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How much longer will the Red Sox keep Masataka Yoshida?
Masataka Yoshida is in the fourth year of the five-year, $90 million contract with the Red Sox. Perhaps he and the money he’s owed will get moved as part of a larger transaction in the next few weeks, but either way, it feels like we’re approaching a point where a decision has to be made […]
How will Brayan Bello fare in Worcester?
Today marks the day Brayan Bello takes the mound after his demotion to Triple-A Worcester. So the obvious question is, how will he do? Does he dominate minor league hitters because his stuff’s still there and the pressure of a major league game is off? Does he get rocked because he doesn’t want to be […]
Red Sox News & Links: Garrett Crochet, Craig Breslow confused about severity of lat injury
Garrett Crochet is not coming to save the Red Sox season. Or at least he isn’t any time soon. After initially saying that his lat strain was so minor that he didn’t even want to call it a setback, the Red Sox ace now says that it “is a lot worse than what we thought” […]
The Red Sox lineup got going too late as Rays complete sweep
The Red Sox showed exactly why the lineup just hasn’t been good enough all season long. The group made the wrong kind of history in Wednesday’s matinee loss as the Tampa Bay Rays completed the sweep. Boston is 12 games under .500 as the season swirls further away from the team’s control. Here’s three takeaways […]
Jake Bennett returns to MLB to try to avoid sweep vs. Rays
TV: NESN First Pitch: 1:10 pm. ET The Red Sox dropped a pair of low-scoring games in Boston’s first series at Tropicana Field since 2024. Now 11 games under .500 for the first time in six seasons, the Red Sox try to salvage the matinee finale before returning to Fenway Park. Jake Bennett takes the […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Brannon and Arias both collect three hits
Worcester: W, 6-5 (F/10) (BOX SCORE) For the first part of this game in Rochester (Nationals AAA), the WooSox suffered from a common problem the Red Sox deal with on almost a daily basis; great starting pitching, no runs. Jack Anderson was nearly lights out through the sixth, but the WooSox didn’t provide any run […]
Protect your straws, lest they be grabbed
Kyle Harrison got rocked Monday night in Las Vegas in a venue where the dimensions resemble your local Little League park, but the stats count nonetheless. Traded by the Red Sox to the Brewers for Caleb Durbin this offseason, the terrible outing — 8 ER in 2.1 IP — boosted his ERA by more than […]
Let’s find the Red Sox All-Star Game representative
The All-Star Game is just weeks away and the first round of voting is underway. With the Red Sox sitting at 11 games under .500 for the first time since 2020, who is going to represent this team in Philadelphia? For our purposes here we’re going to take out the obvious hail Mary: Aroldis Chapman. […]
The Red Sox fall to 11 games under .500 as the offense comes up short yet again
Aroldis Chapman was warming up in the top of the ninth inning with the Red Sox down a run just in case he was needed for the bottom half of the frame; but with the way this offense has performed all season, that felt like ownership drawing up World Series parade routes for the fall, […]
Payton Tolle takes the mound and tries to even up the series against the Rays
Before the last two games, the Red Sox actually had a little thing going on the road where they won 10 out of 13 away from Fenway Park. After loses to the Yankees and Rays on Sunday and Monday though, they need to win tonight to keep any chance of a winning road trip alive. […]
The Red Sox should be looking to trade Willson Contreras
The Boston Red Sox have gotten everything they could have dreamed of when acquiring Willson Contreras. I don’t think that is breaking news to anyone. Not only does he seem to be the only guy who gives a shit, but he has stabilized a position that became a real issue over the last few seasons. […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox ownership reportedly not considering firing Craig Breslow
Is this the dreaded kiss of death disguised as a vote of confidence? That’s how many people classify it whenever an ownership group publicly states that they’re not going to fire a GM/CBO/PBO/manager/whatever. But that hasn’t always been true in the case of the Red Sox, as the firings of both Alex Cora and Dave […]
What should the Red Sox do at catcher?
Carlos Narvaez appeared in 112 games at catcher last season, tallying 15 home runs and playing solid defense, though he’s struggled at the dish this season and has taken a back seat to Gasper since Chad Tracy took over. He’s 27 years old and still pre-arbitration, meaning he’s under team control for the foreseeable future. […]
Red Sox lose to Rays, but at least it was close
Yanno, for a game in which the Sox only had five baserunners, made opener Ian Seymour look like Clayton Viola-Koufax for four (!) innings, Tampa couldn’t miss on challenges, and started with a leadoff home run by Yandy Diaz, tonight’s 3-1 loss wasn’t all that bad imho. Connelly Early pitched well and Marcelo Mayer absolutely […]
Red Sox at Rays lineups: Playing chess?
Blech. Yesterday’s bullpen blowup was so bad, the Red Sox traveled to visit first-place Tampa Bay, against whom they probably won’t have a lead to squander. That’s some chess strategy right there. Speaking of which, as a guy who plays a lot of online chess, I hate the “4D chess” analogy. It’s plenty hard enough […]
Red Sox head to Tampa Bay after Bronx Collapse
The Red Sox had fewer than two innings to go Sunday afternoon while tied 1-1 and the game ended in a 6-1 loss. A split against the Yankees isn’t the worst possible outcome. Losing two of three would have been worse and the extra day of rest for Payton Tolle is, if anything, a boon. […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: Brooks Brannon hits moon shot, crosses 1.000 OPS threshold
Worcester: W, 5-3 (BOX SCORE) If Triple-A baseball borrowed hockey’s “three stars of the game”, the WooSox’s pick for first star in the finale against Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) would be easy. They had two extra-base hits; both came from lead-off guy Braiden Ward, and one of those doubles drove Tsung-Che Cheng in to make […]
The Brayan Bello situation is existential
I’m officially giving up on trying to understand the 2026 version of Brayan Bello. It’s Monday Morning Brushback time, y’all, I guess? I dunno, this is another unorthodox MMBB, but this is what I feel in my heart. This is not the first time this season that I’ve gone into the weekend looking to write […]
Are we in for a Connelly Early bounceback for the Red Sox tonight?
Hello and happy Monday, folks—and happy World Cup kickoff week, too. The tournament starts on Thursday, but the Red Sox’s series in St. Pete against the Tampa Bay Rays starts tonight at 6:40 p.m. EST. Toeing the rubber for Boston will be left-hander Connelly Early, who’s been by-and-large very good in 2026 in spite of […]
Big eighth inning for Yankees ruins stellar Suárez outing
Recap The offense got off to a slow start; through five innings, there were only three baserunners. But a good sign was that the Sox drove up pitch counts on Cam Schlittler, who was gone after 5 2/3 innings. The bats seemingly began heating up in the sixth, when Willson Contreras smoked a double that […]
Can the Sox exit the Bronx with a series win?
UPDATE: For the second day in a row, the start of the game is delayed due to weather. Game time TBD. Ranger Suárez was named as Saturday’s starting pitcher but due to a rainout, he’ll take the mound today instead. He tends to pitch better on an extra day of rest so there’s reason to […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox reportedly shopping Connor Wong
Let’s hope that Garrett Whitlock is able to return to action when he’s eligible on June 9, because the Red Sox bullpen is dealing with a few injury issues. Jovani Moran has been placed on the IL with “a little inflammation on the elbow.” He’s been replaced on the roster by Alec Gamboa, who has […]
Can the Road Sox win again in the Bronx? [POSTPONED]
UPDATE: The game was delayed, then ultimately postponed due to heavy rain. It will be made up in a day-night doubleheader on August 29. It’s a new-look lineup tonight, with a new guy (Anthony Seigler at second), a still-kinda-new-ish guy (Mickey Gasper behind the dish), Marcelo Mayer at a new-ish position (settled at short), and […]
Red Sox Minor Lines: WooSox shake Scherzer
Worcester: W, 6-3 (BOX SCORE) The WooSox did not have an ordinary assignment today. The opposing pitcher on the mound was a guy you may have heard of named Max Scherzer, a bonafide hall-of-famer in the twilight of his career on a rehab assignment for Buffalo (Blue Jays AAA) from forearm tendonitis and ankle inflammation. […]
Who is the right-handed bat the Red Sox believe they can acquire in a trade?
The Red Sox probably shouldn’t be buying with this roster, but if they choose to, there’s a mystery for us to pick apart. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported on the “Just Baseball” podcast that the Red Sox were actively seeking a right-handed bat to upgrade the offense, even at the expense of taking on a bad […]
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