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He’s really good. | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Should the Sox splurge on the ace? Welcome back to Smash Or Pass, our offseason series in which we examine various free agents and trade targets to determine whether they make sense for the Red Sox. Next up, a damn good pitcher. Corbin Burnes is really freaking good. The 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner, he … [Read more...] about Smash or Pass: Corbin Burnes

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Well that’s interesting! Are we reaching the endgame of the Juan Soto free agency saga? We are just days away from the winter meetings, and Soto’s people have apparently begun to eliminate teams from contention as the bidding reportedly reaches the $600 million level. One MLB insider is calling the Red Sox “a surprising … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Sox Told Soto They’ll Sign Two More “Big Money” Free Agents

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Aroldis Chapman is not to be trusted around women or in the month of October. Aroldis Chapman, who just signed to a one-year, $10.75 million contract with the Red Sox, choked his girlfriend in 2015 before firing eight gunshots in their garage while she ran outside to take care of her four-month old child. I’m disgusted by that as it … [Read more...] about Red Sox Fans Already Detest the Aroldis Chapman Deal

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The puns last as long as the saga. Or I run out. Happy Tuesday. No news yet on the Red Sox and any free agent. However if someone wants to “shut out” the Yankees from his services today... 41000 days ago (September 2, 1912), Red Sox ace Smoky Joe Wood shuts out the Yankees for his 30th win of the season. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/3: Juanting in a Winter Wonderland

Ugh. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images It’s a one-year deal, unless you count the “selling your soul” part. The Red Sox signed noted fireballer, domestic abuser and “guy who blows it in every big spot,” Aroldis Chapman, 36, on Tuesday to a one year, $10.75 million contract. Left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $10.75 … [Read more...] about Red Sox Sign Aroldis Chapman

No sir, I don’t like him. | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Don’t overthink this one, friends. Welcome back to Smash Or Pass, our offseason series in which we examine various free agents and trade targets to determine whether they make sense for the Red Sox. Next up, a third baseman you may have some opinions on. While the internet has frayed the idea of a shared reality, … [Read more...] about Smash or Pass: Alex Bregman

Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images What you really really Juant Happy Monday. Rumors continue to flow in the direction of the Red Sox signing Juan Soto. I have consulted many influential people linked to baseball in the DR, and most tell me that Juan Soto will be a #RedSox.This week looks interesting... https://t.co/zTpMv088Xj— Marino Pepén … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/2: Tell Me What You Juant

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Red Sox signed some catching depth. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Seby Zavala, and he comes from The Land of Delightfully Wonderful Baseball Names La Puente, California. The White Sox drafted Zavala out of San Diego State way back in 2015 (he’s not exactly young), and for a couple of years he served as … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Seby Zavala

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images 2024 in one sentence After serving as the sacrificial lamb in an early-season loss to the Mariners, Justin Slaten bounced back to all but secure the spot as Boston’s shoo-in closer following Kenley Jansen’s departure from Boston. The Positives Slaten’s rookie season was one of the best seasons that we’ve seen from any Red Sox reliever … [Read more...] about 2024 in Review: Justin Slaten emerged in Boston’s times of despair as a promising bullpen savior