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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Does it count as being demoted if you’re already in the minors? Vaughn Grissom’s rehab clock officially expired, only for the Red Sox to immediately activate and optioned him to AAA Worcester, where he’s been playing for the past few weeks. Grissom’s numbers during his rehab … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Can the Starters Get Back on Track?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images With some time to digest the trade deadline, let’s stop and assess how the Red Sox are doing on multiple fronts. It’s once again time to check in with the Over the Monster community and gauge fan opinion on how the Red Sox organization doing. Below are some polls asking about the job performance of the front office, … [Read more...] about Red Sox Post-Trade Deadline Approval Poll: How are they doing?

Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports His fingerprints can be found on the Red Sox success this season, and hopefully his work will continue. It’s tough when your obituary has to note who you were not. I saw that more than a few remembrances of Billy Bean noted right away that he wasn’t the Moneyball Billy Beane, and he was the second retired MLB player (naming Glenn Burke as … [Read more...] about Billy Bean: Goodbye to a Baseball Pioneer

Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images Houston should have a problem TGIF. After a day off to travel, rest, and recover the Red Sox welcome the Houston Astros and their trashcans to Fenway Park for a three-game series. As of right now making this post the pitching matchups are: Friday: TBD vs TBD at 7:10 PM ET. Saturday: TBD vs TBD at 4:10 PM ET. Sunday: TBD vs TBD azt 1:35 … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/9: Don’t Let the Astros Launch

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images Prepare for another big one Happy Thursday. After watching the Bobby Witt, Jr. show last night the Red Sox are off today to prepare for a home series against the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. At 61-52 they’re back to 1.5 games out of the Wild Card and 6.0 games in the division. Remember Vaughn Grissom? Well he might be back. Or … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/8: Off Day Mojo

Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images The farm amassed a total of 40 runs on 49 knocks Wednesday. As Kutter Crawford continued to give the longball up on the last game before weather possibly throws a wrench in the works (though reports show Boston’s weekend rain accumulation possibility waning over the last 24 hours or so), the Red Sox minor league pitching likewise wasn’t … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 8/7/24: Heavy Hitters Everywhere

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images And just in time as the Red Sox head down the stretch. 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 week or so … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of An Inning: Brayan Bello Is Turning a Corner

A lot of Bobby Witt doing things tonight. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images MVP candidate and nepo success story Bobby Witt Jr. runs roughshod over our boys. The Red Sox were down 2-0 before I got to the computer to start recapping the game tonight after baths, bedtimes and whatnot. Technically it was just 1-0 except on the pitch I tuned in Michael Massey was the culprit … [Read more...] about Royals 8, Red Sox 4: Whiz Witt

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Brooms brooms brooms Get out your brooms: the Boston Red Sox might sweep the Kansas City Royals. Entering the night half a game behind KC, the Sox could return to playoff position with a win. Kutter Crawford looks like he’s running on fumes. since the break he’s made three starts: 5.0 innings, 6 runs (loss); 4.2 innings, 5 runs (loss); … [Read more...] about Game 113: Red Sox at Royals