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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Because pitching injury updates are the reason we all fell in love with baseball. When it comes to pitching in 2024 2025, injury updates are every bit as relevant as radar readings and walk rates. That’s especially true considering the Red Sox’ obvious preference for reclamation projects. So what I’m saying is: get … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Pitching injury updates

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images And it always will be. I believe an underrated aspect of baseball is how funny it can be. Errors are silly if they’re happening to the opposing team. A huge cut-and-miss on a pitch that was obviously out of the zone is physical comedy. Even the ludicrousness and absurdity of certain situations — game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the … [Read more...] about The Yankees losing the World Series is still funny

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The American League is there for the taking. Will the Red Sox spend enough to take it? Over half of the top free agents have now signed and the offseason has had the feel of an arms race in the National League. As the likes of Joe Kelly said in no uncertain terms, the Dodgers felt they were far more tested in the earlier rounds of … [Read more...] about In a mediocre American League, it’s time for Red Sox to strike

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Goodbye, year! Happy Tuesday. How is this a thing? Breslow reiterates his hope that Sox will be granted a meeting with Sasaki, but haven’t gotten one yet.— Alex Speier (@alexspeier.bsky.social) 2024-12-30T18:10:31.899Z I guess he really doesn’t want to be in Boston. Maybe a little reason to hope for at least … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/31: The End of 2024

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Tommy John rehabilitation clinics gotta be making money hand over fist in Boston... Who is he, and where does he come from? He’s Jovani Moran. He attended Carlos Beltran’s Baseball Academy growing up in Puerto Rico and spent six years in Minnesota’s minor league system before making his debut for the Twins in 2021. … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Jovani Moran

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images While Roki Sasaki may not be in on the Sox. Another free agent who had been linked to the Red Sox is off the board, though, in this case we’re now learning that the links were never that strong. The Los Angeles Dodgers resigned outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to a 3-year, $66 million deal last night. Hernandez is a right-handed hitting outfielder … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Sox weren’t in on Teoscar Hernandez

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images Larger than life, better than anyone There are so many great stories to tell about Rickey Henderson. Many of them mention “cockiness” or “showboating” right off the bat, which is a putdown Rickey heard many times during his career. Who cares? I say to that, but also, if anyone earned the right to strut as much as … [Read more...] about Goodbye to Rickey Henderson

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Ending with…anything? TGIF. We’ve made it to the final weekend of 2024. It was an up and down year. The pitching started off with a bang. The injuries piled up. The Red Sox fell apart in the second half. They entered free agency claiming to be ready to spend and didn’t. What’s next? A rotation led by an ace or … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/27-12/29: Final Weekend

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images One more move? Happy Thursday. If you’re waiting to see the Red Sox convince Roki Sasaki to come to Boston things are still very much up in the air. The Red Sox are still waiting to hear if they’ll get a meeting with Roki Sasaki www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/24/s...— Alex Speier (@alexspeier.bsky.social) … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/26: The Waiting Game