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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images At least the temperature TGIF. MLB will unveil their prospect rankings tonight at 7 PM. Likely #1 overall? Roki Sasaki. Fair enough but he was pitching in a professional baseball league at a high level. But the likely #2? Could be Red Sox prospect and album cover model Roman Anthony! Anthony, Campbell, and Mayer. The … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/24-1/26: Warming Up

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images National TV broadcast schedules are rolling out for 2025 There was a time — a glorious time of abundance and joy — when the rest of America was really, really sick of the Red Sox. The Sox were on TV all the time. The Yankees were, too. And it wasn’t unusual for an entire regular season series between the two teams to be … [Read more...] about The Red Sox won’t be on TV much in 2025

FLAVORTOWN TAILGATE | Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images You’re never always right. Shea Hillenbrand had one good season for the Red Sox, then it all went to shit. He bounced around the league and eventually ended up on the Blue Jays, where he had one good season before it all went to shit. Specifically, Hillenbrand did not get along with manager John Gibbons. Benched … [Read more...] about Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Hillenbrand’s Humble Pie

Christian Arroyo loses a fly ball in the lights during a 2022 game. | Larry Brown Sports In case you were thinking of diving into the social media morass that is Red Sox Twitter. Have you ever wondered just how Red Sox Nation continues to thrive despite a supposed-waning interest in baseball and the team’s continued failure to make it to the postseason? Why, it’s … [Read more...] about A Guide to Red Sox Twitter/X

Photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images And better for Tigers Happy Thursday. Dear John Heyman...whatever Scott Boras pays you isn’t enough. “To me, I think (the Red Sox are) the most likely as we sit here at this moment to sign Alex Bregman.”- @JonHeyman on @MLBNetwork pic.twitter.com/euAWdTZPKG— Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/23: Heyman for Horses

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Can the Red Sox pitcher be more consistent in 2025? Kutter Crawford had an up-and-down 2024 season. At times, he looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball. Other times, he looked like one of the worst. Because of the wild swings in performance, it’s hard to discern where Crawford’s true talent level lies. Let’s take a look at his … [Read more...] about One tweak Kutter Crawford can make to elevate his game

Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images Red Sox Legend Happy Wednesday. Last night former Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner, one of the greatest closers of his generation, was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. We’ll always remeber those 13.2 innings in 2009, Billy. His son Will Wagner is a member of the Toronto Blue Jays so the family ties to the AL East remain. As our … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/22: Congratulations Billy Wagner!

Photo by Luis Gutierrez/ Norte Photo/Getty Images The Red Sox add some relief depth with experience from the, err, Sacramento Athletics on a pair of minor-league deals. Who are they and where do they come from? You’ve heard some variation of “if the worst team in the league doesn’t want them, why do we?” a few times on comment boards, right? Well, the Oak... Sac.... Las … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guys: The minor league depth arms

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Who can say... Happy Tuesday. Well, here we are. It’s about 8 degrees in Boston but feels like 1. Are you ready for Spring Training? I’ll wait. Ah, yes. Warm weather...better than an arrow to the knee. The Red Sox are still apparently circling around Alex Bregman. The St. Louis Cardinals are still trying to trade … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 1/21: What’s Next?