Red Sox 2026 Spring Training

[Kimmi]

22 hours ago, JoeBrady said:

Bad when you get snow days that far south.

It's not even like we got a foot of snow or anything.  Maybe 2 inches?  And we had another snow day today.  LOL

[Kimmi]

4 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

 

I opened my MLB app today, and it showed the upcoming game schedule for the first time since October.  This got me a lot more excited than it had any right to.  

[moonslav59]

7 hours ago, drewski6 said:

cats are smarter than they credited for a lot of times.

They want you to think they are not in the know.

[jad]

44 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

They want you to think they are not in the know.

Disagree.  I think cats are complete dumb-asses and PRETEND to be aloof to persuade you to think (wrongly) they're smart.  Dogs, on the other hand, are completely secure in their intellectual abilities and only act like dumb-asses because they know you will reward them for it.

[Larry Cook]

The last 2 spots in the bullpen should be a real dogfight. 
We got a lot of contestants and I think it would help if both were left handed 

[JoeBrady]

5 hours ago, Kimmi said:

It's not even like we got a foot of snow or anything.  Maybe 2 inches?  And we had another snow day today.  LOL

It's crazy what happens in places where it doesn't usually snow.  I have a friend from Harrisburg who said they wouldn't even pay attention to 12 inches of snow.  But entire highways in Houston would shut down over 1-2 inches of snow.

[moonslav59]

5 hours ago, jad said:

Disagree.  I think cats are complete dumb-asses and PRETEND to be aloof to persuade you to think (wrongly) they're smart.  

See, it worked.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, JoeBrady said:

It's crazy what happens in places where it doesn't usually snow.  I have a friend from Harrisburg who said they wouldn't even pay attention to 12 inches of snow.  But entire highways in Houston would shut down over 1-2 inches of snow.

They closed school on Friday for school on the following Monday just over the fear of ice.

We got nothin.

[mvp 78]

14 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

The last 2 spots in the bullpen should be a real dogfight. 
We got a lot of contestants and I think it would help if both were left handed 

Dogfight in as such that they are real dogs. I think the back of the 6-8 guys in the bullpen should have been upgraded unless they plan on bringing up the live AAA arms like Early and Tolle. 

[Hugh2]

14 hours ago, jad said:

Disagree.  I think cats are complete dumb-asses and PRETEND to be aloof to persuade you to think (wrongly) they're smart.  Dogs, on the other hand, are completely secure in their intellectual abilities and only act like dumb-asses because they know you will reward them for it.

Hypothetical, if dogs doubled in size (cats X5) to both be bigger and weight more than humans.

I think your dog would still love you.  Your cat would almost immediately eat you. 

[mvp 78]

Proof of life:

 

[mvp 78]

 

[drewski6]

18 hours ago, jad said:

Disagree.  I think cats are complete dumb-asses and PRETEND to be aloof to persuade you to think (wrongly) they're smart.  Dogs, on the other hand, are completely secure in their intellectual abilities and only act like dumb-asses because they know you will reward them for it.

Did a dog write this post?

I cant hate on any animal lover, even if its a cat averse dog lover.  I use to not like cats until my roomate got one 15 yrs ago and I was so against it and that cat was my best friend/bully 2 months later.

[drewski6]

 

3 hours ago, Hugh2 said:

Hypothetical, if dogs doubled in size (cats X5) to both be bigger and weight more than humans.

I think your dog would still love you.  Your cat would almost immediately eat you. 

My cat absolutely loves me. Follows me room to room, is always trying to jump on my lap. Is always trying to lick my face.  Gets super excited when I call her over.  Must sleep with me every night.

She would probably kill me if she could, just from instinct....Not even trying to, like a half playful swat with a little too much claw that just ripped me open, not even thinking about it.  BUT she would 100% feel bad about it after when it sets in that Im not coming back.  When I think about my cat killing me, I almost cry because of the guilt she'd feel and the fear that she just f'd up her entire life/food system

lets change the subject, plz

[drewski6]

9 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

 

Well I suspect Eaton and Rafaela will be in camp before Duran and Abreu , assuming theres a playoff format

[Hugh2]

1 minute ago, drewski6 said:

 

My cat absolutely loves me. Follows me room to room, is always trying to jump on my lap. Is always trying to lick my face.  Gets super excited when I call her over.  Must sleep with me every night.

She would probably kill me if she could, just from instinct....Not even trying to, like a half playful swat with a little too much claw that just ripped me open, not even thinking about it.  BUT she would 100% feel bad about it after when it sets in that Im not coming back.  When I think about my cat killing me, I almost cry because of the guilt she'd feel and the fear that she just f'd up her entire life/food system

lets change the subject, plz

Fair enough haha

[mvp 78]

Just now, drewski6 said:

Well I suspect Eaton and Rafaela will be in camp before Duran and Abreu , assuming theres a playoff format

WBC doesn't happen until a few weeks into ST. All the players should report on Feb 15th before heading to their WBC teams. 

[drewski6]

12 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

WBC doesn't happen until a few weeks into ST. All the players should report on Feb 15th before heading to their WBC teams. 

Well I suspect Eaton and Rafaela will be back in camp before Duran and Abreu , assuming theres a playoff format

Ty for info, I have modified my post accordingly. Changes in bolded italics

[mvp 78]

27 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

Well I suspect Eaton and Rafaela will be in camp before Duran and Abreu , assuming theres a playoff format

While Mexico did great last time, the previous two times, they were knocked out in the first round while Netherlands placed 4th those years. 

[mvp 78]

 

[notin]

21 hours ago, jad said:

Disagree.  I think cats are complete dumb-asses and PRETEND to be aloof to persuade you to think (wrongly) they're smart.  Dogs, on the other hand, are completely secure in their intellectual abilities and only act like dumb-asses because they know you will reward them for it.

Dogs are adorable morons.  I watched mine chase a rabbit and run headfirst into a rather stationary tool shed.

He was fine.  The shed was fine.  And of course, the rabbit was fine…

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

 

Well, they do have 23 pitchers and catchers on the 40 man roster.  24 if you count Gasper, who likely hasn’t reported yet…

[notin]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

While Mexico did great last time, the previous two times, they were knocked out in the first round while Netherlands placed 4th those years. 

The Netherlands team does get some impressive islanders, like Bogaerts, Acuna, Profar, Andrelton Simmons, etc…

[mvp 78]

10 minutes ago, notin said:

Well, they do have 23 pitchers and catchers on the 40 man roster.  24 if you count Gasper, who likely hasn’t reported yet…

I think Pete's point is that it's impressive that there are that many 40 man people onsite almost a week before the reporting date (includes KC and maybe a rehabbing Casas). He's been going to Spring Training for a long time and maybe it's not always like this. 

[Kimmi]

14 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I think Pete's point is that it's impressive that there are that many 40 man people onsite almost a week before the reporting date (includes KC and maybe a rehabbing Casas). He's been going to Spring Training for a long time and maybe it's not always like this. 

I'm impressed.  I'm glad to hear that KC is one of the guys who reported early, and that he will be getting a lot of reps.  

As far as the WBC goes, I'm sure it's a thrill for players to represent their home countries.  It's fun to watch.  Just please, no injuries.  That always concerns me.

[mvp 78]

11 minutes ago, Kimmi said:

I'm impressed.  I'm glad to hear that KC is one of the guys who reported early, and that he will be getting a lot of reps.  

As far as the WBC goes, I'm sure it's a thrill for players to represent their home countries.  It's fun to watch.  Just please, no injuries.  That always concerns me.

Don't worry, the players can only play in the WBC if they are insured. It's why some teams are pulling out. 

[Larry Cook]

8 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Dogfight in as such that they are real dogs. I think the back of the 6-8 guys in the bullpen should have been upgraded unless they plan on bringing up the live AAA arms like Early and Tolle. 

I think they are hopeful uberstine and drohan can claim those spots. 
 

I think they see Bennett as a starter. 
I think samsniengo is not ready yet, but definitely a bullpen arm 

[drewski6]

1 hour ago, notin said:

The Netherlands team does get some impressive islanders, like Bogaerts, Acuna, Profar, Andrelton Simmons, etc…

Acuna? Am I overlooking someone? Ronald and Luisangel are Venezuelan.

[mvp 78]

15 hours ago, Larry Cook said:

I think they are hopeful uberstine and drohan can claim those spots. 
 

I think they see Bennett as a starter. 
I think samsniengo is not ready yet, but definitely a bullpen arm 

Last year, Samaniego was coming back from TJS. I don't know what he'll bring to the table this season. 

I wouldn't have protected Uberstine. I don't think he'd do very well if called up. Maybe his stuff plays up in a bullpen role, but he's still slated to be a starter for now. 

Drohan just can't stay healthy. Whatever they get out of that guy is a bonus at this point. 

[moonslav59]

I fully expected our 2025 SP'er depth to pitch meaningful innings in the pen, last year, but they didn't. So many got hurt, but we still did not use them as much as we could have (should have?)

Our pen carried us, last year, so it's hard to say mistakes were made on that front.

2025 IP by SP'ers:

19 Newcomb, then traded

12 Wink

11 Criswell

8 Dobbins, 5 Bello, 4 Fitts, 3 D May, 2 Buehler

This year, I hope we have better health and see many moderate to high  leverage IP from the pen by Crawford, Harrison, Oviedo or Sandoval. I'm not sure about messing with pen time for Tolle or Early, but one of them could start, while we slide one of the four I just mentioned to the pen.