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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images I searched for Fenway and ice and this is what I got Happy Wednesday. It’s cold in Boston. Windchill in the single digits. But in just a few weeks pitchers and catchers (and then everyone else!) will be in Florida. Wearing uniforms. And hats. And gloves. Swinging bats. Throwing balls. Are the Red Sox really “clear … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/8: What’s Next?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images What are the computers saying about our boys? As of this moment, we don’t know what the 2025 Boston Red Sox Opening Day roster will look like. In fact, if we want to get our Bertrand Russell on, we’d have to admit that we can’t even be sure that Opening Day 2025 will happen at all. And if we go Full-Bertrand, we’d … [Read more...] about A way too early look at Red Sox ZiPS Projections

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images It’s checkmate for a Brent Rooker trade Happy Tuesday. Possible trade target Brent Rooker is, likely, off the board. @Ken_Rosenthal tweeted Designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker in agreement with A’s on five-year, $60M extension, source tells @TheAthletic. Vesting option can take the deal to six years, … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/7: Big Spenders in Sacramento

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images As one bullpen arm walks out the door, another may be on the way. It’s the coldest day of the winter in Boston, so let’s start dreaming about the paradise (?) that is Central Florida. The Red Sox have officially announced their Spring Training Schedule. Truck Day will be February 3, which, as everyone knows, is also National Carrot … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Sox “clear front-runners” for Tanner Scott

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images They can’t be cheap and stupid on these things Happy Monday. Nolan Arenado blocked a trade to Houston. If the Red Sox go hard after him, they won't have trouble getting an approval. Sources tell me and @Sean_McAdam that the Red Sox are a preferred destination -- if not the preferred destination -- for … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/6: From Bregman to Nolan

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Just don’t do it! How do we kill the Triston Casas trade rumors? Push them off a cliff? Tempt them with a poison apple? Hire one of those guys from Michael Clayton and make it look like an accident?* Someone please do something! (*RIP Tom Wilkinson, may heaven provide you with a never-ending supply of fresh baguettes.) While Craig … [Read more...] about Trading Triston Casas would be stupid. Don’t be stupid.

Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Can our team put these resolutions to work? Happy New Year! Have you made (or abandoned) any New Year’s resolutions? According to Fortune, most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by only the second Friday in January. As a team in need of improvements on the 2024 season, do you think any Red Sox … [Read more...] about New Year’s Resolutions for the Boston Red Sox

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images One more rumor that won’t go away TGIF. Ken Rosenthal is saying he thinks the most logical landing spot for Alex Bregman is the Red Sox, and he doesn’t expect the Tigers to spend.Sounds like speculation but I’ll take it to keep the dream alive. Bregman checks off a lot of boxes. Swing fits Fenway, defense, leadership … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/3-1/5: Turn on the Stove for the Weekend?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Football at Fenway just feels weird. Happy Thursday! Last year the 2024 season and last year 2024 itself are now both over. The Red Sox have made some moves. They could (should) make some more. As our own Bob Osgood said the AL is winnable. The Yankees rebuilt, sure, but still lost Juan Soto. Even “recreating him … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/2: Happy New Year