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Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A brand new pitching staff is on the horizon for 2025! (Warning: Some assembly may be required.) When it comes to acquiring pitching, the Red Sox clearly have a type: Guys with intriguing upside who have something wrong with them. While this kink has been brewing for a while, it’s never been more apparent than it’s … [Read more...] about The Red Sox have assembled the most volatile pitching staff in baseball

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Getting to know the biggest acquisition of the offseason. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Garrett Crochet and he comes from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, a city that confuses northerners who have no idea that Mississippi even has a coastline. The Red Sox also have starters who hail from Helena, Alabama (Richard Fitts), … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Garrett Crochet

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Sox have a new reclamation project. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Walker Buehler. I’m not sure how good your short-term memory is, but he threw the last pitch of the season that just passed, against the New York Yankees, to close out the Dodgers’ game 5 World Series victory. Yes, he’s a defending World Series champion! … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Walker Buehler

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images For the rest of us Happy Monday. And Happy Festivus. The New York Mets opened the checkbook again for Sean Manaea. BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Manaea to Mets, 75M, 3yrs pending physical— Jon Heyman (@jonheyman.bsky.social) 2024-12-23T11:34:32.455Z Who really are the remaining suitors for Corbin Burnes? Are the Red Sox … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/23: It is Festivus

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images If, as rumored, they trade for him... Luis Castillo has been in the news as a potential starting pitcher on the move. I already wrote about Castillo and my initial impression was to pass due to signs of decline, but I started digging in further as rumors persisted. Much of Castillo’s struggles were due to his issues … [Read more...] about VIDEO: How the Red Sox would fix Luis Castillo

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The injured free agent pitcher Patrick Sandoval, that is... Cue the Passan tweet! Left-hander Patrick Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $18.25 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Sandoval, 28, is coming off Tommy John surgery and expects to return in the second half. He gets a … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Sox sign free agent pitcher Patrick Sandoval

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Still basking in that Winter Meetings glow! Tonight is the annual viewing of It’s a Wonderful Life at our local independent movie theater, The Grand Illusion Cinema. The place is beloved but this will be the last holiday ritual here because the Grand Illusion is unfortunately losing its lease in February. The future’s … [Read more...] about It’s a wonderful life in Red Sox Nation

Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images 23 years ago... TGIF It’s a day of history for the Red Sox. It was 23 years ago today that the John Henry-led ownership group acquired the team. The group that submitted the winning bid for the Red Sox at Fenway Park last night; from left: George Mitchell, Larry Lucchino, Bernard Cammarata, Tom Werner, John Henry, Les Otten, and Ed … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/20: Looking Back

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Here we go again? Happy Thursday. Craig Breslow’s plan has been, slowly, coming into focus. Were they serious about Juan Soto? Maybe. Even being legitimately in then running for a superstar is more than we saw even last season where Jordan Montgomery was linked all winter and turned out to be too rich for their blood. The free agent … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 12/19: Roki Watch