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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Is $200 million enough to field a playoff team with this roster? Well, let’s hope so! Remember November? That month when we breathed a big sigh of relief when Yankees did not win the World Series, all while watching a team that spent nearly double what the Red Sox did hoist their second World Series trophy in five … [Read more...] about It’s the tax threshold, stupid!

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Come on in, the water’s fine! Dedicated Red Sox fan that I am, I’ve been looking into learning how to crochet. While noodling around with beginner stitches, I’ve had plenty of time to think about the other crochet—our newly signed pitcher. I absolutely agree with Matt that if Garrett Crochet isn’t signed to an … [Read more...] about Plunge in, John Henry, and extend Garrett Crochet

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Spring Training is coming TGIF. Happy weekend everyone. We made it. And this is a big one: pitchers and catchers report next week! After the Big Game there will be baseball activities for the Red Sox. Almost certainly not including Alex Bregman or Nolan Arenado. But probably Sam Kennedy quotes. But also, Garrett Crochet! And … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 2/7-2/9: Last Weekend of the Baseball Drought

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Free agent musical chairs is a dangerous game Happy Thursday. Pete Alonso is, once again, with the New York Mets. How did the Angels miss out on this potential disaster? Another potential replacement for Tristan Casas is off the board which, frankly, is good for the Red Sox as national writers keep insisting he’s somehow the odd man out. Nick … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 2/6: Polar Bear Not in Polar Park

Staff photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Plus, the Nolan Arenado rumors heat up. There is so much attention paid to farm system rankings and prospect rankings in general these days. This is a good thing — baseball is good, ergo, more baseball content is good. But it often feels like some people genuinely believe that having a great farm system … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Sox have the best farm system in baseball

SOUP! | Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images An every day meal for an every day player. I didn’t know exactly how this series would play out when I started it, but it’s been far wackier than I imagined. Today, we get back to business-as-originally-intended, as we talk about Masataka Yoshida and minestrone: a fine, trusty, workaday soup for a fine, trusty, workaday … [Read more...] about Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Masa’s Minestrone

There he is. | Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images Some things are just better the next day. I’m sure many of you have seen Matthew McConaughey’s tuna salad recipe that recently went viral after his appearance on the “Yet Two More Anonymous Bros Who Are Somehow Famous” podcast: View this post on Instagram A post shared by YMH Studios … [Read more...] about Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Lowe’s Leftovers

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Old friend alert... Happy Wednesday. Former Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier is on the move to the Chicago Cubs! @JeffPassan tweeted The Chicago Cubs are acquiring right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN. Brasier, 37, was DFA'd last week but should get leverage … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 2/5: Counting Down for a Wilyer

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images So the question is: how much should we trust PECOTA? One of the most famous projection systems out there just spit out its 2025 forecast and things don’t look great for the Red Sox. Baseball Prospectus first released its PECOTA projections way back in 2003. I don’t know whether it was actually the first sabremetric … [Read more...] about PECOTA projects the Sox to finish in last place in 2025