Last Word On Baseball

Sunday night baseball is back! In the first Sunday night game of the season, the Boston Red Sox (0-2) will play the New York Yankees (2-0). Tonight’s game will conclude a three-game series from Yankee Stadium. So far in this series, the New York Yankees won Friday 6-5 in 11 innings and followed that up with a 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon. Sunday Night Baseball Pitching Match … [Read more...] about Sunday Night Baseball Preview: Red Sox vs Yankees

The AL East will be a dominant force in baseball this year. The division possesses four teams, all capable of winning 90 games or more this season. Just like in 2021, there figures to be a battle for playoff contention among the top four teams in this division. Only the lowly Baltimore Orioles figure to be on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff race. The Orioles … [Read more...] about Ranking the AL East Teams

Ever since reports of the Boston Red Sox inking Trevor Story to a six-year, $140 million contract, you’ve seen this graphic circulating over social media. Every Sox fan salivated at the prospect of those gray, white, and blue dots being turned cyan when his 2021 spray chart was overlapped onto the dimensions of Fenway Park. Outs became doubles, doubles and triples became … [Read more...] about A Look at if Trevor Story Played His Home Games at Fenway Park

Trevor Story is officially off the market. The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with Story, reportedly for six years, $140 million. It includes an opt-out after four years, one that the Red Sox can avoid by adding a seventh year. Story will join an infield that includes Bobby Dalbec, Xander Bogaerts, and Rafael Devers. Story’s desire to remain at shortstop was a high … [Read more...] about Trevor Story to Join Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox bullpen received a boost in the form of left-hander Jake Diekman. The Red Sox signed Diekman to a two-year, $7 million deal. The 35-year-old veteran is coming off the 2021 season with the Oakland Athletics where he put up a 106 ERA+ and 1.335 WHIP in a little over 60 innings pitched. He’s also spent time with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Texas Rangers, and … [Read more...] about The Career of Jake Diekman

Red Sox 7, Mariners 4 (This game resulted from a simulation done through What If Sports. It matched the Seattle Mariners All-Time Team against the Boston Red Sox All-Time Team. This game did not actually happen.) Click box score to enlarge. Behind 15 strikeouts from Pedro Martinez and a three-run seventh inning, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners, 7-4, at … [Read more...] about Late Rally Propels Red Sox Past Mariners (LWOS All-Time Tournament)

Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox have been the home to some of baseball’s most notable names. From Ruth to Williams to Ortiz and Martinez, there are plenty of greats who called Fenway Park home. With that being said, dwindling this down to one team seems like a daunting task (or is it?). If there was an all-time team for the  Red Sox, who would take the field? This team will … [Read more...] about Boston Red Sox All-Time Tournament Team

In a shocking move to some, the Boston Red Sox shipped right-fielder Hunter Renfroe to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jackie Bradley Jr., and prospects David Hamilton and Alex Binelas. Renfroe is coming off a career year at the plate. He posted career highs in batting average, RBI, and on-base percentage, all while collecting a career-best 1.8 WAR. Not only was … [Read more...] about What Made Hunter Renfroe Expendable?

For the seventh time in his career, Rich Hill will don a Boston Red Sox jersey. Hill signed a one-year, $5 million deal on December 1st. The 41-year old southpaw is coming off stints with the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Mets in 2021. The results of this season were mixed at best. In 158 2/3 innings pitched, Hill garnered a 3.86 ERA and 4.34 FIP. Starting the year … [Read more...] about Film Room: The Very Best of 2021 Rich Hill