Ranking the Top Five Talk Sox Articles of 2025

[Alex Mayes]

It’s been a year of growth here at Talk Sox, and we’re incredibly thankful to everyone who has joined us along the way. Through your clicks, comments, replies, and social media shares, we’ve been able to grow this passion project into a space where people turn to for breaking news, rumors, opinion pieces, and everything in between. As we ring in the New Year, let’s take a look at the top five articles from 2025 on Talk Sox.

Note: This ranking is based on pageviews and interactions.

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#5: Travis Shaw, the Third Baseman that Got Away by Bryce Whitlow

In this piece from early September, Bryce expertly analyzed the trade that sent Travis Shaw, and others, to the Brewers for Tyler Thornburg. As Sox fans know, Shaw went on to have a breakout season for the Brew Crew while Thornburg dealt with injury after injury during his time in Boston. In a rare miss for Dave Dombroski, the Red Sox were bested in this deal and still managed to rebound for a title in 2018.

#4: Projecting the 2025 Red Sox Opening Day Roster, Version 2.0 by Alex Mayes 

My second attempt at a 2025 roster prediction, this one came just about a month into spring training when things were coming a bit more into focus. Things changed in Boston fairly quickly once the season got underway. Triston Casas got hurt, Kristian Campbell broke camp with the big-league club, Roman Anthony was a mid-season call up, and Carlos Narvaez took over the starting catcher role. That’s it, right? Oh yeah, and Rafael Devers was traded on Father’s Day after a sweep of the Yankees at home. No big deal. We don’t need to revisit the rotation prediction really — it was mostly wrong after Garrett Crochet.

#3: After Acquiring Willson Contreras, the Red Sox Should Pivot Away from Alex Bregman by Alex Mayes

This article is the most recent entry on the list. It’s not the hottest take in the world to say that the Red Sox need to buy into the youth movement even more moving forward, but to do so at the expense of Alex Bregman may ruffle some feathers. The Sox acquired Willson Contreras right before Christmas and his bat could fill the Bregman-sized hole in the lineup if given a chance. He’s older, and only under contract for two seasons, but he’s got a swing made for Fenway Park and should see an offensive uptick playing half of his home games in Boston. Moving on from Bregman’s six-year-contract desires to a younger Bo Bichette just makes too much sense at the moment.

#2: Projecting the 2025 Red Sox Opening Day Roster, Version 1.0 by Alex Mayes 

In a roster projection from early January, I somehow left the newest member of the Seattle Mariners (Rob Refsnyder) off the roster and heard about it in the comments. I gave that spot to Vaughn Grissom and we can all laugh together now at just how ridiculous that was. It’s fun to make predictions that far out from spring training, and I’m sure I’ll do it again in just a few days, but it’s also interesting to look back on and see just how much things changed in the span of a year. 

#1: Boston Red Sox Announce 2025 Promotional Schedule & Giveaways by Adam Morgan 

Coming in at the top spot, Adam Morgan gave us a look into what to expect when we walk through the gates of Fenway Park. The Sox were kind of stingy with their giveaways last season, especially for us bobble head enthusiasts, but at least they were doing something. Maybe they’ll see this and up their promotional game as we head into 2026. If anyone has that Ceddanne Rafaela bobble head or the Section 10 jersey they want to part with, tag me in the comments.

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These five articles may have been the top performers of the year but they are just a small sample of the excellent work the entire staff did in 2025. Once again, thanks to every single member of Talk Sox for making this year a great one, and we look forward to continuing to grow as we head into 2026!

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