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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Good luck out there, Nick Happy Wednesday. Nick Pivetta, buoyed by the strong market for starting pitching, declined the Red Sox qualifying offer and will explore free agency. The QO, which initially seemed like an odd move, could turn into something of a masterstroke for Craig Breslow, as our own Matthew Gross … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 11/20: So Long and Thanks for All the Pitch

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Craig Breslow just quietly told you that the Red Sox are back. What initially seemed like a long shot officially turned into a formality this afternoon when Chris Cotillo broke the news that Nick Pivetta declined his qualifying offer from the Red Sox. Nick Pivetta declines qualifying offer, per source.— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) … [Read more...] about Nick Pivetta Declines the Qualifying Offer, and Craig Breslow Puts The Baseball World On Notice

David Butler II-Imagn Images Who accepts / who declines Happy Tuesday. Today is the qualifying offer deadline. Will Nick Pivetta accept or decline? Will the Red Sox avoid players who cost a pick? We’re going to start finding out today. Fair Territory!*Soto sweepstakes*Orioles’ search*Reds-Royals talks*Rays future*Your questions*MoreYoutube: … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 11/19: Qualifying Offer Day

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images He strikes out a lot of batters. Amazing! He also throws a lot of balls that end up in the seats. Not as amazing! Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Yusei Kikuchi. After eight years of being one of the most dependable pitchers in Nippon Professional Baseball from 2011 to 2018, he’s bounced around the American League over the … [Read more...] about Smash or Pass: Yusei Kikuchi

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Thanks to MLB’s relatively new practice of announcing awards finalists in advance, we knew he wasn’t going to walk away with the hardware. But last night made it official: Wilyer Abreu is not the American League Rookie of the Year. Luis Gil of the Yankees narrowly edged out … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Is Juan Soto Destined To Stay In New York?

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Will there be news? Happy Monday. Over the weekend Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez accepted the qualifying offer to return for another season. The deadline is tomorrow, November 19th, and the question out there is: will Nick Pivetta return to the Red Sox? There have been rumors indicating he might decline and seek his fortune via free … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 11/18: A New Week

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Red Sox have made their first offseason acquisition. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s left-handed reliever Justin Wilson, and he comes from Clovis, California, an old frontier town that is so into rodeo that it put a bucking bronco on its flag. Since forsaking the hard, lonely life of a cowboy in order to pursue … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Justin Wilson

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images But what will happen in 2025? 2024 In One Sentence While he better controlled hard contact, Nick Pivetta’s sharp downturn in his stunning 2023 ability to miss bats and generate swings and misses may mark the final nail in the coffin for his tumultuous tenure in Boston. The Positives Was 2024 better for Pivetta than a … [Read more...] about 2024 In Review: Nick Pivetta Drove More Controversy

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images He was hot for a while, then injuries forced the face of the franchise to become a grinder…and a leader. 2024 In One Sentence Devers reached some offensive milestones, took over some franchise records, improved on defense…and shattered Gerrit Cole. The Positives It’s easy to start with some objectively great accomplishments. We’ll start … [Read more...] about 2024 In Review: Rafael Devers Persevered