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OTM Open Thread 11/5: Bye, Liam Hendriks. Hello again, Jarren Duran?
Good morning! There’s been a flurry of small activity in the past day or so — Trevor Story has decided to stick around, Jarren Duran and the Sox reached an agreement on a contract number for 2026 (note: this does not really indicate much about a potential trade from the outfield surplus; he still could […]
The Pathos bill comes due for Toronto
In his recap/warning to Blue Jays fans following their quasi-singularly traumatic World Series Game 7 experience, Defector’s Barry Petchesky, referencing the Yankees loss against the Diamondbacks in 2001, put it thusly: So let’s have a little heart-to-heart chat, you, the grieving and traumatized Jays fan, me, a fan who was on the wrong side of what […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Can Hunter Dobbins take the next step?
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell Hunter Dobbins debuted earlier than just about everyone expected and was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, injuries cut his season short. The Good According to Baseball Savant, Dobbins threw six different pitches. I’ll ignore his sinker, because there are only 13 of them, and they’re close enough to his splitter to […]
OTM Open Thread 11/3: Alex Bregman is officially a free agent
Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation! To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Alex Bregman officially opted out of his deal on Monday. The Red Sox will have to compete with 29 other teams for his services, although several of those teams probably won’t be seriously interested because they’re cheap and waiting for a hypothetical future salary […]
Alex Bregman opts out
UPDATE: Alex Bregman officially made the decision to opt-out yesterday. The piece below was originally published on October 14, 2025. Were you by any chance looking for something to endlessly talk about until the last week of February? You’re in luck. Jon Heyman, full-time New York Post baseball writer and part-time Scott Boras ventriloquist dummy, […]
Ceddanne Rafaela wins Gold Glove Award, duh
There’s a nagging paradox at the heart of baseball — or any sport, really — and it’s this: The goal of every single player is to play the game perfectly; but if they ever did, there would no longer be any reason for us to watch. To the fans, perfection is not only boring, it’s […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Nate Eaton good in the neighborhood
While the Red Sox were running over the entire American League on their way to their fourth World Series of the century, Nate Eaton was being drafted by the Kansas City Royals. Taken in the 21st round, Eaton would spend six years with the organization and put up a .201/.266/.283 line in parts of two […]
OTM Open Thread 11/3: There is no baseball today
Good morning. In the opening pages of Moby Dick, Ishmael explains his decision to go to sea thusly: Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Marcelo Mayer showed flashes—when he was healthy
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell He looked calm, cool, and collected at the Major Leagues level— but he still needs to find a way to stay on the field. The Good I don’t know if this was the supposed Alex Bregman influence or if this is just how Marcelo Mayer is as a player in […]
OTM Open Thread 11/1: World Series game 7? World Series game 7
Embrace it, folks, even if the Sox aren’t playing. This is what it’s all about — all those daydreams, imaginary at-bats, all of it.
2025 Red Sox in Review: Wilyer Abreu is still underrated
Wilyer Abreu churned out another 3 bWAR season in Boston. He might on the trading block. He might win another Gold Glove. He gets big hits. The Good Gold Glove defense. Abreu won the AL right field Gold Glove in 2024 and is a finalist for 2025. Back-to-back Gold Gloves isn’t nothing. It’s in fact […]
2025 Red Sox In Review: Kristian Campbell went from future star to question mark
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell After spending over a year with a giant up-arrow attached to him, Kristian Campbell encountered numerous challenges at the big league level. A second-half surge in the minor leagues should provide continued hope for his future in Boston. The Good For starters, Campbell made the team out of camp, which […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: David Hamilton played in too many games this year
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell In a season that started with infield candidates ranging from Alex Bregman, Trevor Story, Kristian Campbell, Triston Casas, Rafael Devers, and Marcelo Mayer, David Hamilton managed to make it into 91 games. That’s way too many! His large presence in box scores is the byproduct of a tumultuous year in […]
OTM Open Thread 10/31: Spooky Series
Seven years ago today, the Red Sox’ last World Series championship parade rolled through a Halloween riot of baseball fans. When will the next parade down Boylston be? We’ll have to wait at least a year. But either Dodgers or Blue Jays fans will be luckier than that. Will the Jays drop the curtain on […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Triston Casas’s story has not yet been written
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell After a fantastic and endearing start to his career as starting first baseman of the Red Sox, Triston Casas struggled both offensively and defensively before rupturing his patella a month into the season, and is now a question mark going forward. The Good There is no better example of a […]
The Toronto Blue Jays are big back
It’s fitting that in the year of the Big Dumper, the Blue Jays are on the verge of their first World Series win in more than 30 years. If they had to vanquish one spectacularly large ass to make the Fall Classic, it was made possible by a collection of more ‘donks that was more […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Jarren Duran proved himself both valuable and expendable
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell Speed demon continues to show smarts—even when his bat goes cold. Did he generate enough value to stay or enough value to be a part of a big trade package? The Good Jarren Duran continues to be an absolute speed demon and make teams pay for it. Not only was […]
OTM Open Thread 10/30: The Blue Jays are a game away from capturing their first World Series title since 1993
About four weeks ago, shortly after the Red Sox were eliminated, I wrote that I was rooting for the Blue Jays to win the World Series in one our Over The Monster group posts. There are several reasons for this, but one of which is I want another big spending team in the division not […]
Red Sox in Review: As terrible as he was in 2025, Jordan Hicks can be a weapon in 2026
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell I’m not going to put his season in a discarded nutshell, because that’s what his season was itself. You should not care about Jordan Hicks’ results in 2025. Someone reading this, or someone reading the headline and nothing else, is going to see that he finished the season with a […]
OTM Open Thread 10/29: The World Series rolls on
We got a good one, folks. Better than last year in terms of drama, but not in terms of Yankees humiliation. Six of one, half a dozen of the other, amirite?
Enough of the 2004 Red Sox
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox reportedly “hopeful” that they’ll re-sign Alex Bregman
We like Mookie Betts and want him to be happy and feel fulfilled as a human. We don’t really like the ownership class and want them to, like, constantly have acid reflux or something. So it’s pretty great that Mookie won yet another award, this one for things he does off the field. Betts was […]
2025 Red Sox in Review: Nathaniel Lowe gave the Sox what they needed — but will he be back next year?
2025 was a strange year for Nathaniel Lowe. He was coming off 4 straight years averaging 2.8 bWAR per season with a .274/.359./.432 batting line. He was joining a new team — the Washington Nationals — who many believed to be something of a sleeper in the National League with young stars James Wood and […]
OTM Open Thread 10/28: 18 again
What is with the Dodgers and 18-inning World Series Game 3s? I admittedly turned it off before extras started. I woke up at about 2 am to find the game still going, but made the mature decision not to tune back in. Back at it again tonight for game 4. Use this thread to talk […]
Should the Red Sox go after Bo Bichette if they lose Trevor Story or Alex Bregman?
With Trevor Story’s offseason decision still to be made, the Red Sox should at least be looking at the market to see how they could replace him if he ends up elsewhere. Although there have been reports that Story feels a sense of loyalty to Boston after a comeback campaign in 2025 and three tough […]
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