A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II

[moonslav59]

Here are some of Breslow's most notable pitching moves:

Trades for pitchers:

I Campbell for L Urias

Fitts, Weissert & Judice for Verdugo

Slaten for R Ammons

Sandlin for Schreiber

Uwasawa & B Horn for cash

Paxton for M Bolivar

Priester for Yorke

Sims for O Portes

L Garcia for Lugo, Kavadas, Zeferjahn & Vargas

Vogatsky for EValdez

Fajardo for Booser

Moran for Gasper

Crochet for Teel, Montgomery, Meidroth, Wikelman

McShane for Shugart

Alacala for A Lugo 

Harrison, Hicks, J Bello & Tibbs for Devers

Matz for Jordan

May for Tibbs & Ehrhard

Pitchers traded:

OF O'Neill for V Santos & N Robertson

IF Grissom for Sale & cash

Narvaez for E Rodriguez

Priester for Holobetz, Y Rod and comp pick (Phillips)

Newcomb & Van Belle for cash

FA Signings:

Criswell, Giolito, Hendriks, Chase Anderson, Brad Keller, Wilson, Chapman, Sandoval, Buehler, Newcomb, Burdi

Extensions: Bello (6 yrs)

IFA: Charlie Zink, D Reyes, J Medina, Delzine, Cordero, Montero

Drafted: Tolle, Neely, Clarke, Aita, Cason, Futrell, Brooks, Tygart, Gartrell, Y Cruz

Witherspoon, Phillips, Eyanson, B Morgan, Foutch, Patton & others

[Hitch]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Here are some of Breslow's most notable pitching moves:

Trades for pitchers:

 

Fitts, Weissert & Judice for Verdugo

 

What an insane trade.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, Hitch said:

What an insane trade.

That short stretch:

 

Slaten, Fitts, Weissert, Sandlin & Judice for Verdugo, Schreiber and Ammons

 

[moonslav59]

When is the last time the Sox were a top 10 MLB team on August 4th?

2018?

We are tied for 9th best w SDP and a half game from being tied for 7th w HOU & NYM.

We are 2 GB DD's team

3GB a tie for the 2nd best record in MLB behind MIL.

[moonslav59]

Someone posted that Mayer will elect surgery, but I don't find that report anywhere.

[mvp 78]

9 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

When is the last time the Sox were a top 10 MLB team on August 4th?

2018?

We are tied for 9th best w SDP and a half game from being tied for 7th w HOU & NYM.

We are 2 GB DD's team

3GB a tie for the 2nd best record in MLB behind MIL.

2021

[moonslav59]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

2021

I thought of that, this morning. Duh!

[mvp 78]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

I thought of that, this morning. Duh!

Forgotten season because it was surrounded by dog doo. 

[Larry Cook]

Poor alcala!!! 

[moonslav59]

8 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

 

Finally, we dumped Alcala.

[moonslav59]

Injury Report:

Anthony: AUG 6

Slaten may be back in AUG.

Mayer "SEPT, at earliest"

Hendriks says he'll be back, but Cora says doubtful.

Guerrero: TBD

All others are listed as 2026 returns, at best.

 

[iortiz]

Seems like Alcala was finally DFaed. 

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, iortiz said:

Seems like Alcala was finally DFaed. 

Not hearing any of the "keep as many options as possible" crowd speaking out against this choice.

[Jasonbay44]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Not hearing any of the "keep as many options as possible" crowd speaking out against this choice.

If the option is that bad, I don’t think it’s an option that needs to be available. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

Poor alcala!!! 

He's gotta lot more money than I have and most of the population.

[mvp 78]

9 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Not hearing any of the "keep as many options as possible" crowd speaking out against this choice.

He was fine until he wasn't. 🫠

[moonslav59]

40 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

He was fine until he wasn't. 🫠

But that was quite a while ago.

(He did help for a bit.)

[moonslav59]

Sox now have the 8th best record in MLB.

0.5 GB HOU #7

-2.0 GB PHI, CHC & DET for the 4th best record

-3.0 GB TOR for the ALE lead and #2 record in MLB behind MIL.

In 2021, we were 64-46 (6th best in MLB) and 1.5 GB the TBR for the ALE lead, but were about to lose 5 of 6 and end up 12-16 in AUG and 14-11 in Sept (3-0 in Oct.)

[harmony]

As of Wednesday morning, Baseball Reference gave the Red Sox the second-best odds of winning the World Series (behind only the Milwaukee Brewers):

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-playoff-odds.shtml

FanGraphs was less bullish on the Red Sox:

https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb

[vegasbob]

18 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Finally, we dumped Alcala.

Along with Wyatt Mills from the MiLB Sox system .  

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, vegasbob said:

Along with Wyatt Mills from the MiLB Sox system .  

We added a lot of pitchers in the draft- all but one from colleges. We should start seeing some more attrition moves.

[mvp 78]

3 hours ago, vegasbob said:

Along with Wyatt Mills from the MiLB Sox system .  

Mills was the typical Sox sign:

The Red Sox have signed right-hander Wyatt Mills to a minor league contract covering both the 2024 and 2025 seasons, MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo reports.  The length of the deal reflects Mills’ health situation, as he underwent Tommy John surgery last July and may not pitch at all during the 2024 season.

[mvp 78]

19 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

We added a lot of pitchers in the draft- all but one from colleges. We should start seeing some more attrition moves.

Wyatt Olds? Hobie Harris? 

[moonslav59]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Wyatt Olds? Hobie Harris? 

Among others, as well as some SP'ers moving to the pen- maybe a little more quickly than originally expected.

[Larry Cook]

Murphy seems to be living on borrowed time. 
penrod for released again. He could replace Isiah !!!!

[mvp 78]

11 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

Murphy seems to be living on borrowed time. 
penrod for released again. He could replace Isiah !!!!

Slaten probably replaces Isaiah? Looks like they only have 39 guys on the 40 man right now though. Is Slaten the only 60 IL guy expected to come back? Guerrero/Hendriks?

[Bellhorn04]

It was good to hear Slaten is projected to be back.

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

It was good to hear Slaten is projected to be back.

4/1-5/27: 20 G, 21 IP, 5 ER, 6 BB, 10 H, 1 HR, 0.76 WHIP, 15 K, 2.14 ERA, 3.16 FIP

Had a few bumps here or there, but was pretty solid overall. 

[moonslav59]

12 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

Murphy seems to be living on borrowed time. 
penrod for released again. He could replace Isiah !!!!

I think Murphy will be on the 40, next season, unless traded.

[mvp 78]

Wilyer and Jarren have already surpassed their dumb ZiPS projections for 2025.