Over the Monster

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images It’s beginning to lot a lot like...Spring Training TGIF. We made it. Max Scherzer ended up signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. Between him and Anthony Santandar they’re finally pulling in those free agents! Feel bad that a team trying to pay people is having so much trouble selling the market. And then there’s John Henry... The … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/31-2/2: Turning the Page

Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images This team certainly takes after this city in some regards...and lacks in ways we know would make them better. It’s probably been said of Boston more than any other place in the country that our sports teams are a part of the city and its people, engrained into our DNA. But is it true? Let’s put that to the test. Boston is certainly a … [Read more...] about The Boston Red Sox as Boston neighborhoods

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The Red Sox sure are suckers for a utility guy who can sort of play all over the field, aren’t they? This is the point of the offseason where we look around and really take stock. The hot stove has been turned off and we’re tidying up the kitchen. Spring training is around the corner. While there are still a few stories to play out … [Read more...] about The Red Sox, Abraham Toro, and the Power of Magical Thinking

Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Let’s hope for better in 2025 Happy Thursday. The Boston Red Sox dodged the bullet for most errors by the skin of their teeth. Or gloves. Luckily, after a few rough seasons on the other side of the ball, this is one trend to watch decline. With a fresh start to the season, everyone healthy, and impact prospects on the horizon they … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/30: Marlins For the Win

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images He’s not the forgotten man according to one prognosticator. It’s a battle of the prospect prognosticators! Just a few days ago, we remarked that it was starting to feel like Marcelo Mayer was something of a forgotten man as he battled injuries while Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell skyrocketed past him … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: ESPN loves Marcelo Mayer

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Breslow hangs his lanterns Happy Wednesday! The Red Sox have added the Big Three — Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell — to the Spring Training NRI group. There are also some backups being added but The Future is close. Are the Sox signing anyone? What does Jon Heyman Scott Boras say? Who knows! Next week … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/29: The Rookies are Coming

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Red Sox add some more minor league depth. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Abraham Toro — THE BULL! — and he comes from Canada. Specificially, he comes from French Canada — Sacrebleu! Il est LE TAUREAU! — and the city of Longeuil, which sits directly across the St. Lawrence from central Montreal. From Montreal, Toro went … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Abraham Toro

Something spells — er, smells — delicious! Alright, folks. We’ve run out of recipes that I can make for the specific letter, so we’re turning to the player’s name for the alphabet part. And who better to start this trend than Jhostnyxon Garcia, aka “The Password?” (Yes, that’s his actual nickname, and yes, it’s for the reasons you suspect.) * I’m a big soup guy. Huge soup guy. … [Read more...] about Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Jhostnyxon’s Alphabet Soup

Photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Let’s check in on the We Tried Tracker Last month, we introduced you to the We Tried Tracker, a fun little project on FanGraphs that tracks which teams tried and failed to sign significant free agents (or to trade for openly marketed players, like Garrett Crochet). At that time, only eight significant … [Read more...] about The Red Sox are still the interest kings of free agency