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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images And let’s not even think about what nickname Vaughn Grisson would get... Worcester, W 5-3 Where is the Bobby Dalbec statue going to go, Worcester Common or City Square? Bobby Bombs did it again last night, hitting his 16th homer and 13th double in 83 minor league games. Meanwhile, Vaughn … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Just Call Bobby Dalbec Mr. Worcester

Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images Objects in mirror are closer than they appear The Red Sox faced a brutal start to the unofficial second half: the Dodgers, Yankees, Mariners, Astros, Orioles. And it’s getting a little easier. Although the Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t exactly pushovers either. The DBacks have put themselves back into the NL West race by improving on .407 … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Diamondbacks at Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images But will it be too late? The Rich Hill Era is upon us, folks. Again. Hill will pitch for the WooSox tonight, a few days after throwing a bullpen to Kyle Teel, who is literally half of Hill’s age. (Tara Sullivan, Boston Globe) Would it be too much to ask for Hill to regain his form as quickly as Triston Casas has? … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: “Real Strong Chance” Trevor Story Plays in 2024

Photo by Logan Riely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Road trip ended up...ok!?!?! Happy Thursday. With a win yesterday afternoon the Red Sox are now 67-59, 6.5 games back in the AL East, 3.5 games back in the Wild Card. FanGraphs playoff odds are at 39.2%. All things considered the road trip was a 4-3 effort. Not to shabby. Boston is off today to travel back home to Fenway … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/22: Reset Day

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images With his fourth consecutive quality start, he’s getting hot at the right time... as are some more familiar names. You’ll notice a common theme in most of the games played in the Red Sox farm Tuesday: good pitching, but no offense to speak of. Maybe that’s to be expected when logjams have been cleared and new talent … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 8/21/24: Can Richard Fitts Help The Red Sox?

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images The Red Sox starter oscillates from brilliant to brutal, sometimes in the same inning. Welcome back to another edition of The Anatomy of An Inning. My name is Jacob Roy, and I pretend to know pitching better than the pitchers themselves. If you’re new here or need a reminder of what this is all about, I take an inning from the previous … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of An Inning: Why Is Nick Pivetta So Inconsistent?

He does it all! | Photo by Paul Kim/MLB Photos via Getty Images In the field and at bat, Rafaela leads to the Sox to a series win behind a surprisingly effective bullpen performance. The Sox beat the Astros on Wednesday, 4-1, with the lone run given up to the first batter of the game. It was something! Here’s how it went: Justin Verlander returned to the Astros after … [Read more...] about Red Sox 4, Astros 1: Ceddanne It Feels Good To Be A Gangster

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images If there can be just one even in recent memory... The organization went 4-1 Tuesday, including the Red Sox eking one out in Houston. There were more close calls last night, too. Two consistencies were solid starting pitching (well, for the most part) and every game was considered a save (or walk-off) … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 8/20/24: The Roman Anthony Game

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Now win today to take this series! Happy Wednesday. After giving up several leads last night it looked like another game was going to slip away from the Red Sox. But somehow the team held firm in the end and beat the Houston Astros. At 66-59 the Sox are 7.0 back in the AL East and 3.5 games back in the Wild Card. The Kansas City … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/21: Kenley’s Revenge