Baseball: Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are preparing to start the 2024 season without young infielder Vaughn Grissom, whom they acquired from the Atlanta Braves in the Chris Sale trade this offseason. Earlier this week, it was reported that Grissom would likely miss Opening Day because of a groin/adductor strain that's kept him out of Spring Training games. At the…

The Boston Red Sox haven't been known for their excessive spending on star power in recent years. And fans have been enraged because of it. But Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report seemingly has some faith in the Sox to potentially pull off a blockbuster next offseason. Even though it isn't the rosiest prediction, many Sox fans, at this moment in…

Alex Cora responded to the Boston Red Sox's low playoff odds following the devastating Lucas Giolito injury. The Boston Red Sox's chances of competing in 2024 were already questioned by some people around the MLB world. Now with Lucas Giolito expected to miss most, and possibly all of 2024 due to an injury, Boston's odds of making a playoff run are…

The Red Sox are on the verge of doing something that hasn't happened to the franchise since nearly a century ago. Even if the record doesn't look nearly as bad as one would expect for a last-place team, the Red Sox have finished in the basement in back-to-back seasons nonetheless. As things stand, many people believe they are ticketed for a third…

The Boston Red Sox are in the midst of a confusing offseason, highlighted by rumors of the front office and ownership being at odds with each other. Different statements about how the team spends money and buys players have caused confusion and increased speculation about the organization's internal dynamics. According to reports, fans, agents and…

The latest Red Sox-Jordan Montgomery update will give fans hope, but a contract still has yet to come to fruition. Will the Boston Red Sox sign Jordan Montgomery in MLB free agency? Rumors swirled throughout the offseason about Boston's Montgomery pursuit, yet nothing has come to fruition and spring training has already begun. MLB insider Peter…

The Boston Red Sox are preparing for the 2024 campaign, and it will be interesting to see how the team fares after a relatively quiet offseason of work. After finishing in last place in the American League East in 2023, the expectation was that the team would shell out some money in free agency to upgrade their team, but for the most part, that…

We will now be a baseball Mister Roarke and travel to Red Sox Fantasy Island. My Fellowship of The Miserable membership will be temporarily suspended, and Mr. Negativity will take a hiatus. The consensus for the 2024 edition of the Local Nine is depressing, as fundamental issues were left unattended. Even that harbinger of spring - Truck Day - has…

Bleacher Report's Tim Kellyhas offered another intriguing free-agent candidate for the Boston Red Sox. Previously, Bleacher Report suggested the Red Sox may end up with former Blue Jay Matt Chapman on their roster. Now, another former Jay is on the table. Kelly has posited that utility player Whit Merrifield would be a good fit for Boston. At first…

The Boston Red Sox (73-71) and the New York Yankees (72-72) will go head to head on Tuesday, September 12 at Fenway Park, with Kutter Crawford getting the nod for the Red Sox and Carlos Rodon taking the hill for the Yankees. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET. The favored Red Sox have -155 moneyline odds to win against the underdog…

Third baseman Justin Turner will be leaving the Boston Red Sox in free agency. Turner is heading to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays for a one-year, $13 million contract. This ends Turner's tenure at Fenway Park, where, despite playing only one season, he connected with the city and its fan base almost instantly. Following the move, Turner took to…

Garrett Whitlock's new look was one of the brighter spots of the Boston Red Sox's Winter Weekend a few weeks ago. Many Sox players showed up for the festivities. Not much has changed since last year and the roster is pretty much the same. But Whitlock turned a lot of heads. The right-hander packed muscle onto his 6-foot-5 frame and his swift…

Bleacher Report is a hub for strange free agency and trade predictions, and Zachary D. Rymer's list of surprise landing spots for the top remaining MLB free agents is no exception. We welcome the chaos and unique perspective. But we're admittedly confused by this one. Rymer has listed the Boston Red Sox as a "surprise destination" for former…

Nick Pivetta will take the hill for the Boston Red Sox (73-70) on Tuesday, September 12 versus the New York Yankees (71-72), who will answer with Randy Vasquez. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:35 PM ET at Fenway Park. The Red Sox are favored in this one, at -155, while the underdog Yankees have+125 odds to upset. The over/under for the matchup…

The Red Sox will enter the 2024 season with Alex Cora's future looming large over the franchise. The manager is entering the final year of his contract and has not yet had substantive talks with the club about an extension, meaning there's a real chance the sides part ways after the year. Complicating things further is the fact that Craig Counsell,…

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When the Boston Red Sox signed Lucas Giolito, the right-hander was excited to be pursued so aggressively by any team. But soon after his signing, Giolito expressed his wishes to re-enter the free agent market soon. Boston will be a whistle-stop on Giolito's redemption tour if he can get his arm back to its old self this season. Bleacher Report's…

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Earlier this month, I published my list of 24 predictions for the 2024 Red Sox. Some, like my theory that the club would abandon the Town Hall format and not take questions directly from fans at Winter Weekend, will come true. Others won't. That's what's fun about the predictions game. With this being a slow news week and spring training rapidly…

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Though the Red Sox offseason has so far dramatically failed to live up to the promise of going " full throttle," there's at least one optimistic projection for Boston heading into the 2024 season. Amid questions about the team's pitching, uncertainties around multiple lineup spots, and a payroll that's expected to be smaller this year than last…

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When the Boston Red Sox (74-76) square off against the Texas Rangers (82-67) at Globe Life Field on Monday, September 18 at 8:05 PM ET, Rafael Devers will be looking for his 100th RBI of the season (he currently has 98). The favored Rangers have -185 moneyline odds against the underdog Red Sox, who are listed at+150. The over/under for the matchup…

Buster Olney seems to think the Red Sox will make a big move this offseason... but not for a good reason. He believes they have "no choice." Olney offered his daring opinion at the bottom of an ESPN article about bold predictions for the rest of the offseason. His thoughts seem too good to be true. It's been a few years since the Red Sox have made…

It's officially 2024, meaning there's a chance for everyone to turn the page and start anew. That includes the Red Sox, who finished off a tumultuous 2023 with a wild weekend that included the signing of starter Lucas Giolito and the shocking trade that sent Chris Sale to the Braves for Vaughn Grissom. Four days ago, I wouldn't have predicted a…

It's officially 2024, meaning there's a chance for everyone to turn the page and start anew. That includes the Red Sox, who finished off a tumultuous 2023 with a wild weekend that included the signing of starter Lucas Giolito and the shocking trade that sent Chris Sale to the Braves for Vaughn Grissom. Four days ago, I wouldn't have predicted a…

The Boston Red Sox (51-46) and the New York Mets (45-51) will match up in the series opener on Saturday, July 22 at Fenway Park, with Kutter Crawford starting for the Red Sox and Kodai Senga toeing the rubber for the Mets. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET. The Mets are+100 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favored Red Sox…

Tuesday's contest that pits the Boston Red Sox (73-71) versus the New York Yankees (72-72) at Fenway Park has a good chance to be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Red Sox. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on September 12. This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Red Sox…

Player props are available for Justin Turner and Lane Thomas, among others, when the Boston Red Sox visit the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. When: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C. How to Watch on TV: MASN Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -200) Runs…

The Boston Red Sox have a tough road ahead of they want to sneak into the American League playoffs. They're currently 3.0 games back from a wild card spot and they still have the Mariners sitting in between them and the postseason. The Washington Nationals will look to play the spoiler role against them in a mid-week interleague series, and I…

Justin Turner and the Boston Red Sox (63-57) will visit Lane Thomas and the Washington Nationals (54-67) at Nationals Park on Thursday, August 17, with a start time of 4:05 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Red Sox as -185 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Nationals+150 moneyline odds. A 9.5-run over/under has been set for this…

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NASHVILLE - It's been a while since the Red Sox could depend on Chris Sale. He hasn't made 25 or more starts in a season since 2019. He hasn't had a full season uninterrupted by injury since 2017, his first with the team. And before he provided 20 starts and 102.2 innings last year, Sale had accounted for just 48.1 innings in the three previous…

NASHVILLE - There's plenty of pitching to be had this winter, which is a good thing for the Red Sox and more than half the teams in both leagues, all in search of it. But there are strings attached. If you want one of the elite free agents like Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Blake Snell, it's going to cost well north of $200 million. If you want to trade…

The MLB offseason is officially here, and the Red Sox have already made their first big acquisition. Craig Breslow was officially introduced as the team's new chief baseball officer on Thursday, a week after the team announced his hiring. While his press conference allowed everyone to decipher and try to find clues on what the Red Sox might do this…

Red Sox fans aren't sure what to expect from the front office in regard to their pursuit of pitchers via free agency and trades. There's no shortage of arms available, but will ownership shell out the money needed to make a couple of key upgrades to the rotation and bullpen? If Boston does add several arms, they will be forced to create space on…

Monday's game features the Tampa Bay Rays (83-54) and the Boston Red Sox (71-66) matching up at Tropicana Field (on September 4) at 4:10 PM. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 5-4 win for the Rays. The Rays will give the nod to Aaron Civale (7-3, 2.64 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Red Sox…

As the Red Sox are coming off two consecutive last-place finishes, it's clear that they need some sort of spark to keep up with their competitive rivals in the AL East. It seems like the team knows it, too. In a stream for Bleacher Report, The New York Post's and MLB Network's Jon Heyman indicated that the Red Sox are looking to do something major…

Welcome back to Smash or Pass, a new offseason series in which we examine various free agents and trade targets to determine whether they make sense for the Red Sox. Today, we're taking a look at a former Rookie of the Year at a position of need for the Red Sox: Jonathan India. He's second baseman Jonathan India, and he comes from the Cincinnati…

In terms of first round draft picks, the Boston Red Sox have a pretty good history. Among their picks are Roger Clemens and Nomar Garciaparra, and more recently Triston Casas and MLB Pipeline's No. 11 prospect Marcelo Mayer. But the draft isn't quite so simple now that it was just two years ago, when Mayer was selected, and the MLB Draft Lottery is…

The Red Sox ranked 25th out of 30 major league clubs in relief pitcher average fastball velocity (93.8 mph) in 2023, per Baseball Savant. That was down from an average of 94.9 mph in 2022. Within the organization, there's a feeling the bullpen could use more high-end velocity. Right-hander Bryan Mata - who will need to approach spring training with…

Longtime Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is "expected to retire," New York Post's Jon Heyman reported. The Red Sox initially drafted the 33-year-old elite defender 40th overall out of South Carolina in 2011. Bradley won a Gold Glove in center field with the Red Sox in 2018. He was an All-Star for Boston in 2016. He also won the 2018 ALCS…

J.D. Martinez put together a renaissance year with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, clobbering 33 home runs while driving in 103 runs. Martinez's 33 home runs were his most since 2019. During his five seasons in Boston, Martinez was a mainstay in the middle of the Red Sox order. Martinez signed a five-year, $110 million deal with the club in 2018,…

It's likely to be a quiet Thanksgiving weekend around baseball. There may be a trade or two, or even a low-level free agent signing, but little of consequence is expected. Over the last decade, the baseball offseason has tended to unfold with extreme caution. The marquee free agents often wait until least mid-December, sometimes even remaining on…

The Kansas City Royals have the second worst record in the American League, yet they've been playing some of their best baseball of the season, going 7-3 in their last 10 games. On Monday, the Royals will start a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox, who are reeling after getting swept by the Blue Jays over the weekend. Let's dive into the…