rash impatience, manager Alex Cora decided to sit the 23-year-old for consecutive games at the end of April to allow him to see the game … [Read more...] about Triston Casas’ Confidence Is Back

With yesterday’s announcement of the top two vote-getters from each league–Los Angeles Angels, Shohei Ohtani, representing the American League (AL), and the Atlanta Braves, Ronald Acuna Jr., representing the National League (NL)–the first two All-Star Game participants have been set. Red Sox All-Stars in 2023 What was noticeable about yesterday’s announcement was there were not … [Read more...] about Red Sox Possible All-Stars in 2023

August is the month, according to last night’s Boston Red Sox flagship television station’s, on-field reporter. This was reported as it was also reported that Trevor Story was throwing from shortstop, before last night’s rain-delayed, extra-innings, 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. At first, this writer thought, “I must not have heard that right.” I rewound the telecast. Sure … [Read more...] about Trevor Story Coming Back to Red Sox in August

The Boston Red Sox starting pitching is wildly unstable right now because of injuries and the poor performances of veterans. This means there is immense pressure on others to take on a bigger load in the rotation. Specifically, 24-year-old Brayan Bello. The Dominican Republican native pitched one of his best games of the season against the New York Yankees on Sunday Night … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Performance of Brayan Bello

Chris Sale aside, the Boston Red Sox are in need of starting and relief pitching help now. The Red Sox Are in Immediate Need of Pitching While the starting rotation is the main concern, relievers are not performing well either. The experiment of sending two starters, Corey Kluber and Nick Pivetta, to the bullpen has been dismal. Kluber allowed seven runs and 11 hits in … [Read more...] about The Red Sox Need Pitching Help Immediately