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But doesn’t do anything at the plate... Worcester, W 3-1 Yes, that’s an 0-fer next to Trevor Story’s name, but the more important development here with respect to his rehab is that he played shortstop for the first time. Unfortunately, he only played 5 innings. It’s going to take him a long time to get back to Fenway this year, if he does at all. … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Trevor Story Takes The Field

Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Macy’s, Inc. Make it stop Happy Tuesday. Changing GMs didn’t change one thing: the Red Sox are now apparently a four month team. April, May, June, and July. Then hope people follow the Patriots and don’t notice the collapse. The record? 70-68. Need 9 wins this month to improve on the last two years. The playoffs? A longer shot … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/3: John Henry Poses With Mets Mascot

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Ceddanne Rafaela is having one hell of a debut season, leading all American League rookies in runs, hits, and triples, and ranking second in stolen bases and third in homers. Now, he’s made history in another interesting way: no player in MLB history has ever played as … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Running Out Of Time

Here’s Francisco Lindor smacking us around. | Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Lackluster offense and porous defense. What else? Context Will this be the day? Can the offense please come alive? Can the Red Sox resume their winning ways before it’s way, way too late? Comparing their recent won-loss records heading into the game, the Red Sox and Mets were diametrically … [Read more...] about Red Sox 1, Mets 4: Sox Dig Themselves Another Hole, and the Offense Can’t Help

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Time to cowboy up. Stat. After losing the series to the Tigers, and going 3-7 in their last ten games, the Red Sox are running out of runway if they still have a hope of making the postseason. What more is there to say? Well, we can also say hello to old friend Pablo Reyes, who’s back up in the majors for the first time since leaving … [Read more...] about Game 138: Red Sox at Mets

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images There were a lot of low points last month for the Red Sox, but there were still some standout performances. August was not the best month for the Boston Red Sox. They went just 13-15 during the month, losing six of their final nine games to close it out. The Sox are now 4.5 games back from the final Wild … [Read more...] about Red Sox Player Power Rankings: August Ups and Downs

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Step right up and greet them On July 14th, heading into the All Star Break, the Red Sox were 53-43 and charging towards the trade deadline looking like a team with playoff aspirations. Since then they are 17-24 and looking toward 2025 instead. Would Craig Breslow have stayed in Wittenberg If he knew this would happen? As many have … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Red Sox at Mets

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images The Red Sox week in review dives into Brayan Bello, Chris Martin and Rich Hill’s return. Just because it’s a national holiday doesn’t mean we stop pumping out the Monday Morning Brushback, folks. Bad news good news on the Red Sox front after this past week, I suppose. The bad news is that prime opportunities to make up some ground … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Brushback: No Days Off

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching pitching pitching lol Happy Monday. Rich Hill, for some reason, thought joining with his home town team for an unlikely playoff push was the best use of his time in 2024. And, well, after dropping a series to the Detroit Tigers who are (checks notes) not trying to win the Red Sox are now a bit further away … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/2: Here We Go Again